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We need heroes like this doing tunnel rat duty in new york city... (media.scored.co)
posted 1 year ago by CulturalPhilistine on scored.co (+0 / -0 / +37Score on mirror )
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BeefyBelisarius on scored.co
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Kinda weird how long the grip safety stuck around, though. I mean, wasn't its original purpose so that pre-WW1 cavalrymen could drop it to hang by the lanyard while riding without worrying about the jostling of the horse setting it off?
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BeefyBelisarius on scored.co
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Eh, not really that different from how more modern designs are carried. As long as your holster isn't trash, nothing will even touch that light trigger, so it should be fine.

Though to be fair, I've only ever carried striker fired pistols or revolvers, so I might be missing something here.
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BeefyBelisarius on scored.co
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Can't argue with that. Really, all I was wondering was why the military didn't try to trim production costs by removing it from the A1. Relying on just the safety switch on the side was good enough for the Hi Power and the P38, after all.
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BeefyBelisarius on scored.co
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True, but why not just rely on the holster to keep anything from touching the trigger? I guess having an extra safety is good for peace of mind, and you definitely wouldn't want to do that in an old GI holster, but it should be OK in a good kydex one, right?

In any case, way back when they were designing the A1, they were still training troops to carry with an empty chamber, so I wonder why they didn't remove that feature for cost savings?

Edit: misread the part about disengaging the safety on the side.
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