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- From: toddc@spot.tv.tek.com (Todd Carlson)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: Hi-Power mag safety
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.171030.22491@tvnews.tv.tek.com>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 19:02:40 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec28.194001.17240@igor.tamri.com> donb@igor.tamri.com (Don Baldwin) writes:
- #In article <9212240001.AA09254@scorpio.ic.cmc.ca> keith@scorpio.ic.cmc.ca
- #(Keith de Solla) writes:
- ##I have a new Hi-Power that I intend to use for IPSC and I was
- ##thinking about disconnecting the annoying magazine safety.
- ##- how difficult is this to do?
- ##- does it require a gunsmith?
- ##- will it make the mags drop out easier?
- ##- is there any reason I should not do this? (This is not a carry or
- ## self-defence gun; can't do that in the Great White North)
- #
- #Everything I've ever read about guns has advised against disconnecting
- #ANY safety mechanism. If you disconnect it and some damage is done by
- #the gun afterwards, your liability may be substantially increased.
- #
- # don
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- When I bought my Hi-Power, the gunsmith in the shop I purchased it from
- said that if I ever want to shoot IPSC I should have this procedure
- done. He described a metal strip inside the grip that prevents the
- magazine from dropping freely, and also prevents the hammer from dropping
- when the magazine has been removed. The primary safety is unaffected.
-
- Seems like I read from previous postings where part of the procedure in
- IPSC is to drop the magazine, and drop the hammer by pulling the
- trigger. If you are using a Hi-Power, you wouldn't be able to do this.
-
- However, I agree with you that removing a safety device is not recommended.
- I have only had mine a couple of months, and being primarily a DA revolver
- person, with the SA Hi-Power I am still a little gun shy. 8-)
- ^^^ ^^^
- If I ever decide to shoot IPSC, I might even consider changing to
- something that does not require this procedure.
-
- Later,
- Todd
-
- p.s. Can anyone tell me who to write to get more info about IPSC??
-
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