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- From: keith@orioncmc.ca (Keith de Solla)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: [Pistol] Hi-Power question.
- Message-ID: <9301271321.AA01184@scorpio.ic.cmc.ca>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 19:57:11 GMT
- Sender: magnum@mimsy.umd.edu
- Organization: Canadian Microelectronics Corporation
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- Approved: gun-control@cs.umd.edu
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- In article <1993Jan26.180319.3115@news.eng.convex.com>, cash@convex.com (Peter Cash) writes:
- |> In article <C1GvxJ.56C@boi.hp.com> wes@hpbs2500.boi.hp.com (Wes Nielson) writes:
- |> #Shawn L Rinehart (srinehar@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu) wrote:
- |> #
- |>
- |> I have a 1990 Browning Hi-Power 'Sport model' that might have a
- |> problem. My gun will not eject an empty magazine once the slide is
- |> locked to the rear (as happens after it is empty). If the slide is
- |> forward, it will usually pop it
- |>
- |> #This is normal. The pressure from the magazine safety is enough to hold
- |> #the mag in place. When the slide is forward the pressure of the magazine
- |> #follower on the underside of the slide is apparently enough the "pop"
- |> #out the magazine. The only fix I know of is to remove the magazine safety.
- |> #Any other ideas??
- |>
- |> No, it ain't normal! My Browning (and several others I've tried) eject the
- |> empty magazine partway no matter where the slide is. It's true that
- |> removing the magazine safety will reduce the friction on the magazine, and
- |> thus might be a kludge--but you're really breaking something to fix
- |> something else that's broke.
- |>
- Yes, it is normal. Part-way ejection is not what we want. The interest
- (for me) is to have it completely eject the magazine for fast reloading (IPSC).
- My Hi-Powers will eject the mag completely if the slide is closed, but not
- when its open.
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