Dave Hinz wrote:
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 20:35:00 GMT, John R. Carroll
wrote:
Dave Hinz wrote:

(shrug) they're often replacing revolvers, which also have no
external safeties. If a cop is gonna squeeze the trigger while the
loud end is pointed the wrong place, they're gonna do the same with
an external saftied pistol.

I've got an Hk with the safety in the grip. Many PD's around the
country have adopted this model and the things just plain don't go
off until you squeeze the grip and then the trigger.

Ah, that'd be the USP, right? I looked at one of those, bought the

PSP.

Glock 19 instead. That actually uses your grip to tension the
mainspring, right? Pretty much the same theory as the Glock where
there's no energy into the spring until your finger puts it there.

But yes, grip safeties have been around since Mr. Browning's early
designs, at least. I bet he'd get a kick out of seeing that today,
100
years-ish after his basic design, you can still buy 'em at any
gunstore
in the country.

I bought mine because I just like to buy interesting hardware. I saw a video
running at a gun show demonstrating the safety feature and it was about what
you'd expect. The one I have is fairly old and made in Austria. I don't
think you can get them new in the US today, just the built in the US ones.

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John R. Carroll
Machining Solution Software, Inc.
Los Angeles San Francisco
www.machiningsolution.com