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SNAG

On 8/11/2020 11:37 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 11 Aug 2020 23:06:39 -0500, Snag wrote:

On 8/11/2020 10:05 PM, rbowman wrote:
On 08/11/2020 05:58 AM, Snag wrote:
Â* Probably because it's crap . I got a Jennings .380 in trade several
years ago . Sold it to the first fool that made me a reasonable offer .
I didn't like the way the action is designed . I'm not comfortable with
a firearm that has to be carried cocked and locked if you want to carry
with one in the chamber .

That pretty much leaves out the polymer family although I see some are
coming back with external safeties. More than one person has soiled
themselves with Glock's Safe Action. At least Springfield Armory's XD
family has a grip safety too.

I really really liked the DA/SA Ruger P90 .45 ACP I had . My son has
a P89 , he really likes it . Carry with one in the chamber with no
worries about accidental firing and it decocks when safed .

I have the KP90 without a real safety, just the decocker. I like it
now but coming from 30 years with a 1911, it took a while for me to
come around. You are right that it is as safe as a revolver to carry.
The trick is getting used to the DP trigger pull and then the SA pull.
That tool a lot of time at the range firing double taps. Now I point
it pretty much instinctively coming out of retention. Certainly good
enough for any 7 yard serious social problem I might have. I don't
really think of it as a carry piece because it is too big and heavy
for lugging around all day. I have a little .380 Beretta that would I
use if that was an issue with me. I have just come to think I live in
a safe enough place where it is not worth the hassle.

Since we moved up here from Memphis I no longer feel the need to
carry ... except when we go down there to visit the kids . Then it's a
..38 2-shot that will fit in my pocket . If I need more than 2 I'm
screwed anyway .
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Snag