An Authority On...?
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stickmakerJust a bit of mussing, here. I'm reading a writer's reference book on firearms. The author is generally knowledgeable, but occasionally makes easily avoided gaffs. Like stating the Apollo astronauts carried guns to the Moon.
Elsewhere, he repeatedly states that with *one* exception (the Webly Fosbery) no revolvers have safeties.
One of the first firearms I owned was a cheap .22 LR revolver _which had a safety_.
Ironically, the gun was so poorly made that with the hammer cocked and the safety on, if I pulled the trigger really hard it would fire anyway!
Elsewhere, he repeatedly states that with *one* exception (the Webly Fosbery) no revolvers have safeties.
One of the first firearms I owned was a cheap .22 LR revolver _which had a safety_.
Ironically, the gun was so poorly made that with the hammer cocked and the safety on, if I pulled the trigger really hard it would fire anyway!
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Date: 2012-12-13 02:06 pm (UTC)Michael Newton. The book was published in 1990, but I only recently acquired it.