"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 3/31/13 10:19 AM, Eisboch wrote:


"Hank©" wrote in message
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On Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:01:21 -0400, "F.O.A.D."
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On 3/30/13 7:43 PM, J Herring wrote:

On both the Sig and the M&P the trigger is damn near as wide as
the
trigger guard. I wouldn't want
anything any wider, 'cause the safety is the trigger!


There is *no* safety on that pistol.

Yup, ESAD, compared to your stuff this is a piece of ****.


If the bozo did some checking, he'd find that most of the CCW
pistols
are sans safety levers and rely on internal safetys and long pull
stiff
double action triggers to prevent accidental firing.

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Except those that are legal to buy in MA. Haven't checked them
all,
but I think a safety is a requirement to be MA compliant which is
why so
many semi-automatic pistols are not available up here. The safety
button on the Walther is really a de-cocker, but you can't pull the
trigger with it in the "safe" position. The Bodyguard also has a
safety in addition to a long trigger pull, double action only and no
exposed hammer. But revolvers, that are much more available here,
don't have a safety. Makes no sense.



Lots of semi auto "carry" sized pistols have safeties. I recall
handling
a Walther PPK that had a traditional safety. All my semi-auto firearms
have traditional safeties. My SIG X-5 had a safety. A decocker is not
a
safety.

Here are the specs on the PPK.

Aren't most revolvers sold today single action? That means you have to
pull the hammer back before you can fire. If the hammer is not pulled
back, the trigger won't fire the weapon. Thus, the safety is inherent
in
the design, as it were. That said, I've seen safeties on some S&W
revolvers, and there is a company that makes a retrofit safety for
them:

http://www.tarnhelm.com/murabito.html

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The Ruger single 10 revolver that I have is single action only. The
S&W "AirLite" 38 Special is double action but it is an older gun, made
in 2002. I think the new versions sold in MA may be single action
only or may have a lock.

The Walther PPK/S is new and the manual describes the lever as being a
"safety". It has the red dot that is exposed when in the firing
position. The trigger will not pull if it's in the "safe" position.
However, I think it's primary (and original) purpose was as a
decocker. By preventing the trigger from being pulled in the
"decocked" position in the new ones is what allowed them to remain MA
and CA compliant.