On Wed, 3 Apr 2013 18:06:38 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:



"J Herring" wrote in message
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On Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:31:58 -0400, Hank©
wrote:



I'd keep pressing him until he gives you a thoughtful answer, right
or
wrong.

He backed himself into a corner. He'd have to admit that his thumb
safety is unused, and therefore
useless.

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John, correct me if I am wrong but I am under the understanding that
you do all your live round gun handling at a shooting range. You do
not have a permit for concealed carry. Is that correct?

Not all my shooting is at a shooting range. I do have a permit for concealed carry.

The reason I ask is because I think it depends on what you are doing
with regard to a safety. At the range a thumb safety isn't used
much in the normal protocol of shooting but if you carry, it may be.

If I carried with a round in the chamber it would be because I was in a situation where I thought I
needed to do so...say walking the streets of Chicago at 2 o'clock AM or strolling the back roads of
Prince Georges County, MD, at the same time. If I had to draw the weapon, my finger would not be in
the trigger guard until I was ready to pull the trigger. I would not use a holster with the
flexibility to shoot the pistol, nor would I keep Sharpies, or other similar objects, in the
holster.

Some people carry with the safety off. Some with it on. Some with a
round in the chamber, some with the chamber empty. Me? The few
times I carry, I have a full clip inserted, but the chamber is empty
and the thumb safety is "on".

That's good. But, if there is no round in the chamber then there is really no need to have the
safety on. A little extra precaution never hurt, however.

People will disagree, but I feel it is
safer that way, for me and for others. If I ever had to use it, the
time it would take to snap the safety off and rack the slide would be
a matter of a second or two.

If I ever had to use the P250, it would, as you say, take only a second or two to rack the slide.

My comments to Harry were based on his essay safeties and conditions. I won't regurgitate.


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