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      When I was a kid, there was a solid aluminum Luger that floated around the neighborhood. It was sort of a commumity gun. At various...
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      Monac reacted to 5-SHOTS's post in the thread Worst safety EVER!!! with Like Like.
      The Tokarev in any case still lacks the firing pin safety so it must be considered not drop safe. It's a pistol I would consider...
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      Monac reacted to 5-SHOTS's post in the thread Worst safety EVER!!! with Like Like.
      If a pistol does not have the half cock notch for the hammer, is a big NO NO in my book to decock the hammer manually. One of the...
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      Monac replied to the thread Worst safety EVER!!!.
      There are several things to say about firing pins and safety. First, most automatic pistols are designed with an "inertia" firing pin...
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      Monac reacted to tark's post in the thread Worst safety EVER!!! with Like Like.
      Now this is fascinating...something I did not know. And I do not know the answer...
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      Monac reacted to CapnMac's post in the thread Worst safety EVER!!! with Like Like.
      Three pages and not one mention, yet of the C96 and its lovely sheet metal lever. The 90° throw precludes not breaking your grip, and...
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      Monac replied to the thread Worst safety EVER!!!.
      Personally, I would rather not go back to 1873 or earlier, when you had to cock your pistol before you could fire it. I think releasing...
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      Monac reacted to 5-SHOTS's post in the thread Worst safety EVER!!! with Like Like.
      If I remember correctly, the SIG Arms Mauser M2 safety was designed that way so it could be operated while the pistol was still in the...
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      Monac replied to the thread Worst safety EVER!!!.
      Thanks for putting up this picture of the Mauser M2. I had never heard of it before. I don't think anybody has thought that was a good...
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      Monac reacted to Gordon's post in the thread Quality of High Standard with Like Like.
      The Double Nine Pseudo "Cowboy" style gun was introduced on the Sentinel action and frame, which was slightly modified to look like a...
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      Monac reacted to NIGHTLORD40K's post in the thread Quality of High Standard with Like Like.
      I'm thinking yours may have already had the mainspring shimmed. With the unaltered, factory spring, DA pull is not that bad- maybe 13lb...
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      Monac reacted to Dave DeLaurant's post in the thread Quality of High Standard with Like Like.
      Mas Ayoob is a real fan of the Sentinel -- he included it in one of his two Greatest Handguns of the World books. I've never owned...
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      Monac reacted to Dave Markowitz's post in the thread Quality of High Standard with Like Like.
      Let me pile on and say that $130 for a High Standard Sentinel Deluxe is an exceptional price in 2025. They used to be widely available...
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      Monac reacted to Oldschool shooter's post in the thread Quality of High Standard with Like Like.
      Thanks, heading back there Thursday. They are closed tomorrow.
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      Monac reacted to welldoya's post in the thread Quality of High Standard with Like Like.
      They aren’t bad revolvers at all. I’ve owned several. Still own one I take fishing with me. Haven’t seen one for less than $250 in...
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