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I'm unsure how to post a picture here, but my Taurus model G2C has a loaded chamber indicator, in which the extractor extends above slide when a round is chambered. I find it to be useful, but it cannot replace proper gun safety rules, and given that accidental discharges represent a small fraction of gun deaths, it seems California is once again searching for solutions to non-existent problems. Or perhaps just new ways to burden gun owners and manufacturers.
Glock also uses the extractor position relative to the outer surface of the slide to indicate the presence/absence of brass in the chamber. This is seen on a late 90's G27, but I do not know when it started. Easier to feel than see, generally. This design is much better than those designs that add parts to existing guns. Some, like the later 1911's, simply have a short, slim slot milled into the top of the barrel hood rear edge to expose the outer edge of a brass cartridge rim for a visible check. Not a physical check type indicator.
This is a harassment maneuver and way to make sure those who have not read the manual (because burglars never steal the manual as well) know it is dangerous.
I suspect that one side effect of that law is to make it difficult or dangerous to carry a handgun in a proper holster. The indicator must be visible from a minimum of TWO FEET from the gun. This will likely ban the sale of new guns with the earlier versions. It seems more and more obvious that the intent of these design requirements by politicians is to severely limit or remove guns from the market in CA.
I'm unsure how to post a picture here, but my Taurus model G2C has a loaded chamber indicator, in which the extractor extends above slide when a round is chambered. I find it to be useful, but it cannot replace proper gun safety rules, and given that accidental discharges represent a small fraction of gun deaths, it seems California is once again searching for solutions to non-existent problems. Or perhaps just new ways to burden gun owners and manufacturers.
ReplyDeleteThe Springfield XDs, among others, have loaded chamber indicators.
ReplyDeleteGlock also uses the extractor position relative to the outer surface of the slide to indicate the presence/absence of brass in the chamber. This is seen on a late 90's G27, but I do not know when it started. Easier to feel than see, generally. This design is much better than those designs that add parts to existing guns.
ReplyDeleteSome, like the later 1911's, simply have a short, slim slot milled into the top of the barrel hood rear edge to expose the outer edge of a brass cartridge rim for a visible check. Not a physical check type indicator.
This is a harassment maneuver and way to make sure those who have not read the manual (because burglars never steal the manual as well) know it is dangerous.
DeleteI suspect that one side effect of that law is to make it difficult or dangerous to carry a handgun in a proper holster. The indicator must be visible from a minimum of TWO FEET from the gun. This will likely ban the sale of new guns with the earlier versions. It seems more and more obvious that the intent of these design requirements by politicians is to severely limit or remove guns from the market in CA.
ReplyDeleteExactly the case. Each new gun added to the roster requires removing three old ones.
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