Amusing thought, which leads to how spendable is a powdersmoked leadspatterred sawbuck?
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Well Nitro I would allow that that is also true. Ruger had another safety ad that purported to speak to the rules of gun handling via a poem of sorts about bird hunting.
As to the veracity of the bank note, I seem to recall that those same sentiments you mentioned were brought up then. It's a nice piece of Ruger lore no matter the source.
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Exactly. I believe I read some comments back in the ads heyday that wondered the same. That wasn't you was it?
Only problem with this logic, the last 2 only endanger himself. The 1st endanger someone's wife, husband, daughter, son, niece or nephew. Hate to be long-winded, but that is my strong opinion.
Wandering around online, it seems that colt's lawyers first came up with the Buryin Money story in the '70s, not ruger (who was eager to run that ball) but the keyboard aint my friend and i lost where/who made the claim.
No; the thought never occurred to me before.Exactly. I believe I read some comments back in the ads heyday that wondered the same. That wasn't you was it?
Kinda hard to read, but gets to the point.
Now that one I remember!
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Ruger had a program in the past (I do not know if they still do) where they would upgrade the OM 3 Screw revolver with the built-in Transun for free so that hitting the gun, or even just dropping it, would no longer set it to go off. As a result of this inherent revolver problem, back in the 19th Century (1800's), everyone carried their revolver with only 5 rounds, and the one with the hammer being empty.
they still do it.
I read a lot of Shooting Times and Guns and Ammo back in the 1980s. These two ads were frequent flyers.
I remember that one, now, but for a long time it went clean out of my head
I always wondered why Ruger went with a completely different design when they decided to make the Blackhawk safer. Seems to me that the easiest route would have been to just build the New Model with the conversion and leave the loading gate interlock out. This would have preserved the traditional function but yet made the revolver safe to carry with six. Now we have free spin pawls to make loading/ unloading easier.
Rather than teach new drivers how to adjust their car mirrors, we now have a convex right side mirror, little blinking lights and beeps to tell them when a car is on their side, also a brake interlock pedal so children left in a running car cannot shift into drive, a low tire pressure warning system, rear view mirrors that go dark when a car in in back of you at night with their lights on, incessant beeping until your seat belts are fastened, trunk and door ajar warnings and more all for a driver in a two foot square seat in a car.
We shouldn't expect it to get better, lawyers and morons made this over reach on safety happen and morons, lawyers and sympathetic jury members will make it continue. Then there's OSHA
We shouldn't expect it to get better, lawyers and morons made this over reach on safety happen and morons, lawyers and sympathetic jury members will make it continue. Then there's OSHA
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AMEN brother. Been one of my pet peeves for years. Love this poster, I worked as a manager for a place in late 70's, posted one of these on the studio entry wall. GM didn't like it, but let it stay. Only reason I can think of for eliminating the half cock is remove the possibility of acci. discharge while letting the hammer down on a loaded cylinder should your thumb slip.
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Yeah it's called "lawyers."
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Smh
I think you fulfilled your obligation to inform him that he needs to not carry six. I get it.
If it bothers you that much, then make sure you're not anywhere around him when he carries or when he is going to shoot.
Harping about it all the time like some sort of all-knowing voice from the heavens - "gun safety is everyone's business" - is a good way eventually to get your hat handed to you through your butt.
I am an instructor. I do my best to teach safety. But just because I do that in class, It doesn't mean that I check behind everyone else on the range and make sure that everybody's doing it right. Keep my eyes open? Sure. Open my mouth when I don't have to? Hopefully not.
I think you fulfilled your obligation to inform him that he needs to not carry six. I get it.
If it bothers you that much, then make sure you're not anywhere around him when he carries or when he is going to shoot.
Harping about it all the time like some sort of all-knowing voice from the heavens - "gun safety is everyone's business" - is a good way eventually to get your hat handed to you through your butt.
I am an instructor. I do my best to teach safety. But just because I do that in class, It doesn't mean that I check behind everyone else on the range and make sure that everybody's doing it right. Keep my eyes open? Sure. Open my mouth when I don't have to? Hopefully not.
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