Originally posted by 1337cshacker
The P345 boast some new safety features, for instance, it cannot be fired without a magazine fully inserted. I personally would not like this
feature, too much like an airsoft pistol, but for safety, it serves great purpose.
Absolutely nothing new at all there. The magazine safety has been in use since 1935 in the Browning High Power. It was added as a safety precaution as
a pre-requisite from a certain countries armed forces to stop recruits shooting themselves/each other during unloading drills. Absolute waste of time
of course, as most NDs with a pistol come from ballsing up the make safe drill, as less experienced troops can put on a mag before letting the slide
go forward. They then squeeze the trigger to complete the drill and fire off a round. Without a mag safety the drill doesn't require a mag to be
placed on the weapon to let the hammer fall, making it much safer.
Just as a point of interest, the mag safety is a pain in the arse as it causes quite a bit of creep in the trigger pull. Removing it increases the
inherrant accuracy of the weapon as the trigger pull becomes much smoother. There have also been reports of shootings going a bit nasty in the past
after police officers have accidently hit mag releases during the stress of a shooting and been left with a weapon that couldn't fire despite having
a round in the chamber. Many combat shooters like to leave a round in the chamber while they change mags as it gives them a bit of a safety net if
they are jumped while they reload. This safety makes this drill unworkable.
