safety catch


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Synonyms for safety catch

guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired

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To make the gun capable of being fired, it needs to be cocked in "one smooth easy action" and the safety catch switched to the on-off position, he said.
o ea an ca po said Peter s wh The video showed the gun would not fire with the safety catch on.
With your foot through the loop in the rope, pull on the free end to compress the spring enough to engage the safety catch. Once the safety catch is fastened, release the tension on the rope and repeat the process on the other spring located on the opposite side of the trap jaws.
The car has some unique pre-production features, including a highly lightweight aluminium body, aluminium seats, bonnet safety catch and fan cowling.
When it comes to emptying the'Tub', in one simple motion release the safety catch.
The LHS and SHS models have a chrome-plated steel hook, safety catch and oversized swivel shackle and bolt.
Labels4Kids Infoband ID Bands AN identification wristband (PVC and latex-free) that parents write their contact details on and fasten onto the child's wrist with a safety catch.
The trigger arm is held in the armed position by a spring safety catch to avoid accidental actuation, also a trigger guard is incorporated.
According to Lerena, the gun, which he said belonged to one of the Paralympics' sprinter friends who was also in the restaurant during that day, went off when Pistorius accidentally released the safety catch of the gun as it caught on his trousers.
Carry the rifle in any fashion you like, if it is comfortable for you, as long as the condition of the chamber, bolt, and safety catch is safe.
Easy to manoeuvre, because it's small and light, the Xeo 2's also super simple to use - just take off the safety catch, grip the rubberised handle and press the trigger.
If an attacker momentarily gains control of it, he'll have to take time to figure out where that safety catch is, buying your customer time to react and regain control of the situation.
In a Freedom of Information response a North Wales Police spokesman said they aimed tasers without removing the safety catch twice.
Ryan Blacknell, 25, was blasted in the arm and his living room was peppered with bullets after a defective safety catch caused the doublebarrelled shotgun to start firing on its own.