PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 hours agoDutch airline stewardess with an AR-10 for defense against polar bears in case of an arctic crash, 1958media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down11
arrow-up181arrow-down1imageDutch airline stewardess with an AR-10 for defense against polar bears in case of an arctic crash, 1958media.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squarexxce2AAb@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 hours agoThat may not be the best choice of handwear if you need to pull a trigger.
minus-squaremctoasterson@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 hours agoThe AR-10 models from this time period do have hinge-open trigger guards. You drive out one pin and then the bottom part of the trigger guard hinges open to allow for cold-weather gloves to fit in and still be able to pull the trigger.
minus-squareHorsecook@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·45 minutes ago You drive out one pin It’s more clever than that. It’s a tiny spring-loaded button meant to be pressed with the tip of a bullet. A feature that is still found on most AR-10s and AR-15s.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 minutes agoWell I’ll be damned! Checked my AR-15 and it has two such pins!
minus-squareklu9@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 hours agoI think if a polar bear was coming at you, you’d be impressed with how quickly you got the mitten off.
minus-squareCHOPSTEEQ@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 hours agoTrigger guards on rifle designs are almost always removable precisely for this reason.
That may not be the best choice of handwear if you need to pull a trigger.
The AR-10 models from this time period do have hinge-open trigger guards. You drive out one pin and then the bottom part of the trigger guard hinges open to allow for cold-weather gloves to fit in and still be able to pull the trigger.
It’s more clever than that. It’s a tiny spring-loaded button meant to be pressed with the tip of a bullet.
A feature that is still found on most AR-10s and AR-15s.
Well I’ll be damned! Checked my AR-15 and it has two such pins!
I think if a polar bear was coming at you, you’d be impressed with how quickly you got the mitten off.
Trigger guards on rifle designs are almost always removable precisely for this reason.