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Unread 12-18-2016, 12:59 PM   #17
Dwight Gruber
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Originally Posted by DonVoigt View Post
Mr. Martz thought that having to pull the toggle back to release the hold open was a "defect", I'm not sure; but his MSTR would sure make it easier to close the toggle on an empty magazine when the mag is latched in place.
I have a dim recollection of an explanation that the recoil spring is so heavy on the .45 conversions that it is extraordinarily difficult to pull the toggle to release the holdopen; the MSTR was designed to alleviate this.

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