1917 'Hold Open'???

Dwight Gruber · 04-07-2003, 12:04 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by John Sabato:
Hey Ron, In my early days (a long time ago as you know) I was able to open the toggle and raise the holdopen device with a finger when no magazine was immediately available...

But don't try this at home kids... it is NOT recommended because I also remember the number of times that it wasn't as secure as I had hoped and the pain caused by the extractor as it tried to engage my finger when the bolt closed unexpectedly... OUCH! <hr /></blockquote>Kind of like trying to close the bolt of a Broomhandle Mauser with an empty magazine...

--Dwight

04-07-2003, 12:04 PM	#4
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by John Sabato: <strong>Hey Ron, In my early days (a long time ago as you know) I was able to open the toggle and raise the holdopen device with a finger when no magazine was immediately available... But don't try this at home kids... it is NOT recommended because I also remember the number of times that it wasn't as secure as I had hoped and the pain caused by the extractor as it tried to engage my finger when the bolt closed unexpectedly... OUCH! </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Kind of like trying to close the bolt of a Broomhandle Mauser with an empty magazine... --Dwight