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matic ri?e.
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mised Where the trigger has excessive over travel (Where the
trigger Will travel excessive rearWardly after releasing a ham
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thereabove;
times are integral With the loWer receiver) and are adapted to
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the installer Who may not be familiar With the process pre
sents an opportunity for disaster if a prior art aftermarket
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upon the trigger spring imparts kinetic energy upon the ?ring
pin of the carriage assembly to ?re around;
FIG. 8 illustrates the carriage assembly traveling rear
Wardly propelled by a portion of the energy of the discharging
bullet in one form by Way of a return gas tube;
FIG. 9 illustrates one state of the system Where rearWard
?rearm.
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FIG. 11 shows the safety mechanism engaging the trigger
trigger assembly;
the ?ring pin after a shot is ?red and ifthe trigger is positioned
in the rearward direction. In other words, the hammer-trigger
lever;
FIG. 19 shows a second arrangement of the safety lever
positioned on the opposing lateral side of the ?rearm;
FIG. 20 shows yet another arrangement where two levers
the housing.
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this system the installer does not need to remove metal from
the surfaces 44 or 54. The disconnector 24 as shown in FIG.
adjustment system.
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FIG. 12D in the forWard region of the housing 28. The opera
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tion in FIG. 6) about the pivot region 72. The trigger pull
Weight adjustment system 90 has an adjustment portion 93
Which in one form is a setscreW device that adjust the upper
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the safe position (as in FIG. 11) When the hammer 22 is doWn
protocol is performed).
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