LightningMan
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Hello all, I have just started shooting IDPA type shooting, with only my 4th shoot under my belt, in which so far have had a good time doing so. I'm not going to get real serious into this gun game, but none the less I want to do my best. To get to the point of this post, I went to a match and the RO was going over some of the rules and was taken back a little by this one; "Any firearm with a manual safety must be activated" Now I think everyone would agree anyone shooting a 1911 style pistol, that this is a must, as well as some others, but about DA only pistols as there are some that do have safeties, so why would they need to have their safety on? There are other DA only pistols without any manual safety on them, like Glocks & XD's. I originally was going to shoot a M40 Steyr that day, but changed to my Sig 226 after hearing this, and did ask the RO about the problem I would have with my M40. I was told if I was going to use that pistol, that I would have to use the safety. I felt for me anyway that it would be somewhat unsafe to use that gun, as my trigger finger is not long enough to get the leverage needed to get the safety off, without trying to change my grip to do so, then back to get a proper shooting grip. I guess I just don't understand the reason behind the rule when it comes to double action only type pistols. FWIW I would not use the safety on my Steyr M40 pistol if I were to use it for a carry gun. LM