PN> Uh...saturday nite special...it's something called "Accu-Tec."  Never
 JS> Actually, that's one of the better bargain brands.  I'd have to check
 That's what was represented to me, then later (after the purchase, and
 thus too late to do anything) confirmed by an independant source.
 JS> it  out before comfortably carrying it chambered, but there are plenty
 JS> of  worse choices.
 The safety disengages the trigger and blocks the firing pin.  So,
 theoretically, should be okay in C-1.  Since C-1 in a SAO self-loader
 is what I'm used to it seems the sensible choice.  I'm not having to
 re-learn anything.
 JS> Keep an eye on the ramp and throat, check for possible burrs or
 JS> anything  that might impede good feeding.  In a backup gun, reliability
 JS> is the key,  accuracy is second, IMHO.
 As far as accuracy is concerned...well, it shoots.  I've not tested for
 accuracy -- just a quick informal desert test for function.  It's
 operable.  It is accurate enough that at what is the most probably
 distance it's likely to be used...well, you don't want to be the
 target.
 As far as reliable I know it functioned _last_ time it was used.  It's
 a "better than nothing" carry piece.  It's for only occasional, and
 only when a greater degree of "discrete" is required than is possible
 with an openly carried 1911, my preferred tool.
 Frankly it's deterrent and statement value are of almost as much
 importance.
 And the check-out clerk at the ABCO (local supermarket chain) thinks
 it's "cute." 
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