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How the Providence Non Semi-Automatic Pistol Works, Shot Show 2019
Ammoland ^ | 28 January, 2019 | Dean Weingarten

Posted on 02/03/2019 3:24:28 PM PST by marktwain

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The Providence non semi-automatic is a "rule beater". A technological solution to a silly legislative rule.
1 posted on 02/03/2019 3:24:28 PM PST by marktwain
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Lots of good ideas never caught on. This however sounds like a bad idea I hope doesn’t catch on.


2 posted on 02/03/2019 3:47:20 PM PST by yarddog
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Is the ammo feed electric?


3 posted on 02/03/2019 3:49:30 PM PST by Rebelbase
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I agree, once there is an “alternative” to a semi-auto it could become mandatory at some point. Wish they hadn’t gone there...


4 posted on 02/03/2019 3:54:37 PM PST by Openurmind
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I wish the Remington 5mm rimfire magnum had caught on. Those who bought one have a hard time finding ammo. I think Remington does do run of the ammo every few years.


5 posted on 02/03/2019 4:02:46 PM PST by yarddog
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Is the ammo feed electric?

No.

6 posted on 02/03/2019 4:04:34 PM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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Never can figure ahead on this stuff sometimes. Guess they made a LOT of T/C Contender Barrels for that round also.


7 posted on 02/03/2019 4:09:03 PM PST by Openurmind
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I have read that .22 magnum is the most popular barrel for the Contender. I had one which was inaccurate. That is even with a Burris scope attached.

I traded it off at a gun show. A few years later I bought one at a gun show. Darned if it wasn’t that same barrel. It had made the rounds.


8 posted on 02/03/2019 4:15:52 PM PST by yarddog
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This however sounds like a bad idea...

Why?

9 posted on 02/03/2019 4:18:50 PM PST by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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I can’t think of a single reason for it’s existence.


10 posted on 02/03/2019 4:20:24 PM PST by yarddog
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Another answer to a question nobody asked.


11 posted on 02/03/2019 4:25:23 PM PST by Chainmail (A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
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incredible, What’s the chances of that? :)


12 posted on 02/03/2019 4:28:18 PM PST by Openurmind
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Lol... Well said.


13 posted on 02/03/2019 4:30:15 PM PST by Openurmind
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To: Chainmail

The question was asked on post #3.


14 posted on 02/03/2019 4:30:41 PM PST by Artemis Webb
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To: MileHi

At a time when they are trying to outlaw all Semi-automatics someone goes off and hands them an “alternative” in a popular “looking” format. The timing is bad.


15 posted on 02/03/2019 4:34:52 PM PST by Openurmind
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I can’t think of a single reason for it’s existence.

Not even a political one?

16 posted on 02/03/2019 4:35:11 PM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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There are many reasons why the mechanical double action never went past revolvers. And rightfully so. It’s a step backwards.


17 posted on 02/03/2019 4:41:18 PM PST by Openurmind
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It’s gotta have a frigging 20 pound trigger pull to do all that. Pulling the trigger unlocks the bolt, rotates it 23 degrees, cycles the bolt carrier back, ejects the spent round, and if I understand correctly, when the trigger pull bottoms out, the bolt slams home and fires. That’s gotta me massive pull length, heavy as hell and full of creep


18 posted on 02/03/2019 4:44:45 PM PST by This_Dude
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belly laugh on that


19 posted on 02/03/2019 4:45:22 PM PST by piroque ("When the SHTF I'm gonna hunker down until all those idiots kill each other. ")
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I felt the pull on the prototype, with an empty magazine, at the shot show.

I did not measure it.

I estimate it was 12-15 lbs.

A heavy double-action trigger pull...


20 posted on 02/03/2019 4:50:03 PM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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