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<blockquote data-quote="Buzzdraw" data-source="post: 1782872" data-attributes="member: 385"><p>If you allow the side of the palm, the part beside the little finger, to fully contact the op rod "hook" there is no way (almost) to get Garand thumb. The palm in the hook pulls the shooter's hand away from the chamber every time.</p><p></p><p>It is possible to fail to fully catch the op rod backward, by short stroking it to the top of the mag cartridge follower. The gun appears to be safely locked open. It isn't if you bump the follower, as you would by placing your thumbnail in the chamber, using the nail as a mirror to view the bore. That's just one more way to see the white stars on the dark background that is Garand thumb; ouch!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buzzdraw, post: 1782872, member: 385"] If you allow the side of the palm, the part beside the little finger, to fully contact the op rod "hook" there is no way (almost) to get Garand thumb. The palm in the hook pulls the shooter's hand away from the chamber every time. It is possible to fail to fully catch the op rod backward, by short stroking it to the top of the mag cartridge follower. The gun appears to be safely locked open. It isn't if you bump the follower, as you would by placing your thumbnail in the chamber, using the nail as a mirror to view the bore. That's just one more way to see the white stars on the dark background that is Garand thumb; ouch! [/QUOTE]
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