trigger guard

collocation in English

meaningsoftriggerandguard

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trigger
noun
uk
/ˈtrɪɡ.ər/us
/ˈtrɪɡ.ɚ/
a part of a gun that causes the gun to fire ...
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guard
noun[C]
uk
/ɡɑːd/us
/ɡɑːrd/
a person or group of people whose job is to protect a person, place, or thing from danger or attack, or to prevent a person such as a criminal ...
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(Definition oftriggerandguardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Three of these reports relate to thetriggerguard, three to magazine related parts, one was a welding failure on the sighting system and one related to stoppages experienced.
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Thetriggerguardis designed to accommodate gloves.
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The bolt catch button is located at the forward end of thetriggerguard.
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They had a strengthened main spring and a longer trigger to give the user more leverage, resulting a largertriggerguard.
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Thetriggerguarditself is squared off at the front and checkered.
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The safety / fire selector lever is located at the left side of the receiver, above thetriggerguard, and allows for semi- and full-automatic fire.
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The newtriggerguardhas a rib running around the exterior of both sides.
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Whereas previously, thetriggerguard/mag well were machined from a solid billet of steel, it was changed to an assembly fabricated from stamped parts.
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As the elbow continues to move to the left, the index finger inserts itself into thetriggerguardand comes to rest against the trigger.
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This block is securely locked in place by a swivelingtriggerguard.
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When thetriggerguardis released, the slide will return and chamber the cartridge almost instantaneously.
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The magazine release lever was just behind the oval-shapedtriggerguardbetween it and the front of the frame.
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It has a stainless steel frame and slide, an ambidextrous safety/decocker, a squaredtriggerguard, and black plastic grip plates.
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The aluminum frame was later reinforced with a hex bolt above thetriggerguard.
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The trigger andtriggerguardare fixed to lower side of the chambers block.
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After 1998, the 4506 had a roundedtriggerguardprofile, which replaced the earlier squared profile inherited from the 645.
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A case deflector (seen in the image here) that hooked into the receiver and clipped onto thetriggerguardwas available.
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