I just came across this website:
http://www.coolgunsite.com/funcheck/function.htm
It's a guide for inspecting the various safeties and functions of a used 1911.
I know basically how a 1911 works, but one thing here has me confused. In the third and fourth steps down from the top, it says to keep the trigger pressed and rack the slide. It says that if the gun is functioning properly, the hammer will stay cocked when the slide drops, even with the trigger held in.
Why would the hammer even cock to begin with? Wouldn't keeping the trigger pressed keep the sear away from the notch?
Also, someone correct me if I'm wrong -- is the disconnecter what prevents the gun from firing out of battery? If so, how does it work exactly?
http://www.coolgunsite.com/funcheck/function.htm
It's a guide for inspecting the various safeties and functions of a used 1911.
I know basically how a 1911 works, but one thing here has me confused. In the third and fourth steps down from the top, it says to keep the trigger pressed and rack the slide. It says that if the gun is functioning properly, the hammer will stay cocked when the slide drops, even with the trigger held in.
Why would the hammer even cock to begin with? Wouldn't keeping the trigger pressed keep the sear away from the notch?
Also, someone correct me if I'm wrong -- is the disconnecter what prevents the gun from firing out of battery? If so, how does it work exactly?