Failure of internal gun locks?

[C.R.Sam]

Any installed mechanical device can fail.

If not there, can't fail.

Sam

 

[HankB]

The counter guy at the new Oshman's claimed to have purchased a Steyr pistol that had to go back to the factory (or importer?) for repair, as the lock would periodically engage while shooting the pistol.

As a firm believer in Murphy's Law . . . I absolutely do NOT want an integral lock as a part of any of my firearms.

 

[manwithoutahome]

I have a taruas 650cia with the new lock thing on it. I would like to trust it but something in the back of my mind keeps on nagging me. I unlocked it and it's going to stay that way but I just can't bring myself to trust it 100%.

M

 

[Henry Bowman]

Any installed mechanical device can fail.

Better remove the thumb and grip safeties. And that cute little Glock trigger "safety."

I once knew a person who whould not have a garbage disposer in their sink for the sole reason that their cat who routinely climbed on the kitchen counters* might stick its paw into the drain hole at exactly the time that the wiring shorted causing it to start up . . . Dead serious. Highly educated engineer, no less.

* Don't even get me started on cat people.

 

[C.R.Sam]

Better remove the thumb and grip safeties. And that cute little Glock trigger "safety."

Fine with me.

Sam

 

[Lennyjoe]

Taurus PT 100 for 5 years and never engaged the internal lock.

Never had it lock inadvertently.

Have no intentions of ever locking it.

 

[Okiecruffler]

I've got a Taurus 650 that has never locked in over 4K rds. Of course, somehow some of my red locktite got in the lock. If I ever do have to lock it, I'm in big trouble.

 

[J Miller]

J Miller said:

More than likely nobody will come forward with any stories about failures. These locks haven't really been out there that long, so the number of them in use is still low.

Boy was I wrong!

I don't know about you griz, but after reading this, I flat refuse to purchase ANY gun with a built in lock, (unless it can be removed like the Springfields main spring housing.)