Tamara
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Only on old SAA's or three-screw Rugers and their ilk.
Leaving an empty chamber under the hammer of a modern DA wheelgun crosses the line from prudence into superstitious paranoia.
Guns do "just go off"
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Only on old SAA's or three-screw Rugers and their ilk.
Leaving an empty chamber under the hammer of a modern DA wheelgun crosses the line from prudence into superstitious paranoia.
artherd
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This is why I like Glocks.
They don't CONTAIN enough energy to fire a primer of their own accord, in any condition (including 'cocked'.)
YOU HAVE TO PULL THE TRIGGER, OR IT WON'T GO OFF.
No malfunction could make the gun go off, because at the absolute worst the malfunction would cause the part-cocked striker to fall on the primer. Result = NOTHING HAPPENS!
Now, other stuff than your finger can pull the trigger (though it's hard with the trigger-mounted safety. Has to be a very clever stick.)
So, if it was a Glock, then this guy MUST have mis-handled it somehow for it to go boom.
PS: remind me to stay away from cheap .32s (or any fully-cockable gun with questionable mechanics/sear-wear, both in design and in the specific model.)
They don't CONTAIN enough energy to fire a primer of their own accord, in any condition (including 'cocked'.)
YOU HAVE TO PULL THE TRIGGER, OR IT WON'T GO OFF.
No malfunction could make the gun go off, because at the absolute worst the malfunction would cause the part-cocked striker to fall on the primer. Result = NOTHING HAPPENS!
Now, other stuff than your finger can pull the trigger (though it's hard with the trigger-mounted safety. Has to be a very clever stick.)
So, if it was a Glock, then this guy MUST have mis-handled it somehow for it to go boom.
PS: remind me to stay away from cheap .32s (or any fully-cockable gun with questionable mechanics/sear-wear, both in design and in the specific model.)
The factory trigger pull on a glock is SIGNIFICANTLY less than that on a traditional DA/SA or DAO pistol. The thing with Glocks though is that you really do have to PULL THE TRIGGER for them to fire. Even with the worst kind of mechanical malfuntion there isnt enough energy in the "half-cocked" stryker to dicharge a round. Also in order for the "safety trigger" to be pulled by something in the bag it would have to be done in such a way as to pull the little safety thingie on the trigger. Not an impossible thing by any means really.
artherd
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I confess to being a revolver neophyte.
Do modern revolvers have a drop-safety for the exposed hammer? What's to prevent it from going off?
If so, I'd see absolutely no reason not to leave a revolver fully loaded.
If not, I don't chamber non-drop-safe weapons. (and that means I'll probally keep not owning any revolvers
)I really should know this. No time like the present to learn I guess!
Tamara
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artherd,
Yes. Some brands have had that for quite some time, as a matter of fact. I think it was Iver Johnson that had their quasi-famous "Hammer the hammer" adverts in the early days of the previous century.
Some used transfer bars, and some use sliding hammer blocks, but either way, there's no way for the hammer to hit the firing pin on a modern (post WWII) DA revolver unless the trigger is pulled.
Yes. Some brands have had that for quite some time, as a matter of fact. I think it was Iver Johnson that had their quasi-famous "Hammer the hammer" adverts in the early days of the previous century.
Some used transfer bars, and some use sliding hammer blocks, but either way, there's no way for the hammer to hit the firing pin on a modern (post WWII) DA revolver unless the trigger is pulled.
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