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$tinkle
05-07-2008, 03:48 PM
what's the point?

not that i mind. if you need the weapon, you need it 5 minutes ago.
MikeD
05-07-2008, 06:51 PM
You mean like the Glock? It's so that pressure from something on the side, perhaps encountered during holstering or handling under adverse circumstances, can't engage the trigger. You have to insert something (hopefully the appropriate finger) into the trigger guard and pull it back.
Lowlight7
05-07-2008, 07:28 PM
What Mike said. Also, while a firearm may be called "drop safe", that is, the firing pin will not move by itself within the gun, it is possible for the momentum of a gun drop to transfer to the trigger, causing it to fire. A trigger safety prevents this.
johnbryanpeters
05-07-2008, 07:38 PM
Does a trigger safety offer any protection if the weapon is dropped and, say, a stick snags the trigger?

I have dropped a decocked automatic with a round in the chamber once and it scared me ****less.
Mr Jones
05-07-2008, 08:26 PM
Does a trigger safety offer any protection if the weapon is dropped and, say, a stick snags the trigger?

I have dropped a decocked automatic with a round in the chamber once and it scared me ****less.

was it a Lorcin?
MikeD
05-07-2008, 08:32 PM
JBP, it'd have to be a one-in-a-million fall for something to enter a trigger guard as a pistol falls, but it's possible, I suppose--the fact is that a weapon is supposed to operate when pressure is placed on the trigger.

However, you can take a quality modern semiauto (say, a SIG), cock it, and smack the hammer with a, er, hammer (or throw it on the ground), and it won't go off due to multiple redundant safety features. But if you pull the trigger, it's going bang.
johnbryanpeters
05-07-2008, 09:10 PM
was it a Lorcin?

No. It was a S&W 659, which has a nice big chunk of stainless between the hammer and the firing pin when decocked and it didn't discharge - just the idea scared me.

I shouldn't be losing control of my weapon, but it happens.

MikeD - Based on the number of derailleurs I have lost due to sticks on trails, I'd guess that the odds of one poking a trigger are somewhat greater than one in a million, but I understand your point.
MikeD
05-07-2008, 09:22 PM
Your derailleur is moving forward. I'd bet the chances of it snagging a stick in the cage are somewhat less if you drop one from chest height.

Like I said, they're designed to go bang when the trigger is pressed. You could toss a manual external safety on there, but that has its own liabilities, depending on the gun and anticipated use.