Easy Revolver Question

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I have very little experiance with revolvers. Besides internal safeties do revolvers such as the S&W 642 or the 340PD have a safety which will not allow the gun to fire if the trigger is pressed?
 
That's correct...point and pull...that simple. One good reason to learn gun safety is to use a revolver.
 
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I was asking because I've been shooting most of my life, in the military and elsewhere, but only carrying a year. I'm looking for a light reliable gun. Something that's comfortable in the summer.

I'm concerned about the external safety, even though, as soon as I get home my gun goes straight from me to the digital lock box. I have four kids ages 1 through 13. The oldest three have gone shooting with me many times and are allowed to see the guns anytime they ask(to remove the curiosity factor). But because I can't carry at work I don't always leave the house with the gun so there have been a few times I could have carried elsewhere but just forgot to bring a gun. It's that forgetful action that concerns me. I'm concerned that If I can forget to bring the gun, that maybe someday I'll get distracted from placing the gun in the box.

Also I asked my 4 year old if he knew the differance between a real gun and a pretend gun and he did a good job answering with out promting.

So that's it, just wanted to explain my concern.
 
It's that forgetful action that concerns me. I'm concerned that If I can forget to bring the gun, that maybe someday I'll get distracted from placing the gun in the box.
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You can let these concerns eat you up (that's not to say you shouldn't take 100% caution). If you can forget to place a semi-auto in the box, maybe you'll also forget to place it on safety.

I'd rather a 4-year-old found a revolver that lacked a safety but had a heavy trigger than a semi-auto that I forgot to place on safety. Well, I rather neither happened, but you know what I mean.
 
One of the great advantages of revolvers is that they don't have safeties. In a defensive gun you want to be able to pick it up and know that it will shoot with just a pull of the trigger.

The S&W Model 40 and 42 had a grip safety similar to the grip safety on 1911 style autos. Those old Centennials which were produced from the 1950's into the 1970's are still around on the used market. I am not sure if the grip safety would offer the kind of child resistance you are looking for.

Bill
 
Not only do you need to educate all your children about what to do if they see your gun around your home, but what to do if they see one around a friend's home, and what to do if the see someone else find one.

It's not enough to teach them to never to touch a gun without permission and/or guidance of an adult, but also to quicky find a grownup if they see someone else find one.

My daughter was 6 when I first started carrying. From the first time she saw one of my guns, continuing on today whenever we go out shooting, I have her tell me the rules of gun safety and what she'd do if she found a gun somewhere (whether alone or with friends).


No matter how many safeties, locks, locked-boxes, closets etc. you may use to keep a useable gun out of your kids' hands, there is always a chance (no matter how small a chance) that they will still find themselves in possession of one. If you teach them right, and raise them right, there still won't be a problem.

Whether its guns, alchol, cigarettes, drugs or whatever, I don't rely on my kids not being ABLE to do the wrong thing, but on having raised them properly so they KNOW what the wrong thing is, and being responsible enough to not WANT to do it.

I'm proud to say that it's worked so far. Kids aren't perfect, but are probably better people than I am.
 
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