Grump...A S&W Model 10 discharging when dropped on it's hammer? Not any modern version that I know of.
First of all I never said that it was a "modern" version, it was actually a vintage M-10 S&W and undoubtedly there was either a saftey issue with the older models or just this particular gun because the family filed a law suit against S&W and they settled the case for a six figure amount.
Rbernie...This is vitually impossible.
First of all I have no knowledge of the condition of the internals of this particular gun, it very well may have been messed with, damaged, or other wise unsafe, but I did get a look at it after the accident and you could clearly see damage to the hammer, beavertail,(due to the impact with the concrete) and also the slide and saftey lever(due to the slide slamming into the saftey when it fired) and I guess I should have mentioned that the damage on the slide and saftey clearly showed that it was either not fully engaged or was disslodged in the fall.
I only wish that I was such an expert that I can say that mechanical devices "can not fail".
If I know anything,
I know that any assembly of parts and components into a mechanical device no matter how well made or designed can, and under the right (or wrong) cicumstaces will fail!!!!!
The other explination for your replies is that you are calling me a liar, first of all, I DO NOT LIE I have always believed that if every one told the truth all of the time, the world would be a much better place. Secondly I have no reason to lie to a bunch of faceless nicknames on the enternet because I could care less about your opinion of me.
The facts of both of these events are just that, "facts" wheather you like it or not that is what happened. I have come to expect this from some of the members here ( we have so many EXPERTS) but now we have one of the Moderators claiming that things that can happen, can't.:banghead::banghead:
This is this! It's not something else, it's this!!!!!!!!!!!
ALWAYS REMEMBER OUR MEN AND WOMEN OVER THERE.