Griffen
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This has been a really good, informative, and highly educational thread. Thanks to the OP for presenting the theme for consideration. A lot of the following comments have been highly informative as well. Obviously, there is a diversity of opinion and that is not surprising.
Having read this thread with great interest and also having been in the “workings” of many of my firearms, the difference between intrinsically safe, ready, and bang are incredibly small in all these firearms; all of them that I have been inside, anyway. Sear engagement, trigger design, etc. are all super small dimensionally. If a firearm has a “good trigger”, the overlap is generally small and the surfaces are highly polished. That doesn’t mean they are inherently unsafe; just that the tolerances are tight and the surface to surface area is quite small. After being inside them, I have given up the old designs in favor of Ruger New Vaquero’s tricked out a bit. They can’t match the nice old style single action triggers, but perform quite well.
My observations apply to modern firearms, including semi-autos, as well.
Makes one want to reconsider carry their Winchester 92 and the like at quarter cocked, as well. This is a good clip of how a lever action works. It is not surprising that it mimics the old SAA.
Be safe out there.
Having read this thread with great interest and also having been in the “workings” of many of my firearms, the difference between intrinsically safe, ready, and bang are incredibly small in all these firearms; all of them that I have been inside, anyway. Sear engagement, trigger design, etc. are all super small dimensionally. If a firearm has a “good trigger”, the overlap is generally small and the surfaces are highly polished. That doesn’t mean they are inherently unsafe; just that the tolerances are tight and the surface to surface area is quite small. After being inside them, I have given up the old designs in favor of Ruger New Vaquero’s tricked out a bit. They can’t match the nice old style single action triggers, but perform quite well.
My observations apply to modern firearms, including semi-autos, as well.
Makes one want to reconsider carry their Winchester 92 and the like at quarter cocked, as well. This is a good clip of how a lever action works. It is not surprising that it mimics the old SAA.
Be safe out there.