Steyr S-Series for CCW?

[George Hill]

I am not aware of any actual documented account of mechanical failure resulting in an AD. However I am sure there are several ND's where the guy said he never pulled the trigger.

So far there has been no name calling, and this is a good thing. Let's keep it that way.

 

[michiganfan]

That thread by Zundfolge on TFL. is excellent and well worth the read for anybody that has a Steyr or thinking of getting one. it certainly made me feel better about carrying one in the pipe.

 

[cornbread2]

To those that assume I am posting BS you really need to have a close look at your pistol and tell me just what would happen if the sear failed or the tab on the striker broke. I have seen more than one Steyr pistol that would go full auto and one that would fire if you pryed up on the slide. I personaly seen and tested these pistols. Even if I had not seen this I would know better than carry a Steyr with a loaded chamber and anyone that knows what I know would not do so.



Combine a slightly short sear with a little play in the slide to frame fit and you have a very dangerous problem. That is not so hard to comprehend if you understand the design of this pistol.


Most every other modern design and the almost 100 year old 1911 have some sort or device to prevent the fall of the hammer or striker if the sear failed. The Steyr and a few junk striker fired pistols such as the Jennings and Lorcin type pistols are the only ones that lack such a feature. Most modern DA and DAO pistols have an extra safety device such as a firing pin lock even though they are not needed as much as they are on a SA design.


In every single discussion about this all of you claim that the sear can not fail or the tab just CANT break but a few of you do know that IF this happened the pistol WOULD fire.


I can't see why anyone would risk carring such a dangerous piece since there are many other modern designs that are almost imposible to have an AD with. These other pistols shoot just as well or better than the Steyr so there is no excuse to carry any pistol that has even a remote chance of having an AD.

If Steyr would redesign this pistol and add a SLIDE mounted firing pin lock I would carry one and not worry about it but untill then I think more about my safety and those around me than to carry a pistol that is just an accident waiting to happen.

 

[George Hill]

I'm getting worried here. It's possible that the fuel line in my Subaru could break and fill my engine with gasoline and start a huge fire.

I'm also worried that European Mars Probes might fall back to Earth and hit me.

And I am also worried that this thread has outlived it's usefullness.

Closed before someone crosses the line and gets into trouble.