Ever discharge a firearm while using a decocker?
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I'm willing to bet you will get zero positives to this question. Both the slide and frame type decockers are so redundant in their operation that the chance of firing would be phenomenally low.
If you can't trust a device like a decocker, you shouldn't trust a device like a gun-any gun.
If you can't trust a device like a decocker, you shouldn't trust a device like a gun-any gun.
Never had it fire on me, but, have a CZ-52 that will bounce a pencil out of the barrel when using the decocker...and mine is not the only one. So that one never gets decocked using the decocker.
Moral of the story...if it is mechanical, and made by man, sometime, somewhere it will fail.
Always keep your gun pointed in a very safe direction when decocking...downrange is best.
Have never heard of this problem on modern guns, but someday the modern guns will be the old guns.
bob
Moral of the story...if it is mechanical, and made by man, sometime, somewhere it will fail.
Always keep your gun pointed in a very safe direction when decocking...downrange is best.
Have never heard of this problem on modern guns, but someday the modern guns will be the old guns.
bob
This was from a gun-rag article so..
...take it with a grain of salt, esp. since I'm relying on a my memory of events from 17+? years ago. I believe that some of the very early Ruger P-85s had to be recalled for that reason. Only about two of them were known to have AD'd--the decocker falied to keep the hammer off the firing pin, so it's hard to think of this as user a induced negigent discharge. And IIRC the guns were both pointed in a safe direction when this happened, so no injuries!
...take it with a grain of salt, esp. since I'm relying on a my memory of events from 17+? years ago. I believe that some of the very early Ruger P-85s had to be recalled for that reason. Only about two of them were known to have AD'd--the decocker falied to keep the hammer off the firing pin, so it's hard to think of this as user a induced negigent discharge. And IIRC the guns were both pointed in a safe direction when this happened, so no injuries!
I hate to be the one to break the news but I did have a gun discharge using the decocker. I had rented a Beretta .380 (model 84) at my local indoor range and after inserting a mag, releasing the slide and then pressing the decocker, bam, it happened! The muzzle of course was pointing downrange so no potential for a tragedy but I have to say that it scared the h*** out of me. To say that I am extra cautious in using a decocker these days is a gross understatement although I don't think it will ever happen again, once in a lifetime is enough.
Good memeory. I should have remembered that one. My P 85 went back to get fixed. It was a broken firing pin that caused the AD when the p85 was decocked. Ruger did an immediate fix on the problem.
Here is a site that lists various firearms recalls, something yo should be familiar with when looking at used guns.
http://www.firearmsid.com/Recalls/Firearm Recall Index.htm
bob
I have never had it happen to me, and it is very rare, but wartime P.38's have been known to break the safety and fire when decocked using the safety. When that happens, they go full auto and empty the magazine. I heard that that happened to an agent in an office of one of our better known federal LE agencies. He was, for some reason, carrying a P.38, and when he loaded it and dropped the hammer, a series of loud noises ensued, followed by a deep silence. Luckily, no one was injured.
Jim
Jim
george miller
New member
nope. did see something that looked painful.was at a range some time ago and heard several bangs followed by a scrill holler.seems some idiot tried releasing the hammer on a apparant live one-with his cocking thumb.
Mike Irwin
Staff
Nope.