A Question For Beretta Jetfire Owners

K

Kentucky Rifle

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I just cleaned my Jetfire and it occurred to me that with a round in the chamber and the hammer completely down, if I dropped the pistol on it's hammer it might be enough to touch off the round. Has anyone else thought about this? I carry the little pistol with the hammer back one "click".

Will


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Mendacity is the system we live in.
 
Dang right, I've thought of it! I carried mine (it's on more-or-less permanent loan to my father in law) with the hammer back one click and the safety on (not recommending this for anyone else, don't you know). There was one time when I forgot to move the hammer back one click and - even though I certainly never dropped it - the primer of the round in the chamber showed a slight indentation after I carried the gun around in my pocket all day. Yikes!
 
I keep the pipe empty and carry it cocked for ease of racking one in the chamber. I'm too leary about having one in my pocket with a round in the chamber,esp. magsafes. I don't want to risk the family jewels!!!

[This message has been edited by ruger357 (edited August 09, 2000).]
 
Ruger,
You just HAD to remind me of what a MagSafe would do to the "family jewels". :) I won't be able to get that image off my mind for a few days!

Will

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Mendacity is the system we live in.
 
The safety is only good for the trigger... so I never use it. I keep one in the chamber with the hammer resting all the way down. I don't believe I'll EVER have a circumstance where the hammer will be hit so hard while in the resting position to trigger a shot. Thats just ME bear in mind. In a half-cocked position, I've accidently clicked the safety on... and I don't want the safety to even be an option for me. The safety won't move when the hammer's down. In my opinion, there's a BIGGER chance of a discharge from a hard knock with the hammer half cocked because the hammer already has potential energy stored from it being half cocked. And if a blow strong enough to drop the hammer occures when the hammer already has potential energy, then you're SCREWED. IMO, it's safer to just carry it resting on the round... no stored potential energy. Just practice cocking it quickly.

I also don't want a lot of crap collecting between the hammer and the pin, and I also worry about keeping a hammer cocked for extended periods of time. It's all just a bunch of calcuated risks with these little pistols.

Ben

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[This message has been edited by Ben (edited August 09, 2000).]
 
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