Firing hammerless from pocket

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Ruppert

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Anyone with experience firing a hammerless or hammer shrouded revolver from inside a pocket or handbag. Did the garment catch fire or simply smolder?

Anythoughts on the 7 shot S&W 242 hammerless L frame? How about the old Bianchi "Lightning" shrouded grips for K frames?

Thanks
 
Hi Rupert!

Welcome to TFL!

I've fired a M38 S&W from the pocket and the three cheap coats I sacrificed (Goodwill stuff) smouldered but didn't flame up. No experiance on purses. (just not a 90's sort of guy)

Giz
 
Why is the old Jerry Lee Lewis line, "....goodness, gracious great balls of fire...." running through my mind right now?

Sorry Ruppert, welcome to TFL. :D

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Gunslinger

We live in a time in which attitudes and deeds once respected as courageous and honorable are now scorned as being antiquated and subversive.
 
I tried it once in an old Air Force Greatcoat using an S&W .38 spl. The coat caught fire and I burned my knuckles with the flash.

I will reserve this method for the most dire of circumstances.
 
This is quite a subject but as you know Gunslinger has a theory or response on everything. You would just have to get to know this one to see his every day humor, I'm going to ask him if he ever shot a gun off in his pocket and see what his response from it was, I bet it wasn't "GREAT BALLS OF FIRE"
 
One of the gun magazines had an article about firing a revolver from inside a pocket. The coats used were pretty well "ruent" after the shot. None caught fire as I remember, but the pocket area was pretty well shreded to the point that there was nothing that would stay in what was the pocket.




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"If there be treachery, let there be jehad!"
 
Are you guys trying this at an indoor range? I have a hard time believing that the average R.O. condones this.

Anyway, what were you aiming at? Did you have a target set up or were you just firing to test it out?
 
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