How do you uncock a single action pistol
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killer45auto
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actually monkeyleg is correct the correct way on all 1911 guns is to dry fire it ,damage to the sear will result if you slowly release the hammer.If you want further info on this it can be found in Bill wilson`s book .He points out that the fastest way to ruin a new trigger job on a 1911 is to lower the hammer without letting it fall on its on.I have even taled this over with local gunsmiths and cam up with the same answer!
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killer45auto
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dang i need to fire my spelling checker in my previous post!
Rich, I bought my P14-45 about six months ago brand new out of the box and I was able to lower it all the way using the method described without encountering any half cock position. Repeated the same procedure with my Hi-Power and it got stuck on the half cock position every time. The Browning is a much older model given to me by my wife's uncle -- he claims it is the gun he carried in the service back in the 1950's.
With regard to leaving it cocked and locked ... After a day at the range, I field strip the gun to clean it and after I'm done and put it back together again, the hammer is in cocked position. When putting it back in the safe, I would prefer to have the hammer down position.
With regard to leaving it cocked and locked ... After a day at the range, I field strip the gun to clean it and after I'm done and put it back together again, the hammer is in cocked position. When putting it back in the safe, I would prefer to have the hammer down position.
There is really no reason to let the hammer down on a loaded chamber. Carry cocked and locked, fast, safe and secure. If you want to let the hammer down on an empty chamber, make sure that the mag and the chamber are empty, point the pistol in a safe non threatening direction and pull the trigger.
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With my Para-Ordnance P14-45 I'm in the HABIT of dropping the mag, clearing the round still in the pipe, then pulling the slide back again and inspecting the chamber JUST TO BE SURE, then I dry fire in a SAFE direction.
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bad_dad_brad
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Don't care much for "old fashioned" single action pistols or revolvers except for fun. I do have a little Beretta .25 Jetfire. With saftey on, tilt up the barrel (nice feature only on Beretta blowbacks) remove the round, drop the mag, turn the safety off, put your thumb on the hammer, depress the trigger, and in a slow controlled manner let the hammer down (care not to stop at half cock, or you will repeat the whole thing). Easy on a little gun, a bit trickier on a larger one. Practice.
Use the same extreme care in dropping the hammer on a loaded (god forbid) DA revolver (modern hammers do help to avoid accidents - but how else do you do it if you are stupid enough to cock it and not fire it) that you would with any SA pistol. Can't imagine dry firing to lower the hammer unless the gun's design does not allow any other way ?
Did I mention modern de-cockers scare the crap out of me. Anyone else? Just doesn't seem safe.
Use the same extreme care in dropping the hammer on a loaded (god forbid) DA revolver (modern hammers do help to avoid accidents - but how else do you do it if you are stupid enough to cock it and not fire it) that you would with any SA pistol. Can't imagine dry firing to lower the hammer unless the gun's design does not allow any other way ?
Did I mention modern de-cockers scare the crap out of me. Anyone else? Just doesn't seem safe.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Russell92:
Very Very Carefully!!!
i think dry firing the gun is a strange way to just get the hammer down.
all i do is manually decock the gun by putting my shooting hand's thumb on the hammer, i pull the trigger and then i slowly lower the hammer.
On some guns this is hard to do if the gun is too big in my hand so then i just do it extra carefully by also putting my non shooting thumb on the hammer also. [/quote]
I guess I'm confused. First you say that dry firing is a "strange" way to lower the hammer on an empty gun. Next, you go on to explain an even stranger, and far more difficult method! For almost any centerfire handgun, dry firing will do no harm, and it's certainly the easiest way to drop the hammer.
Very Very Carefully!!!
i think dry firing the gun is a strange way to just get the hammer down.
all i do is manually decock the gun by putting my shooting hand's thumb on the hammer, i pull the trigger and then i slowly lower the hammer.
On some guns this is hard to do if the gun is too big in my hand so then i just do it extra carefully by also putting my non shooting thumb on the hammer also. [/quote]
I guess I'm confused. First you say that dry firing is a "strange" way to lower the hammer on an empty gun. Next, you go on to explain an even stranger, and far more difficult method! For almost any centerfire handgun, dry firing will do no harm, and it's certainly the easiest way to drop the hammer.