New feature from Springfield

[Wayward]

I was in my local gun store the other day and saw a blue Loaded Springfield that I thought had an aftermarket ambi safety. The thumb paddels were quite wide and thick unlike the ambi safety on my TRP's.

The clerk assured me that it was a brand new pistol , model PX960XL, straight from Springfield. There was a yellow tag attatched to the trigger gaurd stating that the pistol was equiped with the "SFS - Safety Fast Shooting" decocker hammer system.

Here's how it works. Rack the slide so that the hammer is cocked. Then push the hammer forward with your finger which also brings the thumb safety up into the safe position. When your ready to fire, flick the thumb safety off which brings the hammer back to the cocked position ready to fire.

I wouldn't want this on my pistols as it adds more parts but this could be a godsend for lovers of the 1911 who fear "cocked and locked" carry.

 

[blades67]

The SFS system has been available for the Hi-Power for a few years now. The owner of this company just bought Smith & Wesson. I wouldn't call it a "godsend", a curse maybe.

 

[Jim V]

I did not know the company that makes the SFS is the company that bought S&W. Cylinder and Slide has been offering the system for a number of years and Gun Parts offers the kits.

I would not buy a pistol just because it had the system installed, I have no problem with C&L. If I was worried about that carry and wanted the 1911 platform, I'd look at the Para-Ord LDA.

 

[kingknives]

Ever since I've seen the SFS I've thought.....

"Another terrific solution, to a non-existent problem".

 

[Watch-Six]

No thanks.

 

[George Hill]

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I was incorrect... After recieved an email from someone who I will not mention, this is clear to me that my opinion was indeed incorrect.
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[Sundance]

blade67...you are out of your mind...Cylinder and Slide makes the SFS kit. Some company named something like Safety Hammer bought S&W. No relation that I am aware of.

And George...I have not examined these two systems internally but that surprises me that the SFS and the LDA are so similar. I just recently got to pull the trigger on an LDA and I was extremely surprised at the lightness of it. I don't understand how it can be so light, yet have enough energy to fall and dent a primer. Please explain how these two systems work so I can understand your "ripoff" statement.

And Wayward...I would stick with the tried and true single action cocked and locked 1911. There is never nor will their ever be a better fighting pistol.

 

[George Hill]

I was incorrect in my above post.

While there are some similarities in what they do - there are differences enough to give them both there own jurisdictions.

How they do this and keep everything so light feeling is that the gun is cocked, and the tension from the mainspring is held in check while the mechanism manipulates the hammer without the added force needed to fire. It is not really a Double Action - but a mutant single action. Notice that there is no ability to pull the trigger and drop the hammer a second time? This is because you need to recock that mainspring again. This isn't a problem... Many guns don't let you "drop the hammer" twice, like the Glock for example. Yes, I know the Glock doesn't have a "HAMMER" but you know what I mean.