But for the fact that the OP fired another 200 rounds with out this happening again, hammer follow is unlikely. Hammer follow would have happened again a least a few if not numerous times.
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But for the fact that the OP fired another 200 rounds with out this happening again, hammer follow is unlikely. Hammer follow would have happened again a least a few if not numerous times.
Is it less hard on the gun to do the hammer follow test with snap-caps?
With snap caps you don't get the full force slam / jar to cause the slip on the full cock notch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
Scary as shit. My bud had a shotgun go off when he pumped it between clay birds. No finger on the trigger. After all the "wtf"s and "holy shit"s he did it over and over again.
Edit: What i mean is that every time he pumped the shotgun, it went off. We were testing it before continuing with the clay birds.
This happened 10 years ago or so. It was a HUGE lesson for me.
Then how did it happen with live ammo in the chamber? Are you saying it can still happen with ammo (obviously) but it's more likely to happen (and then be discovered) when empty?Quote:
Originally Posted by SideShow Bob
I've had a stuck firing pin go full auto (luckily with only three rounds left in the magazine) due to a filthy pistol. And a slam fire from a protruding primer.
A hammer follow would be a mechanical problem that would have repeated itself while continuing shooting.
The empty chamber test is what should be done sparingly, usually after trigger work is done or for a suspected problem.
And yes, it is more likely to be found when the slide is dropped on an empty chamber.
I cannot understand why racking the slide would be considered hard on the gun?
It's not racking the slide , it is letting it slam home on an empty chamber that is not good for it. Without stripping a round & chambering to slow the momentum, the slide slams home under full force of the recoil spring. This will cause wear, peening and eventually breakage of the associated parts of the slide, barrel, barrel lugs, link and slide stop shaft.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wulf202
And with the title of "Grand Master Know it all" you shouldn't need to ask this ! [Coffee]
Dropping the slide on an empty chamber messes up your high dollar trigger job on a 1911, or so I've read.
Something about battering the sear, or sear bounce, or some such. It may not be hard on a stock gun, but after you just paid for a trigger job you don't want to be dropping the slide on an empty chamber over and over.
I saw all this too late last night, I'll test it out tonight and report back.