EverHopeful wrote: Hi Gerard, I'm sure you've checked, but just to keep up general awareness for others that read through this thread...
Any mass added to the trigger blade increases the chances that a bump will move the trigger. Couple that with a light single stage with short travel and the chances of an accidental discharge increase. A set screw in the frame for adjusting over-travel has the advantage of not adding to the mass of the trigger blade. There are always trade-offs between trigger safety and ease of use, so it's important to test under safe conditions and make sure you're comfortable with the safety margin for the intended use of the gun.
Not too preachy. Safety is a serious business and needs mentioning. Hadn't thought of it actually, much less checked... so I'll check now.......... Okay, I've banged on the grip and on the padded stock and the main tube as hard as I could from every available direction, actually hurting my hand a bit. No accidental discharge. And I really doubt it'd be possible even if I were to drop the gun. Though I did the standard slight shave and polish to reduce the depth of sear engagement with the hammer (otherwise it tends to drag on the hammer causing inconsistent velocities, depending upon how tightly one tightens the rear grip frame bolt) there isn't the slightest sense of it being unsafe. Thinking about it I can't imagine which part of it could fail to remain steady under some sort of impact. I suppose if I were to smash the gun with a heavy hammer from the bottom that could cause the sear to jump out from in front of the hammer owing to its slightly unbalanced mass before and aft the pivot... but I doubt it. Probably damage the scope long before that happened, judging from the impacts I just smacked it with. I think if someone's set things up badly in a mechanical sense then accidental discharges might be possible, or even easy, but that's just bad workmanship.
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