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gak · September 18, 2011, 02:17 PM

Some have said they like it a lot. Others have indicated especially under heavy use (such as that given cowboy action shooting (CAS)) the bits that make up the transfer bar system don't hold up--especially compared to tranfser bar'd Rugers--which are all Ruger SAs since 1973. The transfer bar is a plate that is actuated up or down by hammer movement to block (or permit as the case may be) hammer follow-through and strike of the firing pin and hence cartridge primer. It is designed to only lower enough for firing (ie, completing that process) when the trigger is pulled--and NOT, for instance, with a slipped hammer or an unintentional blow to the hammer (when already back) such as dropping the gun.

Most Beretta-made guns via Uberti have the traditional (Colt SAA style) hammer-mounted firing pin, with no transfer bar. This "requires" (strongly suggests for safety) that only five cartridges be loaded, leaving the empty chamber under the hammer/firing pin. IIRC, among the Uberti-made guns, only the Beretta-labeled ones such as the Stampede have the t-bar. The Brazilian-made Taurus Gaucho--now all but defunct--also has a transfer bar mechanism.

September 18, 2011, 02:17 PM	#2
gak Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2005 Location: Aridzona Posts: 2,767	Some have said they like it a lot. Others have indicated especially under heavy use (such as that given cowboy action shooting (CAS)) the bits that make up the transfer bar system don't hold up--especially compared to tranfser bar'd Rugers--which are all Ruger SAs since 1973. The transfer bar is a plate that is actuated up or down by hammer movement to block (or permit as the case may be) hammer follow-through and strike of the firing pin and hence cartridge primer. It is designed to only lower enough for firing (ie, completing that process) when the trigger is pulled--and NOT, for instance, with a slipped hammer or an unintentional blow to the hammer (when already back) such as dropping the gun. Most Beretta-made guns via Uberti have the traditional (Colt SAA style) hammer-mounted firing pin, with no transfer bar. This "requires" (strongly suggests for safety) that only five cartridges be loaded, leaving the empty chamber under the hammer/firing pin. IIRC, among the Uberti-made guns, only the Beretta-labeled ones such as the Stampede have the t-bar. The Brazilian-made Taurus Gaucho--now all but defunct--also has a transfer bar mechanism. Last edited by gak; September 18, 2011 at 02:25 PM.