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September 3, 2007, 09:31 PM
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Join Date: September 1, 2007
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Half Cock?
I just aquired a Mossberg 500 and noticed that the hammer has a half cock notch and was wondering what its purpose is, or is it just something that just got added on for no reason.
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September 3, 2007, 09:44 PM
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Join Date: January 23, 2001
Location: People's Republic of Kanada
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Like most other designs with a half-cock, it's so that if the full-cock position gets worn to the point where the gun won't stay cocked anymore, the half-cock will catch the hammer instead of allowing it to fire the chambered round.
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September 4, 2007, 08:36 AM
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Join Date: December 14, 2004
Location: Maine
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Geeze, I thought it was just a pre-phaser, STUN setting.
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