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SDC · February 11, 2008, 08:48 AM

A striker is basically just a firing-pin that is propelled by a compressed spring instead of a hammer, and the sear holds that firing-pin back in the "cocked" position until the trigger is pulled. I haven't handled an SR9, so can't help with that question.

February 11, 2008, 08:48 AM	#3
SDC Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2001 Location: People's Republic of Kanada Posts: 1,652	A striker is basically just a firing-pin that is propelled by a compressed spring instead of a hammer, and the sear holds that firing-pin back in the "cocked" position until the trigger is pulled. I haven't handled an SR9, so can't help with that question. __________________ Gun control in Canada: making the streets safer for rapists, muggers, and other violent criminals since 1936.