The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - What use is a manual safety on a single action pistol in Condition 2? (Hammer forward)

bamaranger · December 30, 2019, 12:05 AM

If all features are as described, I see no advantage. You can't cycle the gun to chamber a round, as from condition zero, and one can't manually cock the gun from condition two, without disengaging the safety first, which adds an extra step prior to making the gun ready for action.

December 30, 2019, 12:05 AM	#8
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 7,351	as described If all features are as described, I see no advantage. You can't cycle the gun to chamber a round, as from condition zero, and one can't manually cock the gun from condition two, without disengaging the safety first, which adds an extra step prior to making the gun ready for action.