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Dreaming100Straight · April 22, 2014, 01:04 AM

"Mossbergs have an actual firing-pin block, or something like it ... not sure about others. "

Wrong. With the safety on, the connector keeps the trigger block from rotating so that the trigger may be pulled so as to release the sear holding the hammer down. If you drop or the gun is otherwise suddenly jostled, that sear can still slip off of the hammer.

April 22, 2014, 01:04 AM	#16
Dreaming100Straight Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2013 Posts: 1,235	"Mossbergs have an actual firing-pin block, or something like it ... not sure about others. " Wrong. With the safety on, the connector keeps the trigger block from rotating so that the trigger may be pulled so as to release the sear holding the hammer down. If you drop or the gun is otherwise suddenly jostled, that sear can still slip off of the hammer. Last edited by Dreaming100Straight; April 22, 2014 at 01:53 AM.