Idea for safety
I don’t know if it’s been done before, but I just got this crazy idea for a safety that I just had to share before I go out 😀
I don’t really know how to explain it, but I borrowed Marc’s (I hope you don’t mind, Marc) drawing to show you, I think it kind of explains itself.
It’s basically a cylinder with a flat grind in the middle, located slightly under the hammer sear, rotating it’s flat grind parallel to the back of the hammer sear to allow the hammer sear to move downwards when turning the safety off, and held in place by the ball detent on the bottom.
As you’ve probably noticed, this would require some modifications of the frame, and I don’t know exactly if it would interfere with the front grip, but you can always move that forward.
This new kind of safety would allow a more convenient safety flip, located on the side of the trigger housing, kind of like the ones usually found on handguns. On top of that, the simple rotational movement of the safety is much less prone to failure and/or “hanging” than the one we have now.
Give me some feedback on this, would anyone consider implementing it?
Unfortunately, I don’t have the equipment yet to actually realise this modification.
Oh yeah, if it’s been done before, please remove this thread to minimize my embarassment 😆
Grts,
Bart
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Why not do what some powder burners do–lock the trigger itself.
SCHEMATIC of my Browning .22 Semi-Auto rifle (resolution sucks). 🙁
The crossbolt type safety goes all the way through the frame and clicks to the left (off) or right (on). It is a very positive safety.
Thanks, but it’s actually not that impressive.
It’s way too simple for me to be getting kudos.
It’s actually more of a disgrace for the AirForce development team to not have figured that one out, than an honour for me to have stumbled upon a better method.
I’m just an average engineering student, I shouldn’t be outsmarting an entire research and development team…
Grts,
Bart
P.S.: However, if someone decides to implement it, I would gladly take credit by having it called the “Bart’s Ultimate Talon Safety” 😈
I think I do Shadoh, but the current safety doesn’t incorporate that either, if you pull the trigger and then release the safety, the gun will fire.
I just wanted to remove the buggy safety that we have now and replace it with something that will work smoothely and without misfires.
If you want a true safety, like you suggest (with good reason), I’m afraid you will have to redesign the entire trigger assembly.
P.S.: I might be wrong, I’m not entirely sober at the moment.
Grts,
Bart
One consideration to make when designing a safety is that if the trigger is pulled while the safety is on that the gun doesnt fire when you let off the safety. By that I mean that the safety almost has to push up a tad on the hammer and release the downward pressure on the sear. It cant just block the hammer from dropping it needs to also allow the sear to hold the hammer even if the trigger has been pulled. Im not explaining it well but I think you will understand what Im saying.
great idea, lever safety. Maybe could be incorporated into a trigger guard like WOK is working on so as not to have to modify the frame; acting on the bottom side of the sear or hammer.
Wow!
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I shouldn’t be outsmarting an entire research and development team…
Many of us have asked this question, and were still perplexed. Not sure they have a research, development “Team”. We’re still waiting for the multi shot modification 😆 That would make them some serious after market monies. Along with bringing them up to speed with the rest of the industry.