S&W PPK/S

[ambassador]

Is the decocker also considered a safety?

 

[ambassador]

Is the decocker also considered a safety?

 

[handgunner356]

Yes, Decocker/manual safety lever.

 

[remat457]

Decocker does not spring back up, it stays down in the "safe" position until manually raised to "fire."

 

[HEADKNOCKER]

"Revolver"??

 

[Jim H]

Is the decocker also considered a safety?

Well, that depends...

YES- if your model has a lever that can be left down in a 'safety' position. Most S&W Traditional Double Action models can do this.

NO - if the the trigger is not blocked after decocking. Decock-only Rugers, S&W models 1076 and 4576, Sig-Sauer and other models have a spring-returned, frame-mounted decocking lever that leaves the pistol ready to fire.

MAYBE - you can say that a decocked gun is 'safer' since it requires a heavier trigger pull like an un-cocked revolver.

Originally posted by remat457:
Decocker does not spring back up, it stays down in the "safe" position until manually raised to "fire."

Most S&W autos with slide-mounted lever allow you to leave the lever in the down, or 'safe' position, or put it back up in the 'decock' position, but depending on your manufacturer and model, the Slide-mounted lever action may be different!

Ruger pistols are offered with a choice of "safety" and "decocker" actions. With a safety the lever can be left down, but with a decocker it springs back up to 'ready' after decocking.

Pistols with a frame-mounted decocker lever, for instance the S&W 1076, 4576 and the Sig Sauer line, spring back after decocking.

 

[NCTexan]

MAYBE - you can say that a decocked gun is 'safer' since it requires a heavier trigger pull like an un-cocked revolver.

With all the discussion on what is a true "safety"... maybe we need to coin another feature called a "safer".

Then the trigger dongle on a Glock or the grip device on a XD would be called a "safer"... and we could all agree.

 

[remat457]

Originally posted by Jim H:

Most S&W autos with slide-mounted lever allow you to leave the lever in the down, or 'safe' position, or put it back up in the 'decock' position, but depending on your manufacturer and model, the Slide-mounted lever action may be different!

You are, of course, correct. However, per the thread title the OP was asking specifically about the PPK/S.

 

[remat457]

Originally posted by HEADKNOCKER:
"Revolver"??

Are you asking about my sig line?

 

[Jim H]

Originally posted by remat457:

You are, of course, correct. However, per the thread title the OP was asking specifically about the PPK/S.

Oops, I must have forgotten the subject line.

Thanks,
Jim