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Most modern guns sold in the United States contain trigger safety mechanisms (for semiautomatic and bolt-action rifles, as well as pump firearms), cylinder safety mechanisms (for revolvers) or hammer safety mechanisms (for semiautomatic handguns) that will prevent the gun from discharging accidentally. In any firearm other than a revolver, you can engage the safety only when the weapon is cocked and ready to fire. The safety is located around the trigger or the hammer, in a position where the shooter can disengage it with either the thumb or index finger of his shooting hand. Manufacturers design most firearms for right-handed shooters.
Instructions
1.Locate the cylinder safety mechanism on your revolver. This is usually on the left side of the weapon, behind the trigger. You engage it by sliding it forward with your thumb, and disengage it by sliding it backward.
2.Find the trigger safety mechanism for your semiautomatic rifle, bolt-action rifle or pump-action shotgun. Manufacturers generally integrate the trigger safety into the trigger ring housing, either in front of the trigger where your trigger finger will rest in a safe position while you're not shooting, or behind the trigger. You engage such a safety by pressing the button in from the left side of the firearm. You disengage it by pressing the button with your trigger finger from the right side of the weapon.
3.Engage the hammer safety mechanism for your semiautomatic pistol. The safety prevents the hammer from falling and striking the firing pin. You will usually find this safety on the left side of the pistol just below the hammer. You engage it by flipping the lever up with the thumb of your shooting hand (for right-handed individuals), but only when the hammer is in the firing position, or cocked.
4.Look for the red band. The trigger safety mechanisms on most shotguns, semiautomatic and bolt-action rifles each have a red band on the button that is visible on the left side of the firearm when the safety is in the off position. Sponsored Links
Tips & Warnings
Manufacturers numbering more than 1,000 make several models of various firearms, many to unique specifications. Some do not include safety mechanisms as the steps describe and others have unique safety systems. You should receive training specific to your weapon whenever possible when you buy a new firearm.
Know all of the safety features of your guns. Some contain several. The single-action Colt .45 semiautomatic pistol, for instance, has in addition to the hammer safety a grip safety that will not allow the weapon to fire unless it is in the grip of a person, and a half-cock safety position for the hammer that will prevent discharge even if you drop the pistol butt-first onto the hammer.
Many gun manufacturers make firearms specifically designed for left-handed shooters; these weapons in essence are mirror images of those made for right-handed individuals. However, such guns can be costly and hard to find. As a result, most left-handed shooters resort to using standard firearms designed for right-handed people. For this type of left-handed shooter, you cannot click the on/off button for a trigger safety mechanism into the off position with your shooting finger; you cannot engage or disengage the lever for a hammer safety mechanism or the slide for a cylinder safety mechanism with the thumb of your shooting hand. For left-handed shooters, you will have to use your right hand to engage or disengage the safeties.
Always engage the safety mechanism when your firearm is loaded and cocked but you are not prepared to shoot.
Never point your weapon at any person or personal property even with the safety engaged. The only safe position in which to hold a loaded gun is to point it at the ground---and not at your feet or anyone else's. Do not emulate TV actors and point the weapon into the air; bullets fired into the air have to come down somewhere.
A left-handed shooter should never fire any semiautomatic weapon from the hip, or off to his left side, because the ejected bullet casing may strike him in the face, and the spent casing is very hot immediately after firing.
Instructions
1.Locate the cylinder safety mechanism on your revolver. This is usually on the left side of the weapon, behind the trigger. You engage it by sliding it forward with your thumb, and disengage it by sliding it backward.
2.Find the trigger safety mechanism for your semiautomatic rifle, bolt-action rifle or pump-action shotgun. Manufacturers generally integrate the trigger safety into the trigger ring housing, either in front of the trigger where your trigger finger will rest in a safe position while you're not shooting, or behind the trigger. You engage such a safety by pressing the button in from the left side of the firearm. You disengage it by pressing the button with your trigger finger from the right side of the weapon.
3.Engage the hammer safety mechanism for your semiautomatic pistol. The safety prevents the hammer from falling and striking the firing pin. You will usually find this safety on the left side of the pistol just below the hammer. You engage it by flipping the lever up with the thumb of your shooting hand (for right-handed individuals), but only when the hammer is in the firing position, or cocked.
4.Look for the red band. The trigger safety mechanisms on most shotguns, semiautomatic and bolt-action rifles each have a red band on the button that is visible on the left side of the firearm when the safety is in the off position. Sponsored Links
Tips & Warnings
Manufacturers numbering more than 1,000 make several models of various firearms, many to unique specifications. Some do not include safety mechanisms as the steps describe and others have unique safety systems. You should receive training specific to your weapon whenever possible when you buy a new firearm.
Know all of the safety features of your guns. Some contain several. The single-action Colt .45 semiautomatic pistol, for instance, has in addition to the hammer safety a grip safety that will not allow the weapon to fire unless it is in the grip of a person, and a half-cock safety position for the hammer that will prevent discharge even if you drop the pistol butt-first onto the hammer.
Many gun manufacturers make firearms specifically designed for left-handed shooters; these weapons in essence are mirror images of those made for right-handed individuals. However, such guns can be costly and hard to find. As a result, most left-handed shooters resort to using standard firearms designed for right-handed people. For this type of left-handed shooter, you cannot click the on/off button for a trigger safety mechanism into the off position with your shooting finger; you cannot engage or disengage the lever for a hammer safety mechanism or the slide for a cylinder safety mechanism with the thumb of your shooting hand. For left-handed shooters, you will have to use your right hand to engage or disengage the safeties.
Always engage the safety mechanism when your firearm is loaded and cocked but you are not prepared to shoot.
Never point your weapon at any person or personal property even with the safety engaged. The only safe position in which to hold a loaded gun is to point it at the ground---and not at your feet or anyone else's. Do not emulate TV actors and point the weapon into the air; bullets fired into the air have to come down somewhere.
A left-handed shooter should never fire any semiautomatic weapon from the hip, or off to his left side, because the ejected bullet casing may strike him in the face, and the spent casing is very hot immediately after firing.
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