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Originally Posted by boscobeans
"But there are 2 ways to lower the hammer: 1) with the decocker"
Right two ways.. But using the decocker would be ENGAGING the safety.
Once the safety is engaged there is no way that the hammer will stay in the cocked position, it will always fall to the hammer block. If the safety is disengaged the hammer will stay cocked until you PULL TRIGGER or ENGAGE THE SAFETY.
bosco
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Yep, that's right. But then you can drop the hammer with the decocker/safety and THEN disengage the safety, which will leave the hammer down and the safety off. This is all pretty clear - what is not clear is the recall statement.
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Originally Posted by boscobeans
Clarification from WALTHER....
When you have your pistol loaded with 1 in the chamber and the gun is on SAFE (meaning there is a hammer block holding the hammer back a fraction of an inch) there can be a discharge when the hammer travels that fraction of an inch from the blocked position when you disengage the safety.
Sounds like the hammer block (safety) is more of a sear and instead of rolling the hammer down it drops it like a rock.
bosco
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That does not make sense to me, but then I am not all that familiar with the new PPK's. It would seem that if that very small movement of the hammer when the safety is released could cause an AD, then a blow to the hammer with the safety off could do the same - and would be more likely. But then maybe the firing pin block is linked to the safety somehow - although that does not make sense to me.