. The breech-loader and how to use it . Greeners Trigger Safety. from the consequences of an accidental dis-charge. They are of various kinds: some actautomatically, others require to be moved on andoff by the user of the gun ; some lock thetumblers, some the scears, and some the well-made hammerless gun is safer than a gunwith hammers—that is to say, it is not so liableto accidental discharge as the hammer gun ; con-sequently, the necessity for saifety bolts is notapparent. To make doubly sure, a self-acting bolt,which, by means of a spring, intercepts thetumbler or hammer, should
. The breech-loader and how to use it . Greeners Trigger Safety. from the consequences of an accidental dis-charge. They are of various kinds: some actautomatically, others require to be moved on andoff by the user of the gun ; some lock thetumblers, some the scears, and some the well-made hammerless gun is safer than a gunwith hammers—that is to say, it is not so liableto accidental discharge as the hammer gun ; con-sequently, the necessity for saifety bolts is notapparent. To make doubly sure, a self-acting bolt,which, by means of a spring, intercepts thetumbler or hammer, should it be jarred from cock,is often provided ; when the trigger is pulled, italso is moved, and the tumbler, instead of beingcaught by it, is free to reach the cap or striker. A And How to Use It. 35. O D 2 36 The Breech-Loader, second scear, acting quite independently of theprimary scear, effects the same purpose. It is also usual to provide a bolt which locksthe triggers so that they cannot be pulled. Thisshould be independent—that is to say, it should notbe so arranged as to automatically lock the triggersevery time the gun is opened. Such an articleis a nuisance, and lessens the advantages of thehammerless gun. A safety, such as that illustrated,which bolts the triggers effectually, and is easilyput on and off with the thumb, is much betterthan a safety on the top of the break-off or grip ofthe gun, as illustrated in the A. and D. Hammer-less, for these all weaken the gun-stock, some veryconsiderably, at its weakest point. Those whichare worked by a spring to put them on and offautomatically by gripping the gun are likely toget out of order, and not be on when it is ex-pected that they are. They also prevent one fromcarrying the gun with comfort. STANDARD WEIGHTS, LENGTHS,
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