Following the POS, page-25

I had to look up some stuff Goldy and thought others might be interested re firing pin! Sounds like something that the greatest cop in history (SFPD Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan) would use!

Agree though with your sentiments re IVR but wish the bu@#ers would hurry up!


Two-piece striker (hammer with attached firing pin) on a Smith & Wesson Model 13 revolver.

A firing pin or striker is part of the firing mechanism used in a firearm or explosive device, designed to ignite combustions/detonations by delivering an impact force to shock-sensitive compounds known as primers. Firing pins may take many forms, though the types used in fuzes for single-use devices (such as landmines, artillery shells, cluster munitions and grenades) generally have a sharpened point. In contrast, firing pins used in firearms usually have a small, rounded portion designed to strike the primer of a cartridge, detonating the priming compound, which then ignites the propellant (inside) or fires the detonator and booster