“With the hammer in the quarter- and half-cock positions, the gun “could not be made to fire without a pull of the trigger,” the report stated.
With the hammer fully cocked, the gun “could not be made to fire without a pull of the trigger while the working internal components were intact and functional,” the report stated.”
Why is the fully cocked ‘inability to fire’ description different from the partially cocked? Perhaps if certain parts are too worn the gun could fire in the fully cocked position without pulling the trigger? Hammer fan, etc?
Even worse, I don't think it could fire with a pull of the trigger either from half cock position which I always considered a safety. Double action sure but not single action, at least none that I ever handled.
Not having a Colt SA to experiment with, if the hammer is being cocked, and released just before it reaches the last notch, what happens?
Does the half-cock position stop it?
If the intermediate notches were broken, the 10-month study would have found and mentioned that, right?
Just wondering.
Yes, a jerk on the trigger made it go off.