| DUGABOY1 |
| (.400 member) |
| 27/01/04 01:58 AM |
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Re: Making your own double rifle
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In reply to:
Mac,
The intercepter I was referring to is the one meant to help prevent accidental discharge by blocking or catching the HAMMER/S fall before it reaches the firing pin/s when the safety is in the on position.
Usually called HAMMER intercepter or interrupter.
Some versions still have the iterrupter in place even with the safety in the off position.
The most common type of intercepter is one that is in place whether the safety is on, or off, and is moved out of the way by a long extention on the trigger it's self, that moves it out of the way when the trigger is pulled, sort of like the system in Ruger Black Hawk pistol, that is moved in between the hammer and the pins, only in reverse. This piece had two purposes, one was to make the rifle safe from accidental sear disengagement, and two to avoid doubleing from very heavy recoiling rifles. Now let's be CORRECT, the HAMMERS you refere to above are in fact called "TUMBLERS"
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The intercepter which helps prevent double discharge is sometimes called a sear interceptor and performs a different task, depending on the type of action and whether single or 2 triggers are fitted.
This is fact, however, it is exactly the same thing as the intercepter that blocks the "TUMBLER", and both are actuated by the trigger, whether single or double! This SEAR BLOCK is also the safety on some doubles, and in that case is not intended to avoid fireing when the rifle doubles, but simply avoids you accedently foreing the rifle by pulling the trigger. This type of safety is not good, because they sometimes fire when the safety is disengaged.
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Yeah, a double discharge leaves the second barrel "out of action" regardless of whether a hammer intercepter is fitted or not and could cost a life!
Any gun that doubles should be fixed!
Also correct, but a rifle that doubles, doesn't do it, till it does do it, and that may be at the wrong time. Hopefully, you will still be alive to have it fixed!
