Operator's Manual

SAFETY DEPENDS ON YOU
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CHARACTERISTICS OF REVOLVER (Cont.)
FUNCTION:
Most revolver models can be fired by Single Action Mode, cocking the hammer manually and then squeezing the
trigger to fire, or by Double Action Mode, squeezing the trigger to rotate the cylinder, cock the hammer and then
fire the revolver.
Some revolver models are DAO (Double Action Only) and have the hammer spur removed. They can only be fired
by squeezing the trigger fully. There is no sear to hold the hammer back in single action mode.
In either mode the functioning sequence is similar, when the trigger or hammer rotates rearward, the trigger
unlocks the bolt from the cylinder, while the trigger lifts the hand to rotate the cylinder clockwise, the trigger also
moves the transfer bar up behind the firing pin. When the hammer is approximately halfway to its cocked position
the bolt is released from the trigger and rides on the outside of the cylinder. The cylinder continues to rotate until
the bolt drops into the next cylinder notch assuring proper alignment of the chamber, barrel, and firing pin before
the hammer is released. Once the hammer is released from the trigger, it rotates forward striking the transfer bar
transferring energy to the firing pin to ignite the cartridge in the chamber. Once the trigger is released, the trigger
will rotate back to it’s at rest position pulling the transfer bar down from behind the firing pin, leaving a gap between
the firing pin and hammer. Without the trigger holding the transfer bar up behind the firing pin there is no way for
the hammer to contact the transfer bar or firing pin.
Single Action Mode: When the hammer is manually cocked, it will remain cocked until the trigger is squeezed to
fire the revolver.
WARNING: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO HOLSTER, CARRY, OR STORE YOUR REVOLVER WITH THE HAMMER
COCKED. REMEMBER TO KEEP THE REVOLVER POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION AND YOUR FINGER OFF THE
TRIGGER. THE REVOLVER WILL FIRE IF THE TRIGGER IS PULLED.
Double Action Mode & DAO (Double Action Only): Pulling the trigger rearward, rotates both the cylinder and
hammer until the trigger releases the hammer allowing it to rotate forward striking the transfer bar, transferring
energy to the firing pin to fire the revolver.