MSC 45ACP
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I know of only ONE "AD". I know of MANY ND's, but only ONE AD...
Here's the story:
Beretta 92F (before we did FS modifications).
A Beretta fired a round (downrange) when the decocking lever was placed in the down-on position and no contact with the trigger was made. Fortunately, the operator of the weapon at the time was an experienced instructor. Sadly, we probably wouldn't have believed a "regular shooter" if they had said "it just went off whenI put it on safe". The unsafe pistol could have caused a lot of trouble had it not been "found out".
Per SOP, written statements were collectedand the pistol sent"as is" to the appropriate people for inspection.
During the Post-mishapinspection, it was found that the normally round hole in the firing pin block was "oval" and had come that way from the Beretta factory in Maryland. After several years of "normal wear and tear" and "tired springs", it finally allowed the rear part of the firing pin assembly to contact the forward firing pin assembly on the other side of theblock. The firing pin was able to strike the primer of the chambered round without a finger being inside the trigger guard.
Even machines make mistakes when they are making "precision" machine parts.
I used to think an AD was impossible with a Beretta because of it's safety features. I thought it would only fire with a deliberate pull of the trigger. After reading the mishap report, I found I was wrong.
MOST ADs are actually ND's. Even though they are more rare than Unicorns,they do happen...
I know of only ONE "AD". I know of MANY ND's, but only ONE AD...
Here's the story:
Beretta 92F (before we did FS modifications).
A Beretta fired a round (downrange) when the decocking lever was placed in the down-on position and no contact with the trigger was made. Fortunately, the operator of the weapon at the time was an experienced instructor. Sadly, we probably wouldn't have believed a "regular shooter" if they had said "it just went off whenI put it on safe". The unsafe pistol could have caused a lot of trouble had it not been "found out".
Per SOP, written statements were collectedand the pistol sent"as is" to the appropriate people for inspection.
During the Post-mishapinspection, it was found that the normally round hole in the firing pin block was "oval" and had come that way from the Beretta factory in Maryland. After several years of "normal wear and tear" and "tired springs", it finally allowed the rear part of the firing pin assembly to contact the forward firing pin assembly on the other side of theblock. The firing pin was able to strike the primer of the chambered round without a finger being inside the trigger guard.
Even machines make mistakes when they are making "precision" machine parts.
I used to think an AD was impossible with a Beretta because of it's safety features. I thought it would only fire with a deliberate pull of the trigger. After reading the mishap report, I found I was wrong.
MOST ADs are actually ND's. Even though they are more rare than Unicorns,they do happen...