cant you just release magazine, slide back the rack to release the round in chamber, visual inspect then fire the gun unloaded, doesnt that in a way decock it?
@metallical87 That works, but I believe that dry firing is not healthy for the firing pin. You could also walk the hammer down after you've cleared the weapon in the manner you stated above.
@TheDaviniumXX I doubt it. My CZ75B was built to have the hammer decocked. The only way to carry my CZ75B in double action mode (hammer decocked) is by manually decocking the hammer on a live round as there is no decocker.
Great video. Thanks. Note on the Kimbers - they do not recommend manually lowering or walking the hammers down on their handguns…they recommend clearing the pistol and dry-firing.
I have a Walther PK380, and you decock it by engaging the safety which rolls a metal block that keeps the hammer from being able to strike the firing pin. You then grip the hammer tightly with your thumb, and then with your tripper finger pull the trigger slowly guiding the hammer with your thumb not letting it whack the metal block with any force. A very strange way of decocking, but it's a great gun.
NEVER decock a loaded semiauto without a safety lever.
faffaflunkie 3 weeks ago
@faffaflunkie Difference of opinion.
macguyinnc 5 days ago
cant you just release magazine, slide back the rack to release the round in chamber, visual inspect then fire the gun unloaded, doesnt that in a way decock it?
metallical87 1 month ago
@metallical87 That works, but I believe that dry firing is not healthy for the firing pin. You could also walk the hammer down after you've cleared the weapon in the manner you stated above.
MrBigAudi 1 month ago
@metallical87 You can, but there are some semi-auto pistols (in particular, rimfire pistols) that don't take well to dry-firing like that.
macguyinnc 5 days ago
@TheDaviniumXX I doubt it. My CZ75B was built to have the hammer decocked. The only way to carry my CZ75B in double action mode (hammer decocked) is by manually decocking the hammer on a live round as there is no decocker.
esh325 2 months ago
Great video. Thanks. Note on the Kimbers - they do not recommend manually lowering or walking the hammers down on their handguns…they recommend clearing the pistol and dry-firing.
stephenyackadoodle 3 months ago
Help, my pistol is on fire! [so i decocked it using my 2 thumb technique.!
:)
a1honz 5 months ago
Good video, friend!
dtigers27 6 months ago
drop the mag, rack the slide= safe gun
gauchitosimone 11 months ago
Beautiful 226 man. I have a P6.
jleack 1 year ago
Thank you very much, I have been searching the way of decocking a pistol for months. Especially the holding hammer with two fingers method.
FeelFree3 1 year ago
I have a Walther PK380, and you decock it by engaging the safety which rolls a metal block that keeps the hammer from being able to strike the firing pin. You then grip the hammer tightly with your thumb, and then with your tripper finger pull the trigger slowly guiding the hammer with your thumb not letting it whack the metal block with any force. A very strange way of decocking, but it's a great gun.
Mainsail76 1 year ago
nice video man, thanks very informative. I finally understood my PX4 Beretta F model and what does the G model conversion is for.
KornyFlyers 2 years ago