Revolver Transfer Bar Safety, How it Works
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2017
- What is a transfer bar? Are revolvers safe? Should I carry a revolver with an empty chamber?
All good questions. While revolvers are simple guns (compared to autoloaders / semi-automatics) they are not unsafe. In fact, their simplicity can make them even safer.
In this video we discuss the transfer bar safety system, which was first patented in 1987, 30 years ago. (See patent: www.google.com/patents/US4680884)
It has revolutionized revolver safety, yet many people don't understand how they work and why modern revolvers are so much safer than our dads or granddads' revolvers of yesteryear.
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Thanks for this info. I just bought a Taurus 856 (my first gun) and I was nervous carrying it because I figured the hammer would be resting on the primer. Only heard barely a mention of a transfer bar in another video. This makes me feel a lot better. No need to keep a chamber empty when carrying now.
I just bought one of these today. I looked everywhere for it and finally found one. You have the most comprehensive videos on this firearm by far. I definitely subscribed. Its funny there are plenty of big name gun channels that reviewed the Taurus 85 but almost nobody reviewed the 605.
What a great compliment thank you!
Just won this gun in a raffle. Thank you for all the info you have provided in your 605 videos.
Really good explanation of how the transfer bar works.
Thanks for explaining this. Very new to revolvers, helped a bunch.
Thanks for the explanation. I just bought my first revolver and I was wondering how it worked. I actually thought it was the opposite of what you said. I thought the transfer bar got in the way of the hammer hitting the firing pin but I guess not
I just purchased a Taurus M650 .357 and was checking to seem if it has a transfer bar which it does, but your video completely explains how it all works. Thanks!!
I was trying to figure out how the transfer bar works! Thanks for the great explanation!
thank you. finally, I understand the transfer bar and smart explanation.
Love the way you explain things. I had no idea how transfer bars function. Thanks.
Good and very solid explanation. Thank you for uploading.
Thank you! You did a good job on your video and compared to others which totally lost me because they didn’t show the detail that you just showed it now all comes to play it now makes total sense so unless the trigger is pulled completely back, the gun will not fireperfect I understand this now. Thank you.
Real good video buddy . Explained things well
Very informative and we'll explained! Thank you very much!
Thank YOU & that’s a very perdy revolver you have. I recently purchased the Taurus 942 22lr for plinking.
I did use the method you mentioned & yes, it does in fact decock the revolver nicely. I did (to avoid a just in case scenario) put a “stopper” between the “V” area of the hammer & the body to avoid a hard release & an extra safety measure. Had my left thumb on the hammer for an easy release & my right index finger on the trigger to pull the back.
It worked flawlessly
Thanks again
Very informative!
Incredible video seriously thank you for this.
Great video!!
Thank you for the video. Very informative and I have been wondering about this for a bit. What makes it better is it's in a Taurus which is what I have also.
Great explanation... Thank you.
Thank you very well explained
Very good, thank you.
Good video Ari, Let me suggest something. Show yourself in the introduction and then turn the camera towards the gun and keep narrating. It will be much easier. Thanks
Great video. Thanks
Thanks never knew now I do!
Hi Back, thanks for your video
Thank you!
Good Job on video.
Could the momentum of the fall cause the trigger to continue moving after the revolver has stopped? If so, could this move the transfer bar out of the way?
You were great in Momento
Interesting video. I that old Cap & Ball revolvers were "more dangerous" and people on horse would have the empty chamber method to avoid and accident.
dropped a fully loaded revolver by accident, it landed on the hammer, thanks to the transfer bar nothing happened. it seemed to be in slow motion as it was falling. Did seem to have a lot of miss fires though.
What about single action revolvers.. does the transfer bar work the same way? I have a heritage rough rider and a heritage barkeep. I'm always kinda nervous about letting the hammer drop after i load them.
So in a Taurus 65 ,if the transfer bar falls out place, (IT HAS HAPPENED, )I have seen it ,the gun does not shoot.Has Taurus addressed this problem ?
I have an old (but in great condition) Colt 38 detective special from the mid 70's. If it is loaded and cocked, can I decock it by holding the hammer while pulling the trigger, and slowly releasing the hammer to the uncocked position slowly? Just want to make sure before I do it. Thank you!
Is this the only firearm you have at the time I dont see any other gun reviews on ur channel
thanks just bought a taurus 856
Smith and Wesson a hammer block instead of a transfer bar. They work oppositely, but perform the same function.
Are you able to lock the trigger? The guy at the gun shop showed me how, but I can't figure out how he did it.
Damn thats really helpfull, i heard somewhere that old six shooters only were loaded with 5 bullets, and i really wondered why, but you also explain how modern revolvers work around this issue, thanks a lot appreciated
your 66 did have a block, you could hit it with hammer and not go off, just like my Colt Detective Special with a firing pin.
I have been buying Taurus guns for years no problems good guns great.prices
What model were u holding
M605 stainless
I missed the part in the Gun Safety Manual that says it's okay to leave a hot weapon sitting on a table. You know you can pull the hammer of a revolver back while you're aiming down range? In any case, it's totally fucked up that the transfer bar didn't protect you. I hope you get a full refund, and buy a Ruger or something else next time. Glad nobody was hurt, but your negligence is a bigger issue than the pistol.
S&W 66 would have had a hammer block safety. Similar to how you described the hammer block safety, the trigger would have to be pulled to disable this safety. Still enjoyed the video. Thanks.
Didn't know that, but good to know!
Correct
No no no that was an issue with the single action revolvers back in the day carrying five in the cylinder was called a cowboy load
Is there a trigger safety on revolvers?
No
How do you take the safety off 38 special
@John San Pietro lol
That's incorrect, even if the firing pin is on the hammer , once fired or at rest the hammer comes back off the fire position and cannot be made to contact the primer without pulling the trigger, very old da/sa revolvers from the late 1800s into early 1900s could fire if hammer were to be struck
I feel like my 38 has no safety as well. It’s an older one too
Lol same man
hammer never hits firing pin...
empty chamber, 1886...