The nose of the striker being what you see protruding above on the left, is what catches on the sear to the right. Striker-fired pistol showing striker striker-fired pistol showing sear The below pictures are from the Steyr M9, one of my favorite striker-fired pistols. Of course, there are other parts in the pistol, but for this topic, this is all we need to concern ourselves with since these are the two things that make a striker-fired pistol what it is. The 2 important components in a striker fired pistol are simply the striker(left) and the sear(right). In a few designs, the striker moves forward and impacts with a firing pin (like a hammer strike), and in few other designs, the firing pin and the striker are a singular unit. This rectilinear motion propels the striker forward and impacts the cartridge primer which consequently fires the round. The striker is now pushed forward as the power that was compressed in the spring relaxes. When you pull the trigger, the trigger bar gets released. In striker-fired pistols, the striker hits the casing and ignites the primer within. This catalyzes the gunpowder explosion which finally pushes the bullet from the cartridge through the barrel of the gun. With either kind of ammunition, the backside of the casing should be struck with sufficient force to kindle the primer. In centerfire rounds, the primer is present only in the center of the back cartridge while in the case of rimfire rounds, the primer covers the whole base of the casing. Rimfire and centerfire rounds involve two different means of accomplishing this but both contain primers on the backside of the casing. The mechanism of a striker pistol is slightly similar to that of a launcher in a pinball machine.įor a bullet to propel from its cartridge, the gunpowder inside the casing should be ignited. The system is now found in several modern semi-automatic pistols, bolt-action rifles, and shotguns. They first came into being back in 1878, in the form of a ‘hammerless automatic shotgun’ invented by legendary American gunmaker, Daniel LeFever. But, how does striker fire actually work? What Is A Striker-Fired Pistol?Ī striker-fired pistol is a type of pistol where a spring-loaded striker directly hits the cartridge primer and fires the gun instead of relying on a hammer hitting the firing pin. Manufacturers such as Glock, Smith & Wesson, Springfield Armory all have popular models of striker-fired pistols. Which Is Better? Striker Fired or Hammer Fired?ĭue to their snag-proof lack of protruding hammer, striker-fired pistol designs have flooded the concealed carry market.Are Striker-Fired Pistols Safe to Carry?.

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