I wouldn't imagine Walther would make and sell a SAO gun without a drop safety. Just screams lawsuit when some knucklehead with more wallet than brains drops one, and maims or kills someone...
Common sense says Walther wouldn't put their name on a trigger that turns their gun into a lawsuit magnet.In the other thread, someone speculated that it looked to be hinged at the top like a P99 trigger. When I looked at the picture, that appeared to be a plausible explanation. Like TBS302, I don't see them selling a non-drop-safe "factory" trigger, especially after the whole Sig P320 debacle.
I'm not sure that's a hinge.In the other thread, someone speculated that it looked to be hinged at the top like a P99 trigger.
ETA: I finally have a request for a question to ask a Walther representative the next time one of you guys see one in person. Ask them how they achieved a drop safe pistol with this trigger installed.
Anything to support this?
Is that definitive? Yikes! That's a big deal.They are not drop safe!
Looking forward to see if I can get the trigger from Europe and shipped to Canada.Yes, at least at this time. The trigger does not have a trigger safety and that's why it is not available in the US.
Yes...just look at it. No way it will be.Anything to support this?
Have you taken one apart to see how it works?Yes...just look at it. No way it will be.
It's at least questionable which is why I started the post. There are many better gun mechanics than I on this forum.Have you taken one apart to see how it works?
I guess it's not impossible that Walther could've decided that the safety plunger/firing pin block is good enough as a drop safety on its own, but you look at a couple of pictures which show only the externally visible parts and then come to the conclusion that there's no way there could be a drop safety included as a part of the mechanism? I don't think that's logically sound.
WaterDR may very well be correct but once again, it would be nice to hear from Walther on the topic. Given the seriousness of the topic and the competition focus of Walther these days, seems like they would want to weigh-in.
Thx Chandler. I didn't not mean to dismiss your earlier post. Credit where credit is due.WaterDR is correct and note that I stated exactly the same thing and gave the reason for it....no trigger safety. That information was given to me by the Walther rep 10 days ago at the Walther Day event.
As for the reliance on the FPB only for drop safety I believe Balance covered that subject in another thread. The FPB functions as one drop safety in the event the contact between the sear and striker fails. However, if the trigger is jarred from the force of a fall and there is no trigger safety the pistol is likely to fire because the trigger bar is actuated and the FPB would be compressed.
So, they are fine with releasing pistols that are not drop safe in Europe?The trigger does not have a trigger safety and that's why it is not available in the US.