I don't need any more "don't carry it".
Can anybody answer my questions?
The FP spring is strong enough that it would take, IMO, a substantial impact for the FP to contact the primer with enough force to cause it to ignite. The hammer, when fully lowered, cannot force the FP to go further forward. You would be fighting the innertia of the firing pin spring with the mass and force of the impact. Which means, ultimately is the same potential ?failure mode? as a half cocked scenario.
We can?t tell you what condition you are comfortable carrying with. We have no idea what you?re used to, what you?ve trained with or what manual of arms you feel is appropriate for CC. None are measurably ?safer? than another from a pure mechanical standpoint. That?s for you to decide.
Just to check, are you describing the firing pin block?
Mine is the Black Polycoat, #91254 with Pre B Connector (no firing pin block safety).
Why they would make one Shadow 2 model, out of several, that way escapes me. But, I'm having trouble understanding many things about the CZ lineup.
Or you saying, in general, it takes a full hammer impact to drive the FP forward.
Of course, even then, my model would not be drop safe.
CZ produced the S2 without the FPBlock because it?s an extremely purpose driven pistol. Removing the FPBlock allows for significantly shorter trigger reset, thus faster shot split times.
I?m not sure you fully understand how the firing mechanism works. I?ll try to explain it.
With the hammer FULLY down, it rests against the back of the firing pin. Even if you dropped a fully loaded pistol onto the hammer, the hammer has no way to move further forward, meaning the firing pin can?t move substantially either.
With the hammer HALF COCKED, if you were to drop the pistol directly on the hammer, yet again, the mechanism prevents the hammer from dropping further, preventing significant if any firing pin motion.
In either case, if you dropped the pistol directly muzzle down, this would be, IMO, the most likely to discharge, but in the same breath is extremely unlikely. The force of gravity and then the impact would need to overcome the force of the Firing Pin Spring with so much force that the firing pin hits the primer with adequate force. Again, IMO, very unlikely.
Just being honest here but it sounds like you?re looking for reasons to not like the pistol. The Shadow2 is by leaps and bounds one of the best pistols for the money period but ESPECIALLY if you?re into competition shooting. It was designed with that in mind. Does that mean it CANT be carried? Absolutely not. Are there better options out there for MANY reasons? Absolutely.
