colt mustang pocketlight

IN gunsmith

i have a colt mustamg pocketlight 380 1996 dom. when on hafe cock if i pull the triger the hammer will fall is this right or shoud it not move?

richarda

Not move; but do not rely on it as a safety; the half-cock notch is just there in case your thumb slips when hand cocking.

perry shooter

I can't speak for the MUSTANG but in the 1911 series 70 and earlier the hammer has 1/2 cock notch and thou it is not suggested you use this as a 1/2 cock as a safety it does work like that .On the other hand a colt series 80 does not have hammer hooks at half Cock it has just a shelf [:(][xx(][:(!][V] but reliance that the hammer is too near to the back end of the firing pin too develop enough speed to transfer enough energy to cause the round in the chamber to fire. You can tell if your pistol is broke or just the silly series 80 style by looking at the hammer after you remove it from the pistol
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rufe-snow

It's been years, since I've had any hands-on experience. With any of 2nd generation, .380 Colt's.

I don't believe that the hammer should drop. If the trigger is pulled. When it's on the half cock, though.

I went into my exploded diagram book. It shows that the .380 has a 2 lobe flat sear spring, similar to the 1911. Whey more difficult to get to though. It appears from exploded view, that it has to be completely gutted. To even get to the spring.

Rustyjack

I have the same vintage Mustang Pocketlite, and yes, the hammer does drop from half cocked position, whether the safety is on or off.