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oldnbald
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Is it okay to put hoppes 9 lubricant (in the little orange bottle) on wood, Laminate and walnut, it says it cleans wood work, but would it hurt to put it on the wood, not too much, just enough?
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P.S. but if the CZ75 is a better keep or has any value then I will keep it because I have had this gun for over 20 years and it's really a good gun and will purchase the Sig at a later time, thanks for your help.
A striker is similar to a firing-pin with the exception of the spring being located in back of the striker and forcing it to the front. When the pistol is cocked the sear holds the striker in a rearward position. When the pistol is fired the sear releases the striker, which flies forward under the impetus of its spring and strikes the primer.
I'd say, If no hammer shows it's striker fired.[:)]
That is not 100% correct. There are handguns out there today that haveinternal, enclosed hammers...and yes, semi auto's.
Savage170 has a good definition for you, of striker, and hammer fired.
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Two modern examples are...The Glock is striker fired, as it has no hammer. The S&W Bodygaurd 380 is hammer fired, though the hammer is nearly 100% concealed to the naked eye.
That's it.
Hammers usually are external, but may be internal. For example, the "hammerless" double-action only Smith revolvers actually have internal hammers.
Strikers are usually internal, though there are gun designs where the rear of the striker protrudes through the frame, either to act as a cocking indicator (eg the Walther 99 pistol), or even to be grabbed manually to cock the gun.
The bit about where the firing pin spring is located may also be true, but I see this as secondary.
Some guns with hammers (eg older smith and wesson revolvers) don't even have separate firing pins; the firing pin is a protrusion on the face of the hammer. Some guns (striker OR hammer) have "floating" firing pins that lack their own spring.