I'm thinking about a new pistol and wondering about the de-cocker and double action on a CZ pistol with a hammer.
My question is whether you can manually pull back the hammer and fire in single action mode after the hammer has been de-cocked. That is, if I chamber a round, de-cock the hammer, and holster the pistol, can I then draw the gun, manually pull back the hammer with my thumb, and fire the first shot with a single action trigger pull?
Also, is this pistol safe to carry with the hammer de-cocked? Does it have some mechanism to prevent discharge if the gun were to be dropped and land on the hammer? Is there some sort of transfer bar safety or half-cock notch?
I hunt and shoot with a lever action and single-shot rifles so cocking a hammer while raising the sights is second nature to me. So, I think I would like a pistol that works the same way. But I also like the idea of being able to fire double-action if I panic and forget to manually cock the hammer.
My question is whether you can manually pull back the hammer and fire in single action mode after the hammer has been de-cocked. That is, if I chamber a round, de-cock the hammer, and holster the pistol, can I then draw the gun, manually pull back the hammer with my thumb, and fire the first shot with a single action trigger pull?
Also, is this pistol safe to carry with the hammer de-cocked? Does it have some mechanism to prevent discharge if the gun were to be dropped and land on the hammer? Is there some sort of transfer bar safety or half-cock notch?
I hunt and shoot with a lever action and single-shot rifles so cocking a hammer while raising the sights is second nature to me. So, I think I would like a pistol that works the same way. But I also like the idea of being able to fire double-action if I panic and forget to manually cock the hammer.