Originally Posted by
Iain K D
As mentioned above, the differing designs of the internal actuating lever on the HW40 and Beeman P17 (or at least, my P17).
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HW40 (on the left) uses a thin steel plate, with a fancy wire spring sitting around it.
P17 has a thicker alloy casting with a coil spring set in it.
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How the P17 lever works, fitting it
outside the gun. As soon as the gun is opened, and the compression cylinder rises, the lever is able to rock back - forced by the spring, that is - and the right hand tip of it pushes the safety 'on'.
Bear in mind, of course, that the external button/slider of the safety catch extends further forward than it does inside the gun.
Iain
I didn't know the internals were different but my two p17's and HW40 are working fine with the on off switch removed. Thanks for the info though. ATB. Pete.
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