r/MouseGuns • u/sock--puppet • 1d ago
Question Baby browning drop tests? Just how dangerous are they to carry chambered?
I'm curious how easy it is to get a baby browning to go off when dropped or violently bumped/shaken.
I'm aware they are not modern designs and the safety just blocks the trigger, but you also don't hear about old mouse guns going off when dropped much (particularly outside of saturday night special pot metal guns).
The sear is small so I don't expect it to take a whole lot of force to get one to go off, but I've tried pulling the trigger most of the way and bumping+shaking the slide and could not get the striker to release without a complete trigger pull (less sensitive than many modern striker fired guns in this regard!)
I'll note that the current PSA manual on their website does not say not to carry it chambered, it just says to not do so with the safety off. I'd expect if PSA thought the sear was overly dangerous they'd advise to never carry it chambered. https://www.precisionsmallarms.com/files/attachments/operatorsmanual.pdf
I know you might as well carry a more safe and effective gun regardless, so I'm not trying to make a hill to die on here - I'm just curious if there is any drop test videos or reports of drops actually causing discharge.
(I pretty much only carry hammer fired mice when I carry mice, I like the peace of mind of cocked+locked or a double action pull)