Just for the sake of being accurate, the m83 action does indeed not have a transfer bar, but it does have a blocking bar that is raised when the hammer is drawn slighty back. This keeps the hammer off the firing pin and spring.
Craig
That's correct but it is not safe to carry the gun with a live round in the chamber under the hammer.
So what is the point of even having a hammer block safety? It is no different than many semi autos or lever rifles that employ such a system. I believe that the warning from FA is more a lawyer induced idea to guard against idiots that don't have sense enough to pull the hammer back to the first click. That being said a transfer bar safety is more idiot proof.
I believe that FA 's position on not changing the modle 83 to a transfer bar is that it would impare trigger performance.
