S&W 457 issue

goldeneagle76

February 18, 2013 04:20

buddy of mine bought one used and says it is not working. So I take a look at it. If you rack the slide and take safety off, the trigger does nothing. You can pull it back all the way and notta. So I disassembled it and just holding the frame alone, the trigger mechanism works perfectly. Put the slide back on and no go again. Any ideas? Do these have some kind of internal safety on them?

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  Hangfire

  February 18, 2013 04:29

  Smith & Wesson autos have a magazine disconnect/safety.. Be sure it's inserted firmly..

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  goldeneagle76

  February 18, 2013 04:33

  quote:Originally posted by Hangfire
  Smith & Wesson autos have a magazine disconnect/safety.. Be sure it's inserted firmly..
  
  ah ha...he dropped it off to me without the mag. So maybe that is why I cannot get it to function correctly. I have never owned a S&W semi either. Thank you!

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  tsr1965

  February 18, 2013 05:38

  Not all S&W's have a magazine safety, but some do. I am fairly sure that the 457 is one that does.
  
  Best

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  spas12

  February 18, 2013 07:31

  I had a 457, it does have a magazine safety.

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  beantownshootah

  February 18, 2013 07:54

  Smith 457 most definitely DOES have the internal magazine safety.
  
  So, no magazine in gun, no firing of gun.
  
  That's the issue.
  
  Obviously, this helps prevent negligent discharge by the (many) idiots who think that if you eject a magazine the gun is "unloaded".
  
  Also, its been proposed that if someone is trying to grab the gun from you, you can hit the mag release button then inactivate the gun.
  
  Not sure this is a worthwhile tradeoff, since if you accidentally hit the mag release yourself, or the magazine becomes lost or damaged, you can't even get off one shot in an emergency.

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