Out of battery safety?

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Originally Posted by Doubs

If the firing pin is released by the sear (clearly a serious problem) before the action goes into battery, the cam should intercept the firing pin before it can strike the cartridge primer. In battery, there should be only a few thousands of an inch between the cam and the firing pin. Contact between the two should occur the instant the action begins to open and the firing pin is at rest. The picture below shows the relationship between the cam and firing pin when the action is in battery.

So was I right ? if I understood you correctly , this cam is in actuality does sound like an out of battery safety? Not just to pull the striker back?(which seems redundant, because, the whole bolt travels back carrying the striker and than leaves it behind hanging on a sear while returning to battery.

Erma 22 kit does exactly that, no cam, and the striker can hit the primer prematurely, but it,s not a disaster for a simple blowback with puny 22.