Out of battery safety?

[Doubs]

Originally Posted by STEINBVG

I see. But can it be both? If the striker escaped the sear, but the toggle is not fully locked?

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.