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by cladari 2684 days ago
Modern revolvers don't have the "striking the hammer can discharge the round" because they now use a hammer bar. You can load all the chambers without fear of this happening. You may be surpised to learn that all modern revolvers require pulling the trigger and thumbing the hammer down, as do the very popular 1911 pistol and it's many clones. It should be noted that modern revolvers don't have a safety. A large majority of striker fired pistols don't have a traditional safety either.