Safety System

How It works

The Para-Ordnance LDA series of pistols continues to innovate firearms design, with an equal emphasis on safety. It is a reflection of the company's genius that we were able maintain our tradition of having three safety systems in the LDA pistols. Their function and operation is slightly different with the LDA trigger system in contrast to the safeties on the conventional single-action system of the 1911.

The firing-pin safety is a passive system and is the most similar to the one on the P-Series pistols. It uses an inertia firing pin (9) and a firing pin plunger (10), which keeps the inertia firing pin from going forward until the trigger is intentionally squeezed. The shape of the firing pin plunger lever (35) is different from the one on a P-Series pistol and it is activated by the drawbar (5) instead of the trigger bar lever as in, P-Series pistols.

The slide lock safety (43) can only be activated when the internal cocking can and the slide, are fully forward. The platform (61) keeps the drawbar (5) pushed up and engaged with the hammer. When the slide lock safety (43) is pushed up and fully engages the slide lock notch, the slide is prevented from moving rearward and the drawbar (5) is disengaged and prevents the hammer from moving rearward even it the trigger is squeezed. The safety lock lever (57) is pushed down when the straddle (52) is pushed up by the slide lock safety (43).

The grip safety prevents the rearward travel of the trigger and the slide unless the pistol is gripped firmly with the shooting hand depressing the grip safety. While the function of the LDA grip safety (14) is similar to that on the P-Series pistols it accomplishes the same task by blocking the hammer (17) with the grip safety lever (58) instead of by the trigger bow as in the P-Series .