First, there is no grip safety. There is a half-cock notch but no firing pin safety, therefore carrying cocked and locked would be discouraged. There is also a takedown lever located opposite the slide stop on the right side of the frame which makes disassembly very easy. A loaded round indicator is located at the top of the chamber. The gun weighs in at 37 ounces unloaded.
Sights are windage, drift adjustable, rear with a post front sight.
On one of the pistols, the safety was hard to apply although it did function. Upon inspection it was found that there was wear on the safety where the hammer cams over on it. This gun was taken to our local gunsmith and the metal was built up on the safety and it was refitted. All these parts were then hardened as were the sear engaging parts on the gun. Although all pistols were found to be in good working order, it was discovered that none of them had these critical parts hardened when they were manufactured.