Years ago, I was in a gun shop in Des Moines. Spotted a nice looking sxs behind the counter. Turned out to be a Beretta but I don't remember the model # but it was later than the 400 series/ Silverhawk guns. I asked if they had snap caps so I could try the trigger. They obliged me. So I dropped in the snap caps and tried the trigger. Must have required recoil to reset. So I slapped the butt . . . click. Worked fine.
Guy behind the counter started laughing. He told me that someone else had asked to see that gun just a few minutes before I came in. Same deal with snap caps and trying the triggers. But in that case he asked why the trigger didn't reset. Gun store guy did the same thing that I did to show it required recoil to reset for the next shot. The customer asked who would be crazy enough to buy a gun where you had to slap the butt to get a second shot . . . and walked out the door. Gun store guy said he was laughing so hard he didn't have a chance to explain about recoil being required.
