Is The Ruger 57 Drop Safe / Safe to Carry?

YES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt5IFUJhh80
Is The Ruger 57 Drop Safe / Safe to Carry?
Buffman - R.A.N.G.E.
Published on Jun 2, 2020
Is the Ruger 57 Drop Safe? Down and Dirty, we threw it on the GROUND!


? Lacks passive firing pin safety[22:30min]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pFt10nFTNuo
Ruger 57 - The good and the bad.
Published on Mar 5, 2020


No
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN4gQnvXz-Y
Ruger 57 Unsafe for Carry
Jay Wolf Elite Ammunition
Published on Mar 16, 2020

The drop testing was interesting, he dropped that thing more than I would have just for a you tube video.

From the 57's Owner's Manual . . .

Do not load the pistol until you are ready to
use it, and unload it immediately when you
have completed shooting. (See "Warning -
Unloading" on page 24.)

If dropped or struck, the pistol may fire. Keep
chamber empty unless actually firing!

For maximum safety when carrying the pistol
with a loaded magazine in place, the chamber
should be empty, and the slide should be
closed. If placed into a holster, check it to be
sure that the slide is not retracted far enough
to chamber a cartridge from the magazine.

The user should never depend on any
mechanical device to justify careless handling
or permitting the pistol to point in an unsafe
direction. The shooter should always be alert to
the possibility of accidental discharge. The only
absolutely safe pistol is one in which the slide
is open, the chamber is empty, and there is no
magazine in the firearm.

Ale-8(1) said:

From the 57's Owner's Manual . . .

Do not load the pistol until you are ready to
use it, and unload it immediately when you
have completed shooting. (See "Warning -
Unloading" on page 24.)

If dropped or struck, the pistol may fire. Keep
chamber empty unless actually firing!

For maximum safety when carrying the pistol
with a loaded magazine in place, the chamber
should be empty, and the slide should be
closed. If placed into a holster, check it to be
sure that the slide is not retracted far enough
to chamber a cartridge from the magazine.

The user should never depend on any
mechanical device to justify careless handling
or permitting the pistol to point in an unsafe
direction. The shooter should always be alert to
the possibility of accidental discharge. The only
absolutely safe pistol is one in which the slide
is open, the chamber is empty, and there is no
magazine in the firearm.

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I've seen similar or near identical warnings in many manuals, even pistols with firing pin blocks. I've read where Ruger themselves told someone over the phone that it is drop safe. I've carried 70 series 1911s for a long time and never second guessed carrying one. I don't ever see myself carrying the 57, but I wouldn't hesitate carrying it with one in the chamber if I did.