Mannlicher
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I often carry a revolver for self defense, and practice both single and double action shooting. My 3 inch Model 65 and one of my three inch Model 60s are DAO. Those are the two that get the most carry time.
The longer and heavier the trigger pull, the harder it is to get good groups. This highlights the importance of training in DA since if a person needs "to get off a fast round for defense at a close distance" they will need to be able to get a good hit, not just fire the gun. I've seen people miss a human sized silhouette at 3 yards during drills, which makes it clear that even at close range, a person needs some level of skill to get good hits.The presenter admitted that he could get much better groups using the single action mode and seemed clueless why he couldn’t do it in double action.
bamaranger said:Anybody that has seen Jerry Miculek shoot will not condemn DA shooting.
44 AMP said:I tend to think of the DA as something like the emergency brake on my car. A fine thing to have for those very rare times when its actually needed, and not something that gets in my way when I don't need it.
Exceptional individuals can do exceptional things, the rest of us, not so much...
That's more or less the opposite of how I think about it. SA for when time is not important, DA for when it is. Now list all the times in a gunfight when time's not important...I tend to think of the DA as something like the emergency brake on my car. A fine thing to have for those very rare times when its actually needed, and not something that gets in my way when I don't need it.
Well put. I used to shoot 90+% SA for accuracy. Now it’s the opposite since I consider the main reason for even owning a pistol is self defense. Plus, as I’ve aged my ability to shoot SA accurately has declined. But my ability to shoot accurately in DA has actually improved from constant practice.Lots of regular folks do some very excellent things, even with a DA trigger. It just took (and takes) will, focus, effective practice, and ditching negative narratives.
Now it’s the opposite since I consider the main reason for even owning a pistol is self defense.
44 AMP said:This is the big gulf between the attitudes. Those focused on self defense above all else will usually also focus on shooting DA more than anything else. And, that's fine, for them. Got NO problem with that, for them.
I'm on the other side of that canyon. For me, the least important thing about my pistols is self defense
just shooting (DA or SA) cloverleafs at 25 yards is a skill looking for an application.
I saw the ground shot just about every time we qualified with revolvers. Usually by the same two officers. Chief was like Andy taking Barney's gun every time they did it. Butttt they never got fired.Anybody that has seen Jerry Miculek shoot will not condemn DA shooting.
A COCKED revolver must be decocked at the end of festivities, and there are those that will struggle with that procedure, I promise you.