Nightcrawler
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I got to handle a military M9 9mm pistol last month. For those that don't know, that's a Beretta 92. It feels nice in the hand, and has a saftey lever that drops the hammer. Leaving the lever down makes the pistol unfireable, pushing it back up gives you Condition 2.
The double action trigger pull was buttery smooth. I was impressed. Then I pulled the hammer back, and squeezed the trigger.
I was no longer impressed.
Now, I haven't done a lot of handgun shooting. My experience has been limited to a 1911, actually (although I've handled all different types in gun stores). So tell me if I'm off base on this.
Why don't any of these slick new DA/SA autos have decent single action triggers? When I pull back the hammer, I expect the trigger to be crisp, like a good revolver, especially if their asking for six to eight hundred dollars for the pistol. But most SA trigger pulls aren't crisp; they're mushy. Not nearly as bad as, say, my Winchester 94, which for some unGodly reason, has spring-loaded slack in the trigger, but they're mushy, and it bugs me.
Am I asking too much? If they can make smooth DA trigger pulls, and crisp SA trigger pulls in a revolver, can't they do it in an autoloader too?
The double action trigger pull was buttery smooth. I was impressed. Then I pulled the hammer back, and squeezed the trigger.
I was no longer impressed.
Now, I haven't done a lot of handgun shooting. My experience has been limited to a 1911, actually (although I've handled all different types in gun stores). So tell me if I'm off base on this.
Why don't any of these slick new DA/SA autos have decent single action triggers? When I pull back the hammer, I expect the trigger to be crisp, like a good revolver, especially if their asking for six to eight hundred dollars for the pistol. But most SA trigger pulls aren't crisp; they're mushy. Not nearly as bad as, say, my Winchester 94, which for some unGodly reason, has spring-loaded slack in the trigger, but they're mushy, and it bugs me.
Am I asking too much? If they can make smooth DA trigger pulls, and crisp SA trigger pulls in a revolver, can't they do it in an autoloader too?