A while back there was a thread on mis-used terms in the shooting world. I took issue with "Double Action Only" since it seemed to be an oxymoron from my understanding of the term "double" and "single" action.
Everybody thought I was an idiot.
I do feel partially vindicated, though. Cooper agrees with me. From the February 2000 commentary:
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We must caution prospective pistol students not to bring anything called
"double-action only" to class. The term itself is a misnomer, since "double" implies
two methods, and "only" negates that.
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http://www.cybersurf.co.uk/~johnny/jeff/index.html
Call it what you will, a pistol that is striker fired (Glock) or can only be fired by stroking the hammer by pulling the trigger will always be Single Action to me (after all, there's only ONE way to fire the thing!).
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"Put a rifle in the hands of a Subject, and he immediately becomes a Citizen." -- Jeff Cooper
"The fact is that the average man's love of liberty is nine-tenths imaginary, exactly like his love of sense, justice and truth. He is not actually happy when free; he is uncomfortable, a bit alarmed, and intolerably lonely. Liberty is not a thing for the great masses of men. It is the exclusive possession of a small and disreputable minority, like knowledge, courage and honor. It takes a special sort of man to understand and enjoy liberty - and he is usually an outlaw in democratic societies." -- H.L. Mencken, February 12, 1923, Baltimore Evening Sun
"If God had not wanted them to be sheared, he would not have made them sheep." -- Bad guy from the Magnificent Seven.
Everybody thought I was an idiot.
I do feel partially vindicated, though. Cooper agrees with me. From the February 2000 commentary:
----------------------------
We must caution prospective pistol students not to bring anything called
"double-action only" to class. The term itself is a misnomer, since "double" implies
two methods, and "only" negates that.
-----------------------------
http://www.cybersurf.co.uk/~johnny/jeff/index.html
Call it what you will, a pistol that is striker fired (Glock) or can only be fired by stroking the hammer by pulling the trigger will always be Single Action to me (after all, there's only ONE way to fire the thing!).
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"Put a rifle in the hands of a Subject, and he immediately becomes a Citizen." -- Jeff Cooper
"The fact is that the average man's love of liberty is nine-tenths imaginary, exactly like his love of sense, justice and truth. He is not actually happy when free; he is uncomfortable, a bit alarmed, and intolerably lonely. Liberty is not a thing for the great masses of men. It is the exclusive possession of a small and disreputable minority, like knowledge, courage and honor. It takes a special sort of man to understand and enjoy liberty - and he is usually an outlaw in democratic societies." -- H.L. Mencken, February 12, 1923, Baltimore Evening Sun
"If God had not wanted them to be sheared, he would not have made them sheep." -- Bad guy from the Magnificent Seven.