Love revolvers, hate DAO autos?
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Onward Allusion
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The difference between DAO pistol triggers and revolver triggers is that DAO pistol triggers usually have shorter pull and not as smooth as a good revolver DA trigger.
Pistol DAO = pull, pull, pull, bang
Revolver DA - pullllllllll, bang
Not the best analogy but that's what I've experienced with the stuff I have. I have a 5946 with the smoothest DAO trigger I've ever known on a pistol and it is still nowhere clean as some of my revolvers in DA.
Pistol DAO = pull, pull, pull, bang
Revolver DA - pullllllllll, bang
Not the best analogy but that's what I've experienced with the stuff I have. I have a 5946 with the smoothest DAO trigger I've ever known on a pistol and it is still nowhere clean as some of my revolvers in DA.
To me, the triggers on DAO pistols don't feel as "positive" as DA revolver triggers. Like boxing and getting only air instead of a solid hit on a bag.
Could also simply be a case of liking or being more familiar with the gun you shoot more of. I'd probably warm up to a DAO pistol if I shot it as much as a revolver.
Could also simply be a case of liking or being more familiar with the gun you shoot more of. I'd probably warm up to a DAO pistol if I shot it as much as a revolver.
Biff Tannen
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Pistols=baggage! Personally, I'd rather carry a few less rounds than have to worry about:
Springs
Stovepiping
Picking up brass
Brass flying everywhere
Cleaning mags
Blowback
Jams
Excessive cleaning
Etc.
Im getting a headache just thinking about it...
When i go to the range, I just want to have fun.
When I CC, I just want to hear "bang" when needed.
Springs
Stovepiping
Picking up brass
Brass flying everywhere
Cleaning mags
Blowback
Jams
Excessive cleaning
Etc.
Im getting a headache just thinking about it...
When i go to the range, I just want to have fun.
When I CC, I just want to hear "bang" when needed.
Death from Afar
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I love Glocks a breat deal, but they are just not as much fun as a Model 29 .44- I hear you brother!
OscarTurner
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I had a Taurus Millennium DAO and the trigger pull on that thing was horrible. I could fire any of my revolvers DA with ease compared to the Millennium.
Handguns are strange creatures, each significantly different from another model of the same design. All have distinctive individual characteristics. Even if you sit at the bench and do the same tuning job on identical models using exactly the same components, 9 times out of 10 they will feel very different in your hand
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I do like the smoother cam-like action of most revolvers, and I surely like the accuracy. I never could understand why the cheaper autos used a pinned or fixed barrel design, but still failed to shoot as accurately as a revolver with (sometimes) a shorter fixed barrel? In olden days, a 5" Colt Government 1911 was always compared to the 4" S&W 625 revolver. Same caliber, shorter barrel, twice as accurate. I dunno.
As for reliability under stressful emergencies, I'd vote darn near 50/50. After having several different revolvers fail during partial reloads and mixed ammo drills through the years, I've changed my mind a little on this issue. Locking a cylinder out of battery or jamming loaded rounds between the crane and frame will most assuredly render you as dead as a stovepipe or unlocked slide will. There are lots of considerations and lots of conditional situations.
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.I do like the smoother cam-like action of most revolvers, and I surely like the accuracy. I never could understand why the cheaper autos used a pinned or fixed barrel design, but still failed to shoot as accurately as a revolver with (sometimes) a shorter fixed barrel? In olden days, a 5" Colt Government 1911 was always compared to the 4" S&W 625 revolver. Same caliber, shorter barrel, twice as accurate. I dunno.
As for reliability under stressful emergencies, I'd vote darn near 50/50. After having several different revolvers fail during partial reloads and mixed ammo drills through the years, I've changed my mind a little on this issue. Locking a cylinder out of battery or jamming loaded rounds between the crane and frame will most assuredly render you as dead as a stovepipe or unlocked slide will. There are lots of considerations and lots of conditional situations.
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I am a revolver man but I have a Sig P250 (DAO), in 9mm and .357 sig. Since I shoot so much with a double action revolver, I wanted something with a longer trigger pull in autoloader. I like the DAO pistol, no problems. This after shooting a single action auto for years. But, just like everything, it takes some getting used to.
SauerGrapes
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I'm all for DAO autos with a good trigger pull. I've had a P250 for a couple years now. Some DA autos really have horrible triggers. The S&W Sigma comes to mind. Not altogether a bad gun, the trigger just isn't very good.
I also like shooting DA revolvers if it has a nice trigger like the older S&Ws. The trigger on my Ruger SP101 sucked until I did some work on it.
I also like shooting DA revolvers if it has a nice trigger like the older S&Ws. The trigger on my Ruger SP101 sucked until I did some work on it.
Shadi Khalil
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I was the same way for a while but eventually grew to appreciate DAO (mainly Kahr's) auto's. I think for me what made the difference was the revolvers cylinder. Something about feeling turn and the positive click once the trigger is quickly staged, makes a DAO revolver more enjoyable to shoot, IMO.