Who likes a DAO for CCW?

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chemcal

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'been trying to get used to a sig p250sc. I like what I believe is an extra margin of safety over strikers, but I sure shoot strikers better. Anyone out there have and resolve this situation?
 
True DAO is my preferred choice of carry, because it simply works for me as that is what I have been using the better part of almost 30 years now. Just keep practicing, you will become proficient with it soon enough.
 
I prefer DAOish triggers for pocket carry, as I often pocket carry for my left hand and while I shoot well with either hand my left isn't trained to sweep a safety.as far as actual shooting with different triggers I shoot so much with so many different triggers I've just trained my trigger fingers to sweep thru the trigger without moving the rest of my hand or the gun any.

As K_Mac said practice is the key. Try getting a cheap laser pointer and useong a sponge (to keep from scratching gun) and a rubber band and practice dry firing while holding laser still on some object across the room.
 
Not all DAOs are created equal, but that said, the P250 has one of the better, lighter pulls. So I vote for practice as well.
 
Unless it's a full size, I don't much see the point of a DAO auto when you could get a revolver with an infinitely better trigger, in the same size, in .357 magnum.
 
when the mood hits me I carry my Sig Sauer P220 Elite DAO and a S&W 642. the P220 is a police trade in a (CPO factory gun) that was converted to DAO for whatever agency wanted it that way.

but then again, I'm proficient with D/A revolvers which are fired D/A almost exclusively in combat shooting.
 
I daily carry a S&W 3953. This is the DAO version of the single stack 9mm 3913. I did start on revolvers back in the mid 70's in the police academy, so the trigger pull isn't an issue. The main plus on this pistol for me is the way it fits my hand and points (after market Hogue grip). When I go to Baltimore I do carry my Glock 19, which I shoot very well. The 3953 carries better than the G19 as it is thinner for IWB carry. Hides very well in the summer under a loose T shirt.
 
chemcal said:
'been trying to get used to a sig p250sc. I like what I believe is an extra margin of safety over strikers, but I sure shoot strikers better. Anyone out there have and resolve this situation?
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I bought both a P250c and a P320c, so everything was the same except the trigger action. In fact, each gun's trigger has a specified pull weight of 5.5-6.5 pounds; the only difference is the P250c has a long trigger pull and the P320c has a very short pull. The P320 trigger pull is short enough that a twitch of the trigger finger might be enough to fire the gun while the P250 trigger pull is long enough that firing the gun would nearly undoubtedly be an intentional act.

The P320 is easier to shoot because its short trigger pull does not require maintaining control of the gun for very long. It takes longer to pull the P250 trigger, which requires controlling the gun for a longer time. Practice and improve your trigger control and the P250 is no problem to shoot - it really is that simple.
 
My issue with the 250 was not the long trigger pull but the long reset.

I had a tendency to short stroke at speed due to the long reset. Been meaning to try a 320 some day, as I really liked everything else about the 250.

Problem is I have so much invested in Glocks at the moment and I don't have the $$ to get into a new platform.
 
While I love a crisp SA as much as the next shooter, I prefer DAO (whether true DAO or partial cock DOA) for carry. I don't have a hand strength issue, and the longer & heavier pull is part of the safety features for me. My EDC rotation includes a Kahr CM9 & Kel Tec P3AT for pocket carry, and a home gun is the SIG P250. As mentioned above, practice. I use a P64 trainer (no firing pin, & a 19# DA trigger) to dry fire practice & for hand/finger strength. Everything else seems light compared to it.
 
Walther P 990 in 40 SW has been my favorite for years, smooth DAO that cleanly breaks (but I am primarily a wheelgun shooter)
 
I don't like it. I tolerate it. I will always prefer a DA/SA pistol over a DAO. I wish someone made a micro 9mm in DA/SA.
 
I have two SIG P320s but am reluctant to carry a striker-action pistol with no external safety OWB and won't consider carrying one IWB. I think a hammer-fired DAO or DA/SA pistol provides a considerable margin of safety against accidental discharges over a striker-action pistol.

While the DA or DAO trigger pull is sometimes as light or lighter than the striker-action pull, it is always much longer. And the hammer can be ridden with the thumb while rehostering.

I bought a subcompact SIG P250 specifically for carry IWB. It is much thinner than a revolver which I would not consider comfortable for IWB carry. No, I don't shoot it as well as my compact P320 yet, I am improving and I think that this is just a matter of training. I am quite accurate with it inside of 12 yds.

Yes, the trigger reset is long and I do not believe I could ever shoot rapid strings as quickly as with a striker-action pistol.
 
The best DAO I ever shot was a Sig P226 DAK. Nothing worse than trying to stage a trigger on a DAO gun. Very bad practice than could get you killed if the time ever comes you need to use your gun. Do some YouTube searches on Jerry Meculek if you want to see some DOA shooting. It dosen't matter if you are shooing semi auto or revolver the technics are the same.
 
Don't squeeze it or stage it, sweep it smoothly and practice practice practice

Please describe"sweep it smoothly'"
 
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