SA or DAO?

[spec4]

What are the pros and cons of these? I think SA would be more accurate as you don't have the long trigger pull. I like my FS 92 where I can DAO the first round and SA the rest. Torn between a SIG P238 or Kahr P380 or a Kimber Solo vs a Kahr PM9. Maybe I should just buy all of them.

 

[iChokePeople]

Here we go.

Just be sure it has an external safety...

 

[melensdad]

What about LDA actions?

Its sort of half way between a SA and a DAO . . . best of both worlds!?!

 

[Pyroponce]

Just get a Glock. You'll thank me later

 

[adam]

There are a ton of varying opinions on the DA/SA actions, knowing what you plan on doing with it could help...i.e. some people don't like it for competition because the first shot is DA and it throws them off.

 

[spec4]

What's LDA action?

 

[gunman41mag]

What's LDA action?

Light Double Action, it's what PARA ORDNANCE has on some of their guns & you can still COCK-N-LOCK

 

[acarnahan]

Glock it. Semi-SA/DA and ppl get boggled by it.

 

[jesse485]

As long as you train, you can probably pull off great (equal) accuracy with either one. For beginners, SA will be easier to shoot, although Kahr's are not a true double action either. The Glock action works well, as it has an initial long trigger pull, but the reset is short; the trigger weight stays the same. A Walther PPS uses this trigger system, and is slightly larger than the PM9. Just to complicate your choice a bit more .

 

[gunman41mag]

SA like 1911, BROWNING HP,

 

[Que]

What about LDA actions?

Its sort of half way between a SA and a DAO . . . best of both worlds!?!

I agree! I enjoy having a 1911-style pistol that I don't have to carry on safe. Also, the trigger pull is not short, but it's definitely not as long as the traditional 1911 SAO.

 

[roscott]

Open hammer FTW! Best of both worlds!

 

[gunman41mag]

I agree! I enjoy having a 1911-style pistol that I don't have to carry on safe. Also, the trigger pull is not short, but it's definitely not as long as the traditional 1911 SAO.

I have one, it's a light pull, a little longer than a SA, but I still like the fact that you can carry it cock-n-lock

 

[U.S. Patriot]

I only carry DAO or DA/SA pistols. I got accustomed too carrying and qualifying with the 92FS in the service. We carried with the hammer down. I'm so used to it, that I do not even notice. I can place my DA shots just as accurately as I do my SA shots. Find what works for you, and get plenty of trigger time. That's what it all really boils down too.

 

[orange]

DA/SA.

Now that that's settled, 9mm or .45? Guys I really need help with this decision

 

[LawDog76]

Here we go.

Just be sure it has an external safety...

Safety??? What's that? None of my pistols have this safety thing you speak of...

Glock it. Semi-SA/DA and ppl get boggled by it.

Yes, go with single action and buy a Glock. You can't go wrong there.

 

[kludge]

Just get a [STRIKE]Glock[/STRIKE] XD. You'll thank me later

Fixed.

 

[sj kahr k40]

If your FS 92 is DAO (double action only) on the first shot how can it be SA on the second? DAO guns always are DA

 

[ElsiePeaRN]

If your FS 92 is DAO (double action only) on the first shot how can it be SA on the second? DAO guns always are DA

I believe the FS92 is DA/SA - Double action on the first shot only, not double action only. But I could be wrong

 

[Cannon762]

I'm currently digging the "anti-stress" trigger system on my P99c. I carry it double action on the first shot, then SA after.