This Is probably the best description of different pistol actions I have ever read. While I’ve had them all explained/described to me, Mitch’s description is the clearest I’ve come across.
-D > On Dec 4, 2017, at 11:16 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > >> On December 4, 2017 at 10:41 PM Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> SA/DA? > > I think he meant DA/SA. > > Revolvers were Single Action (pull the hammer back to cock, then pull the > trigger to fire), then some are Double Action (pull the trigger to cock and > fire, or pull the hammer back first to get a light trigger pull like a Single > Action). > > The Double Action revolver got its name from the fact that there are two ways > to use it, but somewhere along the line people thought DA meant 'trigger > cocking', and the nomenclature got butchered a bit in regard to pistols. > > Pistols are Single Action (work the slide or thumb the hammer to cock, then a > light short trigger pull to fire), or Double Action, which people call DA/SA, > you can fire the first shot by trigger cocking from a hammer down position, > then the slide cocks the hammer automatically for successive shots. > There's also Double Action Only, which means it has a single means of > operating the action, pull the trigger through a long heavy stroke to cock it > on the first shot and every following shot. Some of the striker fired pistols > (named for a sliding striker instead of a swinging hammer) cock the striker > part of the way automatically, then you finish the job by pulling the > trigger, we call them double action but the trigger pull is shorter and > lighter than a double action hammer operated pistol. > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
