oh did i miss the segway to a model chioce thread? 
my choice is the 642 or it's taurus clone
my choice is the 642 or it's taurus clone
Are the "advantages" of DAO revolvers based upon fallacies?
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Read Ed McGivern. G.H. Fitzgerald. Jerry Mikulek. Bill Jordan. Jim Cirillo.
Using a good double action revolver SA is like driving a performance car in first gear. In addition to shooting better, it minimizes the chance of an ND along the way.
Many years ago another fellow named Bob Nichols wrote a book on it titled "Secrets of Double Action Shooting". Also worth a read.
My wife's M37 is dehorned and my 442 came slick out of the box and saved me the trouble.
Using a good double action revolver SA is like driving a performance car in first gear. In addition to shooting better, it minimizes the chance of an ND along the way.
Many years ago another fellow named Bob Nichols wrote a book on it titled "Secrets of Double Action Shooting". Also worth a read.
My wife's M37 is dehorned and my 442 came slick out of the box and saved me the trouble.
popeye
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One thing I've always been curious about. The Centennial came out in '49 or '50 with a grip safety incorporated. I "believe" it was a 100 yr. comemoritive (sp?) of the start of S&W co. The gun was an updated copy of the S&W safety models (which I sort of used to collect) The safety part came in because the adverage child could not deactivevate the grip saftey and negotiate the the long trigger pull, so no AD. The "safety's" were enclosed hammer ala model 40. These are suppositions on my part. Are they true?
double0757
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I can't see why I would ever use SA except for my hunting gun when is prop on top of a tree branch or rock or something, to make 50 to 100yds shot. I find better accuracy using DA at close range than using SA same short distance. I picked a hamerless revolver as a BUG, for two reasons, but found about 4 reasons to carry better than a revolver with hammer or an auto.
First two reasons I picked it. One, shrouded hammer have less opportunity to foul inside the pocket. Two, the hammerless revolver comes out better out of any pocket vs the hammerd one.
The other two reasons I discover was, One, the most important of all is that I carry a good defence caliber (.357) with me all the time. Two I can have a grip on my gun ready to pull out of my pocket at any time without alarming any body even the BG. It cuts 3/4 of a second to one second on the draw.
Double O
I can't see why I would ever use SA except for my hunting gun when is prop on top of a tree branch or rock or something, to make 50 to 100yds shot. I find better accuracy using DA at close range than using SA same short distance. I picked a hamerless revolver as a BUG, for two reasons, but found about 4 reasons to carry better than a revolver with hammer or an auto.
First two reasons I picked it. One, shrouded hammer have less opportunity to foul inside the pocket. Two, the hammerless revolver comes out better out of any pocket vs the hammerd one.
The other two reasons I discover was, One, the most important of all is that I carry a good defence caliber (.357) with me all the time. Two I can have a grip on my gun ready to pull out of my pocket at any time without alarming any body even the BG. It cuts 3/4 of a second to one second on the draw.
Double O
Kamicosmos
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Yup.
I choose my bobbed hammer SP101 over a hammered version for 2 reasons:
1)Ease of carrying/drawing. I knew that I would be carrying this gun IWB 90% of the time. That hammer just looked like it was dying to dig into my side everytime I moved.
2) I also figure the odds of a close range gunfight were greater than some kind of High Noon/Dirty Harry/Rack the Slide encounter. I figure in a real shooting, I would be yanking the gun and pulling the trigger, quickly. If I had the hammered version, I would practice SA and rarely DA. So, I figured the bobbed hammer DAO version would avoid that by forcing my to shoot it DAO all the time. That combined with Reason 1 is why I have it on my hip.
And yes. A DAO snubby is hard to shoot well! You have to practice with it a lot to remain proficient, even more so than other handguns. But, it's worth it to have a highly concealable .357 mag on you at all times!!
At least for me. YMMV, and all that.
klover
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Bodyguard me:
Somehow I feel that to bob a hammer is just not right. I believe in getting the most possible utillity out of a tool. While the difference in feel between a 642 and 649 might give the 642 an edge in a combat role, a "take your time shot" might be good for game hunting or somewhere else.
And yes, the bodyguards are every bit as ugly on the outside as me .
Somehow I feel that to bob a hammer is just not right. I believe in getting the most possible utillity out of a tool. While the difference in feel between a 642 and 649 might give the 642 an edge in a combat role, a "take your time shot" might be good for game hunting or somewhere else.
And yes, the bodyguards are every bit as ugly on the outside as me
.Kamicosmos
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You hunt with your snubbie?
with a 38 Special, no less. Actually, I think klover is probably a belt and suspenders type of guy. Redundancy to the point of superfluity. S&W makes the Bodyguard as a inside joke for those who don't yet understand the utility of DAO. JMTC YMMV
klover
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most possible utillity out of a tool
simply a VERY practical guy (former boyscout).
Saw a movies once where they once HAD to hunt with a small revolver....
Thanks for the input from dixey, gives me something to think about.
simply a VERY practical guy (former boyscout).
Saw a movies once where they once HAD to hunt with a small revolver....
Thanks for the input from dixey, gives me something to think about.
popeye
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Please delete, brain fart.
Most of the downside of a DAO revolver can be fixed with a good trigger job. Shoot my 3" bobbed hammer SP-101 that has been worked by Gemini Customs and you'll wonder why you ever fooled around with that pointy thumb thing on the hammer. Plus...you guys may all be combat gurus, but the last thing Joe CCW probably needs is a hair trigger that has to be decocked if they get ready to but then avoid firing.
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