I did carry an S&W Model 58, .41 Magnum, 1985 to 1990, on the clock, on police patrol, in a Rogers Trooper holster, and during personal time, usually in a Eagle Industries IWB holster. Eventually, I realized that though I have N-Frame-sized hands, my index fingers were just a bit too short to get “enough finger” on the trigger, when in DA mode. I experimented with some very skimpy grip panels, which enabled me to reach the trigger, but which provided no relief from recoil. About that time, the internal parts were wearing excessively, anyway, so, I transitioned to single-column-mag .45 ACP autoloaders.
In 1997, I bought my first USFA Single Action revolving pistol, chambered .45 Colt, so, was back in the big-bore sixgun game. The trigger of a single-action is within easy reach of my index finger. I have yet to “EDC” a single action revolver, but, being retired from the LE job, am now “free” to do so. (PD policy applied 24/7; my personal time handguns, to defend myself or others, had to be a DA revolver, or a semi-auto pistol.) That leaves the question of why one would choose to EDC a single-action revolver. Well, three reply posts, #20, #40, and #47, in this discussion, already cover this. I will add two more personal factors: superb “point-ability,” and, easy on my aging hands.
That last factor takes into account the recent progress of arthritis in both of my index fingers. My 40+ years of loving the dynamic long-stroke DA trigger pull, with medium and medium/large revolvers, are over and done.
