DA/SA and "Learning Different Triggers"

[FL-NC]

An obvious advantage of having a hammer rather than a striker is the safety aspect of being able to place one's thumb over it when holstering...to both insure that it has been de-cocked (if applicable) and that nothing has entered the trigger guard to press the trigger to the rear (possibly causing the gun to discharge in the holster). This is a common safety technique taught in many more advanced handgun courses.

One may choose to ignore safe gun handling techniques at their own peril, but the existence of the advantage shouldn't be disparaged

Yes, this is an advantage that I exploited during the times that I was issued a M9 or M11 (Sig 228). When we transitioned to striker fired pistols, it went away. Risk was mitigated by using quality equipment that worked well with all the other equipment.

 

[Mike J]

The only DA/SA pistol I ever owned was an old Ruger P-94 chambered for .40 S&W. I spent a lot of time working on learning to shoot that gun accurately. It got pushed to the side when I bought my XD-40. It was easier to shoot well.
To be honest there were 2 things I didn't like about the Ruger. One was the slide mounted safety (I would have liked it better if it was decock only). The other was the trigger set up. I believe I would have liked it better if it were DAO the Double Action trigger was long but smooth & gave positive feedback all the way through the pull.

I was actually thinking the other day it has been a long time since I had this one out. I may take it out tomorrow & play with it a bit. Just to see if I feel any differently about it.