RecoilRob
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Everyone...recently I stumbled upon this review of the Taurus Curve:
The comments made on the 'false reset' when releasing the trigger made me offer some comments and there's been some back and forth over it. Was wondering what the general consensus of experienced auto-pistoleers might be regarding this lockwork design?
I'll offer mine first: the hammer block holds the hammer in a pre-cocked position which makes the gun drop-safe. It also then reduces the trigger pull needed to fully cock and release the shot. The negatives are that if you don't fully stroke the trigger you'll only drop the block resulting in a light-strike that then requires you to pull the slide back to reset it otherwise the trigger cannot engage and pull the hammer. Quite a few KT's and others that copied the design use this system.
Some people are declaring this a completely defective design...while I contend it's merely a machine and the operator bears the responsibility to learn how to properly operate it. My background includes learning to shoot DA revolvers as a youngster so fully releasing the trigger between shots is not an issue and easily accomplished. It seems that people who are only familiar with modern auto-pistols which will fire from the first 'click' short reset will condemn the hammer block design rather than their ability to work with it.
I've been offering the advise that if you don't like the trigger...don't buy it! I have no problems with it and understand how it works which I believe is the real issue here....shooter ignorance. 'My other guns don't work like this...so it MUST be defective'!! Your thoughts, gents (and ladies)?
The comments made on the 'false reset' when releasing the trigger made me offer some comments and there's been some back and forth over it. Was wondering what the general consensus of experienced auto-pistoleers might be regarding this lockwork design?
I'll offer mine first: the hammer block holds the hammer in a pre-cocked position which makes the gun drop-safe. It also then reduces the trigger pull needed to fully cock and release the shot. The negatives are that if you don't fully stroke the trigger you'll only drop the block resulting in a light-strike that then requires you to pull the slide back to reset it otherwise the trigger cannot engage and pull the hammer. Quite a few KT's and others that copied the design use this system.
Some people are declaring this a completely defective design...while I contend it's merely a machine and the operator bears the responsibility to learn how to properly operate it. My background includes learning to shoot DA revolvers as a youngster so fully releasing the trigger between shots is not an issue and easily accomplished. It seems that people who are only familiar with modern auto-pistols which will fire from the first 'click' short reset will condemn the hammer block design rather than their ability to work with it.
I've been offering the advise that if you don't like the trigger...don't buy it! I have no problems with it and understand how it works which I believe is the real issue here....shooter ignorance. 'My other guns don't work like this...so it MUST be defective'!! Your thoughts, gents (and ladies)?