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UPDATE!
I thought I'd give you all an update on my search. I traded my FM detective for a used Ruger P89 today
I didn't think I would end up with the ruger, as I find it ugly as hell (still do) people seemed to recommend the triggers of the 92Fs and Sigs more. I dry fired a bereta Commander? (smaller 92FS) and 92fs in 40sw in the store. I liked the grips MUCH better on the Berettas. They are larger, and fit my hand better. But I didn't notice an appreciable difference in the triggers, and I preferred the stock sights on the ruger. I also liked that the ruger was a lot cheaper; I just couldn't justify the price of the Berettas when I liked the Ruger so much.
A couple of questions though. I have the stock grips on the Ruger now. does anyone know of aftermarket grips that would bulk up the grip a bit, so it would feel more like the Beretta? I'd be curious for any grip recommendations, really.
Also, (and this question will def make me seem like a noob
) how exactly is double-action supposed to work on an auto? I was always under the impression for some reason that pulling the trigger DA would both cycle a round and cock the hammer/fire the gun. My P89 does not do taht, and now that I think of how an auto works, that makes perfect sense. I am correct in that now guns will load a round into the chamber in DA mode?
I'm also a little confused about how best to carry the ruger, should I want to. There is no safety other than the decock, so i would not want to carry it loaded and cocked for obvious reasons. But, if i don't want to cycle the slide before firing, wouldn't I need to cycle the slide, chambering a round, and then decock the hammer? Wouldn't this put the hammer in contact with the firing pin assembly, so that if bumped, the weapon might go off? I looked, but couldn't really see if the firing pin retracted or there was some sort of "trasnfer bar" like ruger uses in their revolvers.
I thought I'd give you all an update on my search. I traded my FM detective for a used Ruger P89 today
I didn't think I would end up with the ruger, as I find it ugly as hell (still do) people seemed to recommend the triggers of the 92Fs and Sigs more. I dry fired a bereta Commander? (smaller 92FS) and 92fs in 40sw in the store. I liked the grips MUCH better on the Berettas. They are larger, and fit my hand better. But I didn't notice an appreciable difference in the triggers, and I preferred the stock sights on the ruger. I also liked that the ruger was a lot cheaper; I just couldn't justify the price of the Berettas when I liked the Ruger so much.
A couple of questions though. I have the stock grips on the Ruger now. does anyone know of aftermarket grips that would bulk up the grip a bit, so it would feel more like the Beretta? I'd be curious for any grip recommendations, really.
Also, (and this question will def make me seem like a noob
) how exactly is double-action supposed to work on an auto? I was always under the impression for some reason that pulling the trigger DA would both cycle a round and cock the hammer/fire the gun. My P89 does not do taht, and now that I think of how an auto works, that makes perfect sense. I am correct in that now guns will load a round into the chamber in DA mode?I'm also a little confused about how best to carry the ruger, should I want to. There is no safety other than the decock, so i would not want to carry it loaded and cocked for obvious reasons. But, if i don't want to cycle the slide before firing, wouldn't I need to cycle the slide, chambering a round, and then decock the hammer? Wouldn't this put the hammer in contact with the firing pin assembly, so that if bumped, the weapon might go off? I looked, but couldn't really see if the firing pin retracted or there was some sort of "trasnfer bar" like ruger uses in their revolvers.