Why DAO only triggers?

[golden]

DAO is underrated

I have DOUBLE ACTION ONLY triggers on a number of guns.

I started using it on revolvers as a safety and legal defense issue.

When my agency adopted its first semi-auto pistol, it was the BERETTA 96D. It suprised me with how well it shot. I could actually hit a target at 100 yards. For me that was enough proof that the complaints about DAO were unjustified. I have shot high scores with DAO pistols, just as I did with the GLOCK and SIG. It is the quality of the trigger that matters, not the type.

As for the need, just go through an academy with some non shooters. It can be terrifying! We need all the protection from our fellow employees we can get at times.
Arguments that this is a training issue are not realistic in my opinion.

Jim

 

[David E]

Arguments that this is a training issue are not realistic in my opinion.

I see it as a training issue from both sides.

The OP 'tried' DA shooting then after maybe 10's of rounds, he declared it an unviable platform.

Training here is the key.

On the other hand, the OP and others stated that only the UNTRAINED benefit from DA guns, overlooking the fact that SA (for serious purposes) requires a high level of dedication and training, to be safe.

For pure recreational shooting, none of this matters very much at all, because if you miss the soda can, no one cares.

 

[REAPER4206969]

then after maybe 10's of rounds, he declared it an unviable platform.

LOL!

 

[7mmSTW]

my brain hurts...

 

[TestPilot]

Second strike capability has nothing to do with DAO.
If you're confused about Glock, then think about S&W 3rd Generation DAO. Para Ordnance's LDA also do not have scond strike capability.

 

[TestPilot]

To answer the original question, it's quite complex. Keep in mind that there are many different type of DAO trigger.

My preference is a P226R with DAK. The reson is that I wanted a SIG with a DA first shot that does not require 10~12 pound pressure to pull. If there was only the old SIG DAO with 10~12 pound trigger with all trigger pull, I would not have gone DAO. I would have just stuck with DA/SA.

I don't want manual firing inhibitor on my pistols, so I have to use some sort of DA pistol. But, I don't want the 12 pound trigger pull. So, my only viable option is to go with modern DAO with medium pressure triggers. SIG DAK, Glock Safe Action Trigger, HK LEM just happens to be just that.

 

[tekarra]

Yes, there are a numb er of different types of DAO trigger mechanisms. One can argue semantics forever, but to me a semi-auto DAO trigger is like a DA revolver trigger; one can pull the trigger consecutive times to have the firing pin strike the primer. Perhaps this type of DAO should be termed a revolver action.

 

[Deanimator]

Second strike capability has nothing to do with DAO.

You can't have DA, much less DAO WITHOUT second strike capability. If it takes ANY action beyond pulling the trigger to fire a chambered round, it's NOT DA.

 

[REAPER4206969]

You can't have DA, much less DAO WITHOUT second strike capability

Incorrect.

 

[Deanimator]

You can't have DA, much less DAO WITHOUT second strike capability

Incorrect.

Saying it doesn't make it so. You clearly don't understand the meaning of the term.

 

[REAPER4206969]

It is YOU that does not grasp the concept of double action.

 

[geronimo509]

My DAO Kahr MK9 does NOT have second strike capability!

 

[Deanimator]

It is YOU that does not grasp the concept of double action.

Saying it doesn't make it so.

 

[Deanimator]

My DAO Kahr MK9 does NOT have second strike capability!

Then it's not DA, nevermind DAO.