anyone here shoot DAO semi-auto?

it's like shooting a double action revolver, some shooters try to pre-stage the trigger for a longer distance shot where more precision is required, but for up close and fast, it will just be a much heavier longer pull than on something like a Glock or even a CZ 75 after the first DA shot. It will be more difficult to master than the striker fired guns for sure, but long time revolver shooters switching to semi autos occasionally prefer it.

Which DAO auto are we talking about?
 
Have you had it tuned for a light smooth pull? I have a couple that have been worked over and the rest are stock. The tuned ones are like a good revolver. The stock ones are heavy and terrible.
 
Ganderite said:
Have you had it tuned for a light smooth pull? I have a couple that have been worked over and the rest are stock. The tuned ones are like a good revolver. The stock ones are heavy and terrible.
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hey Gander, I did a quick Google to see what options were available for the Sig P250, but not much came up other than suggestions to 'live with it'.

if you have any advise or can point me to someone that would be good to do a trigger job, I'm all ears! :D
 
Ganderite said:
My guy is in the hospital with a heart attack. Tuning usually involves lightening the hammer spring and polishing some parts Not a big job.
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for a mechanical nincompoop such as myself, it's likely an impossibility! in reality, I'm all thumbs... :(

but that's no good for your guy. I hope for his speedy recovery!
 
Modifying your pistol doesn't fix fundamentals.
Practice makes perfect.

In steel challenge I always recommend that people pick up a revolver and get good with it. Once you master a DAO, you will notice some of your gremlins will disappear on the SA side of things.

Easy practice. Get a cheap Chinese laser and mount it to your pistol. (At home, not at the range)
Point the laser at the screw holding the light switch cover on the other side of your house. Dry fire the pistol to the point there you can go through the whole trigger pull and the laser doesn't move off the screw head. Then you can try to snatch the dumpling our of my hand young grasshopper.
 
DAO is best, I think
that's all I used as LEO, Glock model 22 in .40,before that (1994)
it was a S&W model 15 revolver in .38 spl in DAO ,( the force removed single action) very accurate
I love my Sig 250 in 9 mm
only one trigger pull to master as long as its smooth it can be very accurate.
once you master a DAO pistol trigger you can shoot any handgun,
lots of dry fire practice ( safe place ,no ammo, aiming mark ) smooth trigger and it will come.
Oh and keep focus on front sight at longer range as you press that smooth trigger
 
Just got the sig p320 DAO in 9mm . It is a strike fire so no hammer. I think they have a 5 lb trigger from the factory. Had to have it changed to 8 1/2 pounds. It is has a very nice trigger pull. The slack is next to nothing then 8 1/2 lbs at the end. I used to have an older 229 in DAO it was a long pull to get the hammer to come back with DAO. The newer ones are better
 
para, that's a genius idea!

any one got a recommendation for a red laser that's not garbage?

the travel on the P250 is redonkulously long compared to the CZ SP-01 Tactical I just got...however, it's not nearly as 'stiff' as my Ruger SP101 in .22LR.
 
I run at work and personal time a HK P2000 9mm V5 DAO and supposed to be around 8 pound. I try to spend many hours training on it. I also switched to a cz 75 sp 01. Keep triggers similar.
 
The P250 comes with an incredibly smooth and relatively light trigger pull, though like most DAO pistols it is long pull. The secret to getting better is getting some snap caps and practicing dry firing the pistol. Get the muzzle close to a blank wall and practice your trigger pull. Watch the front sight and you will immediately notice any wavering or pulling as you manipulate the trigger.
Although it's tempting to just buy a pistol with a very light SA trigger I really do believe that mastering a DAO trigger will make you a better shot as you are forced to learn the fundamentals and practice your marksmanship.
 
kxc223 said:
The P250 comes with an incredibly smooth and relatively light trigger pull, though like most DAO pistols it is long pull. The secret to getting better is getting some snap caps and practicing dry firing the pistol. Get the muzzle close to a blank wall and practice your trigger pull. Watch the front sight and you will immediately notice any wavering or pulling as you manipulate the trigger.
Although it's tempting to just buy a pistol with a very light SA trigger I really do believe that mastering a DAO trigger will make you a better shot as you are forced to learn the fundamentals and practice your marksmanship.
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I wholeheartedly agree! as soon as I started shooting the P250 and realizing how different/difficult it was compared to SA, I realized that mastery of this gun would lead to mastery of all guns. :cool:
 
I'm a big S&W fan and shoot them primarily in DA mode. After trying the different styles out I went with a clean sight picture and a smooth steady constant pressure build on the trigger until it goes bang. I found that trying to stage the trigger typically led to the same or worse accuracy and more often led to jerking the trigger at the very last to catch the shot right NOW! and that typically opened up any group significantly. Watching and coaching other DAO or DA revolver shooters led to the same improvements from just a single smooth pressure build. It's a long trigger travel and the last thing you want to do anywhere along the way is yank or jerk at the trigger. Even when shooting rapidly it should be a smooth build of pressure and let the trigger move as and when it wants to move.

For your initial practicing try to work with a smooth build up over about a 1/3 to 1/2 second to get the feel of this. If you go TOO slow the muscles tend to be jerky because you feel the resistance from the trigger. You want to ignore that and just work on a smooth increase in the pressure from your finger. Also focus on pulling consistently right to the end of the travel. That too makes a difference because you take your mind off the big BANG!

Staging might be OK for some folks but on the whole I've both found for myself and found in others that it typically hurts more than it helps. And if you find yourself in any sort of timed competition down the road you simply don't have time to use the staging technique anyway. So it's better to learn right the first time IMO.

And yes, if you learn to shoot this one well you'll be a trigger master for ANY gun that comes along. The good habits that work on DA revolvers and DAO semi autos work just as well with the breaking glass triggers on SA guns.
 
My best results are with a quick continuous pull, same as I do with a revolver. I have been looking for a cZ75 DAO for some time now, without success, so am considering modifying a 75 DA/SA to DAO.
 
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