Anyone know of any current model Double Action Only Pistols?

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I'm thinking of getting a double action only for practice with the long pull.
The only one i've tried is not made anymore.
I did a search and found the the SIG P250 is DAO, but I haven't found any others.
Anyone know of any others? Any that are recommended?
 
Thanks for the input everyone - I'll take a look at these other pistols (time to start the scavenger hunt for in stock items) . Haven't had much luck with glocks and i'm guessing that making the trigger pull heavier won't improve my glock experience.
 
thunder ridge said:
I have a shadow - its DA/SA (DA only if you de-#### it). Can you get a shadow to run DA only or can you buy a DAO model? same for the Baretta 92FS? thanks
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For dry fire practice sessions it's going to be DAO unless you rack the slide.

For live fire it's not hard to learn to lower the hammer safely. In practicing for my IPSC and IDPA matches I often run multiple mags of "first double" drills on targets where I lower the hammer onto the live round and then holster or from a low ready lift up, sight, shoot two. First round in DA and second is SA. I then lower the hammer and repeat the drill. It takes no more than four to five seconds to prep the gun and re-holster in a calm and safe manner.

It's also a more applicable drill method for the intended usage of your Shadow since you've already got the gun.

And unless you're a peace officer that uses a DAO in your duties it's likely that you don't REALLY want a DAO as a personal gun. And even if you do then by rights you would want to replicate the same gun and trigger pull for the drills to mean much.


Another option for a DAO gun would be to develop an intrest in DA/SA revolvers and just ignore the fact that the revolver even has a SA mode.
 
Beretta G model guns are not DAO, they have spring loaded decockers.
Any DA/SA gun will be DAO in dry fire practice.
What gun do you shoot now?
 
BCRider said:
For dry fire practice sessions it's going to be DAO unless you rack the slide.

For live fire it's not hard to learn to lower the hammer safely. In practicing for my IPSC and IDPA matches I often run multiple mags of "first double" drills on targets where I lower the hammer onto the live round and then holster or from a low ready lift up, sight, shoot two. First round in DA and second is SA. I then lower the hammer and repeat the drill. It takes no more than four to five seconds to prep the gun and re-holster in a calm and safe manner.

It's also a more applicable drill method for the intended usage of your Shadow since you've already got the gun.

And unless you're a peace officer that uses a DAO in your duties it's likely that you don't REALLY want a DAO as a personal gun. And even if you do then by rights you would want to replicate the same gun and trigger pull for the drills to mean much.


Another option for a DAO gun would be to develop an intrest in DA/SA revolvers and just ignore the fact that the revolver even has a SA mode.
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Not sure:redface: if I'm on the right track in this conversation, but I think I 'may' have something that would fill the bill. A fairly recently acquired S&W model 4506.



Is this what would work for what's required??
 
smith and wesson made most of it's older autos in DAO configs, and i believe you can purchase the parts to convert. As BC said, why not just get a revolver...there's your dao trigger pull. Or lots of dry fire practice.

There are some sigpro's floating around in DAO.
 
All very good points. I'm new to handguns but have been putting quite a few rounds down with my shadow and been getting reasonably accurate and steadily faster. I learned that I needed to be able to shoot double action (first shot) if I want to use my shadow in competition. I've tried it and my DA groups suck compared to my SA groups (too much time, so the gun moves, especially with the harder pull). I also found that lowering the hammer is a pain in the a**, especially since I don't want an AD. I probably should do more Dry Fire practice, its just that the feedback is not as good (ie i can't tell yet whether I had a good or bad dry fire shot). Probably best to stick with my shadow for practice if that's what I'm going to use for competition.


BCRider said:
For dry fire practice sessions it's going to be DAO unless you rack the slide.

For live fire it's not hard to learn to lower the hammer safely. In practicing for my IPSC and IDPA matches I often run multiple mags of "first double" drills on targets where I lower the hammer onto the live round and then holster or from a low ready lift up, sight, shoot two. First round in DA and second is SA. I then lower the hammer and repeat the drill. It takes no more than four to five seconds to prep the gun and re-holster in a calm and safe manner.

It's also a more applicable drill method for the intended usage of your Shadow since you've already got the gun.

And unless you're a peace officer that uses a DAO in your duties it's likely that you don't REALLY want a DAO as a personal gun. And even if you do then by rights you would want to replicate the same gun and trigger pull for the drills to mean much.


Another option for a DAO gun would be to develop an intrest in DA/SA revolvers and just ignore the fact that the revolver even has a SA mode.
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Practice dude, practice. I can't tell the difference between my DA and SA shots when shooting. The DA is almost done being pulled by the time I get to a target.
If you really want practice with feedback buy a SIRT and set the trigger weight to about the same as your DA. works great for me.
 
I hear ya! I'll look into a feedback system. Is SIRT better than laserlyte?

Slavex said:
Practice dude, practice. I can't tell the difference between my DA and SA shots when shooting. The DA is almost done being pulled by the time I get to a target.
If you really want practice with feedback buy a SIRT and set the trigger weight to about the same as your DA. works great for me.
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A great dry fire double action drill you can do with your Shadow is to perch a spent 9mm casing on the top rib just behind the front sight. Now pull the trigger a bunch of times in a nice smooth manner. If it kicks the casing off in one or two hammer drops then you' need to become smoother. If it walks back and to one side or the other over a half dozen hammer falls then you are reasonably smooth but you need to alter your pull or slightly re-position your trigger finger to reduce the side force you're inputing during the trigger pull. When the casing walks back straight along the rib a little with every hammer fall then you have a smooth and neutral DA pull. And as Slavex says by that time you won't even notice the DA from the SA since you will have developed a proper trigger pull. And a proper trigger pull is not DA or SA specific. It just "is".

The nice thing about the casing on the to rib thing is that you don't need to buy anything. So you don't have a bunch of money tied up in something you don't really need once you learn how to shoot in DA equally well to your SA.

And that leaves you with more cash for the ULTIMATE DA TRAINING TOOL! ! ! .... A revolver.... :D
 
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