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Originally Posted by mikem
Okay, I get it, I think.
Now, say we have a Model 59 with a round in the chamber.
I thumb-cock the hammer, then I pull the trigger. The pistol fires.
I have fired the pistol using the single action mode, correct?
It just seems to there should be another action category.
To me, racking the slide (which puts a round in the chamber AND cocks the hammer) and then pulling the trigger to fire a pistol is a VERY DIFFERENT operation than having one in the chamber, thumb-cocking the pistol and firing.
Yet, though these operations are different "methods" used to fire the pistol, they are both called single action? This just doesn't seem right to me.
Does anyone see what I mean or am I just being stupid about this?
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The definition of single action is that pulling the trigger releases the sear dropping the hammer - pulling the trigger performs a single action.
The definition of double action is that pulling the trigger cocks the hammer and then releases the sear to drop the hammer - the trigger performs two (double) actions.
Whether the hammer is cocked by your thumb or by racking the slide, the trigger still performs the same (single) action of releasing the sear and dropping the hammer.
Hope that clarifies the answer.