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Old 01-06-2020, 10:39 AM
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Picked one up, anybody have any experience with them? Seems well made and the 3-way action is odd but interesting?
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I had one for a while. A perfectly fine pistol: hit what I pointed at, fed all the ammo I loaded it with, and felt good in my hand. I just couldn't find an active use for the three-way action. It didn't fill any need I had so I traded it for something else.

I probably wouldn't buy another one, but that's because there are other pistols I like better (currently looking to get a 4006TSW CHP) not because of any issues I had with it.

It should work just fine for you. (There's a good video on YouTube about these. The fella on it is kinda goofy, but has a ton of knowledge about it and makes the review mildly amusing.)
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They are well made, well thought out and have good ergonomics. Mine was very accurate and reliable. My brother liked it alot so I gave it to him for a birthday present.

They will also us a S&W 5900 series magazine, but they will stick out the bottom.

I would buy another without hesitation, but they don't show up much here in Montana.

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I would buy another without hesitation, but they don't show up much here in Montana.

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In my experience they don't show up much anywhere. There was the initial rash of them 10-15 years ago from a big vendor (AIM, CDNN, Century? I don't recall) and then they vanished.
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Had a good rep back in the day...... S Korean army sidearm IIRC
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What is the "three-way action"?
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It known as the tri-action trigger.

1. Single Action-cocked and locked
2. Double action
3. Has a round chambered and the hammer is lowered by pressing forward on the hammer. When the trigger is touched by the trigger finger the hammer travels back to being a single action ...just like being cocked and lock...

Browning and Sig had variants of the same design....never really caught on with the US shooters however.

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It known as the tri-action trigger.

1. Single Action-cocked and locked
2. Double action
3. Has a round chambered and the hammer is lowered by pressing forward on the hammer. When the trigger is touched by the trigger finger the hammer travels back to being a single action ...just like being cocked and lock...

Browning and Sig had variants of the same design....never really caught on with the US shooters however.

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Seems like a good way to have an accidental discharge. Especially to the uninitiated.
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Not the way they designed it....very safe.

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I don't have a 9mm , but i do have the DH40 . I bought mine BNIB at the LGS . They are a very good weapon , no complaints . Mine is an early import , imported by Kimber . Imagine that , a Korean pistol with Kimber on the side .
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