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Originally Posted by OKFC05
...it is listed with BATF and the sanctioning bodies
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I wasn't aware that the BATFE classified the actions of guns. Is there a link to that?
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Originally Posted by WR Moore
The stroke of the trigger actually does cam the sear back prior to release.
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If this were what defined a double action, then all guns would be double action. Whenever you move two flat surfaces against each other in a circular motion, like all sears everywhere, one is going to be displaced a tiny amount. Even a Colt SAA, which no one would ever mistake for a double action, moves the hammer a tiny bit because of this. Fortunately, that is not what defines double or single action.
The definition of double or single action refers
only to what the trigger does.
Single Action:
Pulling the trigger releases the sear.
Double Action:
Pulling the trigger first sets the sear and then releases it.
M&Ps are single action guns.
The Glock is considered a single action and a half. Because the trigger actually finishes cocking the sear, it does move the striker back more than a little. However, based on how it works, it's still a single action.