Anyone else prefer DAO pistols?

[NCBeagle]

Strongly prefer DAO pistols and regularly carry 3953, 3914 DAO, CS9D and a Beretta PX4 Storm Compact. It's also nice extra safety measure for appendix carry.

 

[DUSTYDOGDAN]

I prefer the 5906/3913 Double/single action but own 1086 that has a great trigger. With modern ammo you really don't have to worry about them not having a second strike capability but it is nice to have with the 3913.

 

[roo_ster]

I prefer them to traditional DA/SA with decocker/decocking safety. Not sure I prefer them to SAO, given what is in my collection and what I carry daily.

But, I like DAO enough to have converted my Beretta 92 to DAO. I gave the 92 a DAO action/trigger job and its DA trigger pull is long, but smoooooth and lighter.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

NO.............

 

[Chubbs103]

Prefer HK LEM trigger system as a DAO equivalent.

I've recently made a P2000SK LEM my primary carry. I'm becoming more of a fan every time I go to the range.

 

[tajada]

when the mood hits me I carry my Sig Sauer P220 Elite DAO and a S&W 642. the P220 is a police trade in a (CPO factory gun) that was converted to DAO for whatever agency wanted it that way.

but then again, I'm proficient with D/A revolvers which are fired D/A almost exclusively in combat shooting.

 

[Paul in Nevada]

I like DAO for pocket and appendix or what they used to call "Mexican Carry". One of my most carried pistols is a P3AT. Nearly impossible to actuate the trigger accidentally. I remember when DAO was very popular for compact pistols. Now it's almost extinct. It's too bad because it's a very safe design. My preference is DA/SA but this is becoming a rare feature as well. I would love to have a thin polymer framed pistol the size of a Shield with a DA/SA trigger and decocker.

 

[wood714]

What I like best about my 6906 is you can have the first shot DA, but after that SA.

I carried a 642 for a while and didn't mind it, but I'm a crappy shot with it. I could hit something at 10 feet or so pretty good, but couldn't group well.

 

[Beemerguy53]

I've never been able to get used to traditional double-action pistols...just never liked that transition from the DA first shot to SA subsequent shots.

I like consistent trigger pull, and as such all on my handguns are either single-action, DAO, or striker-fired.

My two favorite DAO pistols are my Beretta 92 and 96...long, controllable trigger pull, with no safety (and none needed).

 

[The Big D]

Model 60; NY-1

A Model 60, NY-1 is my usual carry gun when not carrying under LEOSA for which I qualified with a semi-automatic.

It was designed for NYPD which 'banned' single action revolvers I am told.

I like it.

Be safe.

 

[stansdds]

Do I prefer DAO pistols? For many years my EDC has been a S&W 6946. My first CCW handgun was a S&W 640-1, which I still use when I need deep concealment. I've thought about a plastic striker fired replacement, but why? The DAO pulls on both of my carry handguns are nearly identical in weight and pull length, so it's easy to switch between the two. No safety to fumble, no DA/SA pull to master, and AD during holstering or drawing is simply not going to happen, so yes, I prefer DAO.

 

[kbm6893]

A Model 60, NY-1 is my usual carry gun when not carrying under LEOSA for which I qualified with a semi-automatic.

It was designed for NYPD which 'banned' single action revolvers I am told.

I like it.

Be safe.

The NYPD did indeed ban guns capable of being fired SA, starting with the July 1987 class. In 1985, a cop thumbed the hammer back on his revolver as he held a kid at gunpoint. BOOM! Killed the kid.

Officers bought their own weapons, so the job couldn't make them alter their own property. The city surely wasn't t gonna pay for 35,000 new guns, so those who had them were grandfathered in, and all new hires starting with the July 1987 class got the stainless DAO revolvers. The blued guns with spurred hammers became a real status symbol. Guys who graduated the class before the July 1987 class constantly called the July class "rookies".

 

[xfarfuldog]

Nope can't stand them. I understand the move to DAO for liability reasons. But I also believe that the ability to use single action (in long range precise shot scenarios) is valuable. Are there any double action rifles? Using a DA/SA properly is a training issue. I do not consider striker fired pistols as DAO. My only DAO gun is a Brinks 4046. I think about converting it to DA/SA but the cost may be prohibitive. It will probably be sent down the pike.

 

[bigwheelzip]

Tried CCing every action type. DA/SA works best for me. DAO works worst, with long resets leading to short stroking the trigger, under stress.

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[kbm6893]

I'll always feel better slipping a hammer fired weapon into my waistband. But I gotta admit I shoot a striker fired weapon better. Not enough to matter in a self defense shooting range, but I do shoot them better.

 

[SnidelyWhiplash]

Nope can't stand them. I understand the move to DAO for liability reasons. But I also believe that the ability to use single action (in long range precise shot scenarios) is valuable. Are there any double action rifles? Using a DA/SA properly is a training issue. I do not consider striker fired pistols as DAO. My only DAO gun is a Brinks 4046. I think about converting it to DA/SA but the cost may be prohibitive. It will probably be sent down the pike.

I have a 4046 for no reason other than a memento of my LEO days. I've been thinking of selling it...can't keep everything and it serves no purpose for me other than being a memento.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

In pistols, I prefer TDA-traditional double action. I like the long, first trigger pull, it's like a revolver, and I love revolvers. However, my sole striker-fired 9mm, a Walther CCP, is just fine as is, anyway, and it's very much like a DAO pistol.

 

[RoyM52]

This question needs some definition.

Prefer for what?

Nothing beats a SAO for target. Hard to actually beat a DAO for safe carry.

DA/SA was meant to bridge the gap. Safe to carry, but after the first shot it became a delightful range or target gun. {but you NEED to remember to de-cock it unless all you do is run it until empty}

Neither is only found in a striker or in a hammer fired. So defining any firearm by whether or not it is striker or hammer fired doesn't say whether it is DAO or SAO .

 

[rockquarry]

This question needs some definition.

DA/SA was meant to bridge the gap. Safe to carry, but after the first shot it became a delightful range or target gun. {but you NEED to remember to de-cock it unless all you do is run it until empty}

Your statement is true only if you don't train sufficiently with the DA/SA gun. Remaining unfamiliar with it makes your comments valid. The same can also be said for other action types.

 

[roo_ster]

This question needs some definition.

DA/SA was meant to bridge the gap. Safe to carry, but after the first shot it became a delightful range or target gun. {but you NEED to remember to de-cock it unless all you do is run it until empty}

Your statement is true only if you don't train sufficiently with the DA/SA gun. Remaining unfamiliar with it makes your comments valid. The same can also be said for other action types.

Yep, just about any manual of arms or quirky imposition can be trained for/around. I did so in the service, to properly use the M9, but I much prefer revolvers (used almost exclusively DA) and SA semi-autos. There is only so much time in the day/week/month/year/lifetime.

I qualified Expert with the M9 several times. Not a difficult task. One time I qualified expert while using the safety/decocker after every shot, so every shot on the qual was taken DA. Helps that that particular M9 had puh-lenty of rounds through it and its DA trigger pull was smooth.