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This is complicated by the fact that all DAOs are not created equal. I went shooting with a former co-worker, who had detested the trigger of his previously issued legacy DAO P226, and therefore had a dim view of the concept of DAO. He was totally blown away by the trigger in my P250.
Actually, no. Some older revolvers are only safe with an empty chamber under the hammer, but more modern ones can have all the chambers filled. Modern firing pins are not long enough to touch the primer with the hammer at rest. They require the hammer to get a running start and gather some momentum to overcome the firing pin spring. Take a series 70 1911...with the hammer down, you can pound on the hammer spur all you want without the pin touching the primer. As a matter of fact, the springs of firing pins in guns with hammers exert force in exactly the opposite fashion as those of strikers. They resist the movement of the pin, whereas striker spring tension is what makes SFA guns function.
Good point. I got so spoiled by things like the 92D, a good S&W 3953, the p250, or even some DAK guns that I tend to forget about things like the USP Compact in true DAO from years ago (thankfully replaced by the LEM these days, but every bit as bad as it sounds).
If he liked your 250 I wonder what he'd say about a DAK.
Based on my experience with base Beretta product releases, it appears that Beretta is doing everything that they can to make the APX a success, and doing a lot of "aftermarket" support seems to be part of that. They've been regularly releasing parts, accessories and other things for the platform since its release. A lot of us didn't think that Beretta would release the safety kit, so it's been a bit of a wow moment that it's actually here.
To me, a frame safety with "single action" autos like the VP9, PPQ, or APX type triggers seems like a great way to get a poor man's 1911.