I've been hearing about how useful a double action is in learning to shoot well.
I don't have a DA pistol, and I'm wondering if I should get one. Don't really have a huge want for one, but if it gives me a quantifiable improvement shooting my Glocks, I could see it being worthwhile.
If it's worth getting a DA pistol, what do you recommend?
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Easy.Originally Posted by Jay585
S&W K frame, or Beretta 92D.
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I've been shooting a GP100 since October, and I've found I've been shooting everything better.
I'm not totally new to DA shooting. I carried an M9, then later a 5906 and 4006 on duty, but they were only DA for the first shot, and it's been rather a long time.
I was into 10mm Auto before it sold out and went mainstream, but these days I'm here for the revolver and epidemiology information.
I’ll second the K-frame, especially if you can get one of the older guns at trade-in prices. I got one when I had plateaued in terms of trigger control and with the help of a more experienced shooting buddy, it helped me a lot. I think all he did was smooth up the rebound slide and install a Wolff mainspring and it made the DA pull very easy to learn and manage.
Don’t have enough time behind a 92D to comment but I think there’s a thread here somewhere that’s devoted to it.
I bought a HK P30 and have shot most of 2,200 rounds through it in DA. I've only shot Glocks a couple of times since I started shooting the P30, but the low left bullet impacts that I've historically struggled with had disappeared the last time I shot my G26. I also bought a S&W 64 a little over a year ago, but I haven't shot it much. I really dislike cleaning revolvers. However, I'm generally pleased with my results thus far, however informal the results are.
In the spirit of being a good PF enabler, I feel compelled to announce that there are several 92Ds listed on Gunbroker tonight with buy now prices of about $350.
Well since I don't have a revolver anymore I'm leaning towards the S&W K Frame.
Any thoughts on a snub-nosed model vs one with a longer barrel?
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It's hard to beat the all around utility and value of a 4 inch .38/.357 revolver. While I lean toward old K frame S&W, the Ruger GP100 is a nice gun too. Look for older police trades that pop up from time to time. My Glock abilities have improved with increased time with a TDA pistol.
Last edited by Jason M; 03-15-2019 at 12:08 PM.
This bears repeating. S&W Models 10, 13, 15, 64, 65, and 67 is where it's at.
I bought the inexpensive SIG SP2022 to A) learn, enjoy and master the TDA trigger system and B) improve my trigger control with any platform. I feel that I accomplished both.
CZ P-07/P-09 DA/SA complements Glock 17/19 really well.
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