Gun Owning Smokers

[Paddy]

I never understood why they call it a DA trigger. By definition, a DA trigger should both cock the gun and fire the gun in one motion. However, a Glock's trigger only releases the striker, which should make it a SA. If you try to dry fire it twice in a row without racking the slid for the second shot, nothing happens. Or am I missing something here.

I at one time had a PPK with a double trigger. I disliked that gun. The only advantage I found to the PPK was it was easily hidden in the small of my back.

[Kenyth]

I've always heard of that particular action referred to as "Light Double Action". It's a hybrid that is supposed to combine the speed and aiming advantage of a single action with the safety of a double action. Even if the hammer fell from the half cocked position (which it wouldn't), it couldn't fire the round.

Glock also puts the safety switch right on the trigger. Your fingertip disengages it when you pull the trigger. The safer design does not require a seperate safty switch to lock the trigger from an accidental pull.

An itchy trigger finger is still dangerous though. So watch it Paddy! You've got a nervous twitch in your eye.

[badwhale]

And after all the safety features of the Glock, you fire it and it blows up with factory ammo

Will