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Skills Check: Double-Action Dot Torture
« on: June 20, 2019, 12:52:11 pm »
Shooting Illustrated  by Ed Head - Monday, June 17, 2019

As far as I can tell, double-action revolvers remain popular sellers despite the slowdown in gun sales, and small, short-barreled revolvers suitable for concealed carry are the most popular of all. As you may know, referring to a revolver as double-action (DA) means it can be cocked via the trigger and fired. Certain revolvers only function in double-action—they don’t have an exposed hammer—while others may be fired by first cocking the hammer, then pressing the trigger. The later method is referred to as single-action. Mastering the DA trigger takes a bit of practice.

The idea is to pull the trigger until the gun fires without disturbing the sight picture and throwing the shot off the intended point-of-aim. Revolvers with relatively light DA trigger pulls make this easier, while those with a heavy or rough trigger pull can make shooting well rather difficult. Learning to manage the DA trigger is best done with dry-fire practice. After unloading the revolver, physically and visually verifying it is unloaded and pointing in a safe direction, concentrate on looking at the front sight and carefully stroking the trigger. I use the word stroking because you don’t want to quickly snatch at the trigger, as that’s sure to pull your sights off target.

More: https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2019/6/17/skills-check-double-action-dot-torture/