Can You Really Prevent Unintentional Discharges?

[I_Like_Turtles]

Self defense is an extremely personal choice and what one chooses to carry is even more of a personal choice.

I do not feel that long and heavy trigger pulls are conducive to safety. Instead I think those encourage unsafe weapons handling and make precise hits harder to obtain.

One of the reasons I have returned to Kahrs for carry is that the single action pull mimics my snub nosed revolvers' double action pull. As I will continue to carry a revolver I hope the consistency will be helpful. *The Kahr is not a true "double action" as the slide does 1/2 the striker cocking. The trigger pull only mimics a double action.

When it comes to full-size handguns, the only ones I desire to carry are the 1911 and Browning Hi Power breeds. One type of action I used to be welded to but now have no desire at all for, is the Walther PPK / P38-inspired double action first shot/single action following shots, AKA "DA/SA." I now prefer a consistent trigger pull each time.

[boscobarbell]

Self defense is an extremely personal choice and what one chooses to carry is even more of a personal choice.

I do not feel that long and heavy trigger pulls are conducive to safety. Instead I think those encourage unsafe weapons handling and make precise hits harder to obtain.

One of the reasons I have returned to Kahrs for carry is that the single action pull mimics my snub nosed revolvers' double action pull. As I will continue to carry a revolver I hope the consistency will be helpful. *The Kahr is not a true "double action" as the slide does 1/2 the striker cocking. The trigger pull only mimics a double action.

When it comes to full-size handguns, the only ones I desire to carry are the 1911 and Browning Hi Power breeds. One type of action I used to be welded to but now have no desire at all for, is the Walther PPK / P38-inspired double action first shot/single action following shots, AKA "DA/SA." I now prefer a consistent trigger pull each time.

You are right...it is all about personal choice.

Given that...does it not concern you that you have chosen some pistols that require only a trigger pull and some that require you to first disengage a safety to make them operable?

[I_Like_Turtles]

You are right...it is all about personal choice.

Given that...does it not concern you that you have chosen some pistols that require only a trigger pull and some that require you to first disengage a safety to make them operable?

I have wondered about that and if I would fail to disengage a safety at the worst possible moment.

[boscobarbell]

I have wondered about that and if I would fail to disengage a safety at the worst possible moment.

It is--literally and figuratively--my worst nightmare.

I come to this with an admitted bias. I learned to shoot with DA revolvers, and later "graduated" to DAO semi pistols. I was a federal agent for over 30 years, and our service pistols were all DAO. So when I served as a range instructor, I also taught that manual of arms to current, new, and aspiring agents. It is part of my DNA. At this point, SA with a safety is like trying to teach me Mandarin.

Now, there are plenty of SA pistols that I would, in theory, love to own and shoot. But I wouldn't consider doing so unless I spent A LOT of hours at the range retraining my muscle memory, and also committed to not shooting DA or striker/no safety pistols ever, ever again.

I fully recognize and acknowledge that my brain is small and faulty, and I see no need to confuse it unnecessarily.