On 12/13/19 6:30 PM, Bill wrote:
wrote:
On Fri, 13 Dec 2019 08:43:53 -0500, Keyser Soze
wrote:

I bought my CZ new from the CZ Custom Shop and before it was shipped to
my local gun store, I had the Custom Shop convert it to SAO, among other
"customizations," so it had no "double action mode." You had to rack the
slide to put a round in the pipe and that, of course, would cock the
hammer. At that point, if you wished, you could flick on the manual
safety, and "carry" cocked and locked. I never did that. I carried in
Condition 3 when I carried. Usually, though, the pistol was kept in
Condition 4...no mag in the pistol, no round in the chamber, hammer
down, aka "idiot proof safe."

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I can see an advantage to carrying with a round in the chamber but
with the hammer down - as long as the gun has a double action mode for
the first round. How do you get a round in the chamber without
cocking the hammer? Do you have to lower the hammer manually and hope
your thumb doesn't slip?


Seems odd, he would buy a semiautomatic and convert it to basically a poor
excuse for a single action revolver.


I used the two SAO 9 mm pistols I owned for target shooting and for
competition. SAO triggers typically offer shorter take up, lighter pull
and crisper breaks than DA or DA/SA triggers. I also had the firing pin
block removed on my CZ. Great pistol and much more accurate for me
than the Sig P226 X-5 I had previously.

The Walther I use now has a very crisp, short take up trigger apparatus,
much smoother than the Glocks and other striker pistols I've fired.
No external safety or decocker, but I don't carry it and the only time
it is loaded, cocked, and ready to fire is when it is in my nightstand
with the can attached. I hope I never have to use it.

The Ruger Mark IV I have is also SAO, with an external safety that keeps
the firearm from firing even if a round is in the pipe and the internal
trigger is cocked. The stock trigger has a fairly long pull, but it
reasonably smooth.