I see some instructors advocating a DA/SA pistol for CCW, because the DA pull reduce the risk for NDs, and give you time to evaluate the situation before the hammer falls. Many agencys also issue a DA/SA pistol.
I have experience with DA/SA pistols competing in practical shooting, but I use a striker pistol for duty. I have some observations that I would like to get challenged.
Line your sights up on a target that requires a precision shot, put your finger on the trigger and time how long it takes from beep to shot. This simulates a situation where a police officer/civilian hold somebody at gun point, when the situation suddenly require a precision shot. Time this with a DA, SA and striker pull.
I timed myself on an upper A zone target at 10 meter. My results were: DA (no prepping): 0,5 s, SA: 0,2 s, Striker: 0,25 s.
As an USPSA competitor the long DA pull doesn't matter as much, I can prep my trigger during my draw, and hardly lose any time. Prepping the trigger on the draw is less of an alternative in tactical situations, where there is a thin line between prepping the trigger, and a ND, especially when a really fast precision shot is required. It doesn't matter as much if you know it is a shoot situation when you draw your gun. This is even worse when holding someone at gun point, if the situation requires you to shoot right now, DA is twice as slow as SA/striker per my personal results…
For these reasons my view is that DA isn't really suited neither for civilians nor the tactical population. Where is my logic flawed? :/
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