Single/Double Action Clarification

wizard78

November 27, 2004 04:50

In a recent post, I read, " Glock is Double action only, synthetic frame with metal slide rail inserts. "

I was under the impression that:
SINGLE ACTION meant: The hammer or device to discharge the round had to be cocked manually. (pulling back the hammer, racking slide)

DOUBLE ACTION meant: The hammer or device to discharge the round could be cocked manually OR by pulling the trigger (the hammer or device to discharge the round would be cocked and realeased).

DOUBLE ACTION ONLY meant: Pulling the trigger (the hammer or device to discharge the round would be cocked and realeased)was the ONLY way to discharge the round.

IF that is true, wouldn't that put Glock in the "single action" category? If the striker is down, (as in pulling the trigger with an empty chamber) the slide HAS to be racked, to cock it? It certainly isn't "double action".

Soooo. Tell me where I've gone wrong, because now all my theories on this are on hold.

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  rldowns3

  November 27, 2004 05:45

  In double action semi-automatics the hammer will stay cocked into the firing position after you fire the first round, in double action only the hammer/striker has to be cocked each round by each pull of the trigger.
  
  The glock is not a single or true double action in that you can't cock the striker into a firing position, it has no position for you to cock it into, it has to be drawn back by the trigger mechanism and then is released with each pull of the trigger.
  
  
  
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  perry shooter

  November 27, 2004 06:04

  Hello single vs double action are different thing in REVOLVERS vs SEMIAUTOS in a revolver a single action you have to cock the hammer with thumb or other ways this turns the CYL to bring another round in alignment to the bore. then you pull trigger to fire . a double action revolver you pull the trigger farther the first part of the pull rotates the cyl and cocks the hammer and the second part of the pull fires the round. On a semiauto a single action has to first have the hammer cocked either buy cocking with your thumb or by working the slide and then pressing the trigger fires the round on a double action the first part of the pull cocks the hammer and the second part fires the round . on most pistols during recoil the slide recocks the hammer so shot 2-the end of mag. the trigger only moves thru the second part of the pull to fire the round. Some people dont like the 2 types of trigger pull between 1st and other rounds so they make a double action only the slide recoiling does nothing to the hammer or striker

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  Mooseyard

  November 27, 2004 10:10

  I think the Glock is a combo of both single and double because the trigger alone cannot cock the striker, but the trigger does pull the striker back a little bit when it is squeazed. I think people call it a DAO because each trigger pull is the same no matter which round is being fired. Glock calls it Safe-Action. I think it is closer to a single action.
  
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  rhmc24

  November 27, 2004 10:21

  Are we thoroughly confused yet?

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