Okay, I’ve Google searched this question until I’m blue in the face, and somehow I don’t seem to be asking it right. So I’ll try it here.
I’m old school, and carried a Smith snubby with a shrouded hammer in a belt holster for years. But a couple of years ago, I decided it was silly to carry a revolver with a SA option seeing as how I always practiced DA. Besides, I think shrouded hammers (humpbacks) are ugly.
So, I went to a gunstore with the intention of replacing my old humpback snubby with a brand new Smith DAO snubby. However, when I dry fired the DAO snubby, I noticed the trigger weight was significantly heavier than the DA trigger weight I was used to. I then compared DAO trigger to the DA trigger of a new DA/SA snubby (without a shroud) and it was heavier than that too.
I asked the guy behind the counter about it, and he gave me an explanation that I, not being a gunsmith, didn’t quite understand. He explained something about the trigger of a DAO revolver being necessarily heavier to insure reliability because DAO revolvers are hammerless.
Anyway, my question is; in simple terms can anyone explain to me why the DA trigger is heavier on a DAO snubby than it is on a DA/SA snubby? Or is it just my imagination? Please note – I’m NOT asking about the trigger of a DAO snubby compared to the SA trigger of a DA/SA snubby.
BTW, long story short – I replaced my old, ugly (IMO) humpback snubby with a new DA/SA snubby (without the shroud) because I like the DA trigger of a DA/SA snubby better than the trigger of a DAO snubby. And as far as that “snagging on clothing” thing goes – I belt carry anyway, so it’s not a concern to me.
I’m old school, and carried a Smith snubby with a shrouded hammer in a belt holster for years. But a couple of years ago, I decided it was silly to carry a revolver with a SA option seeing as how I always practiced DA. Besides, I think shrouded hammers (humpbacks) are ugly.
So, I went to a gunstore with the intention of replacing my old humpback snubby with a brand new Smith DAO snubby. However, when I dry fired the DAO snubby, I noticed the trigger weight was significantly heavier than the DA trigger weight I was used to. I then compared DAO trigger to the DA trigger of a new DA/SA snubby (without a shroud) and it was heavier than that too.
I asked the guy behind the counter about it, and he gave me an explanation that I, not being a gunsmith, didn’t quite understand. He explained something about the trigger of a DAO revolver being necessarily heavier to insure reliability because DAO revolvers are hammerless.
Anyway, my question is; in simple terms can anyone explain to me why the DA trigger is heavier on a DAO snubby than it is on a DA/SA snubby? Or is it just my imagination? Please note – I’m NOT asking about the trigger of a DAO snubby compared to the SA trigger of a DA/SA snubby.
BTW, long story short – I replaced my old, ugly (IMO) humpback snubby with a new DA/SA snubby (without the shroud) because I like the DA trigger of a DA/SA snubby better than the trigger of a DAO snubby. And as far as that “snagging on clothing” thing goes – I belt carry anyway, so it’s not a concern to me.