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Friday Fun Thread for September 09, 2022

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I prefer the CZ 75 platform which is another steel-frame pistol - it is double-single action without a safety. Adrenaline spike reduces fine-motor control; with gross motor control taking over I don't want to fumble with a safety. The heavy trigger pull of the initial double-action is enough safety, and if you shot once you are probably shooting more, and past the initial shot it is single action.

However, I prefer Colt Python or S&W 686. No safety, leave it inert in a drawer, neglected, for decades, and it will still reliably work when you need it after all those years. Perhaps a 1911 or CZ-75 would too, but I just have peace of mind with a revolver. It also looks even more neat.

I shot a CZ 9mm a few years back, not long after I got my first gun, and I wonder if it was a 75. The owner had added a red dot and a side charging handle; he clearly wasn't trying to fit it in a back holster. But it was incredibly comfortable to shoot.

Speaking of single/double action, I didn't learn about the "Glock reset" until last week. The first pull is heavy, but if you don't fully release the trigger, follow up pulls are pretty light. I had no idea.

I don't have nearly as much revolver experience as I'd like.