What's your carry weapon?

[nrshida]

Practice a lot then such that reality more approaches illusion.

[-gg-]

back to the subject.

I'd like something for home use. I'd feel better if I had a revolver by my bed as opposed to a shotgun that would be hard to use in a small space. My bedroom door is less than 3 feet from the foot of my bed and it's the main entrance. I would have to gave something pretty much under my pillow.

If I ever move back to a sane state, like Arizona, I'd want something that would fit in my purse and easy for me to use.

I'm not sure if I trust anything but a revolver. I'm not a gun person and I'd think simpler is better for me.

[MiloMorai]

back to the subject.

I'd like something for home use. I'd feel better if I had a revolver by my bed as opposed to a shotgun that would be hard to use in a small space. My bedroom door is less than 3 feet from the foot of my bed and it's the main entrance. I would have to gave something pretty much under my pillow.

If I ever move back to a sane state, like Arizona, I'd want something that would fit in my purse and easy for me to use.

I'm not sure if I trust anything but a revolver. I'm not a gun person and I'd think simpler is better for me.

Is that single or double action?

[-gg-]

I don't know. The kind that can be cocked by hand or the trigger directly pulled.

[bj229r]

There's a bunch that do single and double

[GasTeddy]

There's a bunch that do single and double

Every double action revolver can do also single action. DAO, double action only, cannot.

[bj229r]

Not all

[Nefarious]

Ruger LCP 380

[Toad]

I don't know. The kind that can be cocked by hand or the trigger directly pulled.

Geeg…you may have heard this before. An old school Colt Agent or Cobra is what you want. Both essentially the same, they are lightweight Colt Detective Specials. The DS is steel frame, the other two are alloy.

Six rounds of .38spl. You won’t notice it under your pillow. Single or double action. Won’t jam. Don’t have to fool with a safety in the dark when startled awake. Amazingly accurate for a 2” barrel. A very easy purse carry.

Plus, whatever you pay it will appreciate. You’ll beat inflation if you ever want to sell.

Just do it.

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Right now I have to save every dime because I'm worried about where I'm going to live and how much money I we'll have to pay. It's stressing me out.

But I would like to have a gun like that, Toad.

Sometimes I get spooked at night when I do noises outside but I've got cameras and stuff and nobody's ever around it's just a cat or something. But it always scares me.

[guncrasher]

Gina shop around pawnshops you can find a gun for home for cheap. then you can upgrade. just be careful.


semp

[GasTeddy]

Not all

If DA revolver cannot act SA, it is not DA but DAO.

DAO means that the weapon can only be fired in double action mode. Examples include the DAO variants of the Beretta 92 and SIG P226 DAK, or it can also sometimes refer to striker fired pistols such as Glock or M&P that are designed with a much heavier trigger pull (such as some police departments like the New York Police Department require). It can also apply to revolvers that have a covered up hammer so they can only be fired in the DA mode only, such as the Ruger LCR or Smith & Wesson 442/642.

DA/SA refers to weapons, and usually semi-automatic pistols, that can be fired in DA or SA mode. The first trigger pull is long and in the DA mode, while all subsequent trigger pulls are in the shorter and crisper SA trigger mode, until the weapon is either empty or safely decocked. Examples include the Beretta 92, SIG P226, Walther P99, and the HK USP. Most DA/SA are hammer fired, but exceptions apply, as a few striker fired pistols like the P99 are DA/SA.

DA is typically used to refer to double action revolvers that can be fired in double action or have the hammer pulled back for single action, and in modern cases, with a swing out cylinder. This includes guns like the Ruger GP100 or the Smith & Wesson 686.

SA is typically used to refer to single action revolvers that can only be fired in single action mode after the hammer is pulled. This includes iconic revolvers like the Colt Peacemaker (AKA the Colt Single Action Army) or the Ruger Vaquero.

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[bj229r]

I've never heard the term "DAO", but it sounds appropriate. Ones that do both I've always seen referred to as SA/DA. I have an single action old west clone, it's a blast to play with

[-gg-]

I'm still not clear on what the differences between single and double action. I'm thinking that single action is that you just pull the trigger? Double action is that you can cock t if you want, or pull the trigger in one action?

[Arlo]

You have to cock a single action.