Does Anyone Here Still Carry or Shoot DA/SA?

[Mike J]

When I decided to start carrying a gun the only auto pistol I owned was a Ruger P944 (40 caliber P94). I spent a lot of time working to become proficient with it. Working on grip & stance, dry & live fire to learn the 2 different triggers. Probably not the easiest gun to learn on but it worked. Then I decided since striker fired pistols were the rage that must be the way to go. I bought a XD & went from there. I'm on my fourth or fifth carry gun since then. Kind of interesting anytime I pull that old Ruger out it seems to be a lot better than I remember. It must have improved over the years.

Then last weekend I was hanging out with some friends & one of them had a S&W 669. It shot really nice. I need to get back out with the old Ruger. I'm about half tempted to go back to carrying it but I will probably stick with my strikers. I guess I just find myself missing the old DA/SA guns. If you still carry & shoot one regularly what is it?

 

[Old Dog]

Yes, mostly. Prefer full size pistols and appreciate a DA first pull as the concept of threat management.

 

[trackskippy]

I dont carry one anymore, but I still shoot a couple of different SIG's and Beretta's on a regular basis, just to stay familiar with them. Once youre comfortable with DA triggers, they are mostly all very easy to shoot well with. Ive never found the transition between the two triggers to be an issue either, or even noticeable.

 

[JR24]

If I’m not carrying the crazy easy to conceal shoot and carry 365xl, I do like a DA/SA, typically my HK45C.

Frankly I’d probably prefer to carry one all the time but I don’t quite have one that checks all my carry boxes, in terms of size and weight, plus precious few are optic ready.

I’ve actually been pondering a Langdon Tactical P30sk cut for a Holosun.

 

[Rock185]

I know it is a striker fired polymer pistol World; was issued one myself and carried it every working day for some time. But now retired, I carry DA/SA guns. These have been mostly SIGs and S&Ws, with an occasional CZ or HK.

 

[Corpral_Agarn]

Yes, mostly. Prefer full size pistols and appreciate a DA first pull as the concept of threat management.
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Respect.

I carry a full size DA/SA every day.

DA gives me the warm and fuzzies about a loaded pistol carried AIWB.

 

[powermad]

All of my handguns except one are Sig DA/SA
229's, 226 and a 220.
If I don't grab the 365 it's one of these.

 

[sparkyv]

I've gone striker fired for SD/CCW anymore.

 

[sevt_chevelle]

Yep
Cz PCR and CZ P01

 

[JohnKSa]

Sure. They work and they even have some advantages--or at least some differences that can be advantages in certain circumstances.

 

[racepres]

Revolvers????
Yup
I do Not own a Centerfire Semi Auto.... Don't like 'em throwin my Brass all over the Yard!!!

 

[trackskippy]

They do if youre reloading them right.

 

[jar]

Actually far prefer my S&W 469 to their current striker Shield models. Here is my Shield 2.0 9mm sitting on top of my 469. The top of the slides and the backstraps aligned. Notice just how little has changed.



Even the reach and curvature of the triggers aligns. In fact, it fits and snaps in place in a kydex holster for my Shield 2.0 45acp.

 

[drband]

My son’s P229 is one I would carry DA/SA with no issues. The DA pull is very smooth and manageable. My CZ97b, on the other hand, had a LONG DA trigger pull (reach), that was really too long for me to reach with my med sized hands. SA was not a problem, so I converted it to a SAO with a new trigger and haven’t looked back.

 

[JN01]

Took this one out to the range the other day. I don't carry it, but would be comfortable doing so if I needed to.

 

[WrongHanded]

I went to Glocks when Sig stopped supporting the DA/SA guns I had, such as the P224 and P239. They claim they still support those models. But if they won't sell me magazines or recoil springs, I'd call that a creative use of the word "support".

 

[Mike J]

I went to Glocks when Sig stopped supporting the DA/SA guns I had, such as the P224 and P239. They claim they still support those models. But if they won't sell me magazines or recoil springs, I'd call that a creative use of the word "support".

Can you get springs from Wolff?

 

[WrongHanded]

Can you get springs from Wolff?

The P239 had a longer run, and perhaps still has some aftermarket support. The P224 however is a different story. The P239 is now in my wife's care, and I bought a few extra springs and mags for what will now remain a low round count gun. The P224, went down the road with all the extras I could scrounge up several years after it was discontinued.

I figured other more popular models would follow suit sooner or later (which they have). So I decided to quit them and go to a company that still sell guns in .40S&W, .357SIG, and the wacky .45GAP.

 

[ejfalvo]

P239, 90% of the time. P365 when Im too lazy to put on a belt.

 

[.308 Norma]

I guess I just find myself missing the old DA/SA guns. If you still carry & shoot one regularly what is it?

Honestly I don't carry it "regularly" (I carry a Glock G19) but I sure do like my Sig M11-A1 a lot. I used it when I took the required class to get my Idaho "Enhanced" CCW License.
Whenever I take my M11-A1 out to practice with it, the transition from DA to SA always bothers me a little at first, but it doesn't take much practice for me to get used to it again.

 

[.455_Hunter]

The only striker I own is a P99AS with full DA/SA capability. Everything I carry is DA/SA, true DAO, or SA- both in autoloaders and revolvers. Guns like the Glock or P320 need not apply.

 

[Agsalaska]

Yes. A sig P239 in 9mm. Carry it a couple of times a week.

 

[tactikel]

My shooting buddy still carries his Walther PPKS. He understands the weapon and shoots it very well.

 

[InTheSwamp]

Not often, but I do carry the CZ P01.

 

[jrmiddleton425]

I regularly shoot DA/SA and decocker model CZ pistols. I now have a 75B, a CZ Custom SP-01, and a 75D PCR. I'm not a high-volume shooter, but I'd say I probably have 700 rounds through these since I bought the first one in 2014.