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A single-action (SA) trigger is the earliest and mechanically simplest of trigger types. It is called "single-action" because it performs the single function of releasing the hammer/striker (and nothing else), while the hammer/striker must be cocked by separate means. [1]
First round trigger pull to be double action, followups single action; Slide stop that locks slide open when the magazine is empty; Durability of 5000 rounds with no more than 8 malfunctions; Safety System: Thumb-safety system ambidextrous; De-cocking device to safely lower a cocked hammer; Firing pin block when the hammer is lowered
Single-action: Usually referring to a pistol or revolver, single-action is when the hammer is pulled back manually by the shooter (cocking it), after which the trigger is operated to fire the shot. See also double-action. Single-shot: A firearm that holds only a single round of ammunition and must be reloaded after each shot.
No single action represents a red line," Dowden said on the sidelines of a UK-Saudi trade conference in Riyadh. "As the foreign secretary set out a few days ago, we No single action is a red line ...
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Many original single-action revolvers have a half-cock "safety" notch on the hammer, but these are not drop-proof. [22] Modern single-action revolvers, those made after the early 1970s, almost always have an internal safety, such as a hammer block or transfer bar. It is safe to carry such firearms with a loaded chamber under the hammer.
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The handgun must be double-action (DA/ SA, DAO or striker fired), and is required to have a minimum trigger pull weight. Striker fired handguns have a minimum trigger pull of 1.36 kg for every trigger pull, while DA/SA handguns are required to have a minimum trigger pull of 2.27 kg only for the first double action trigger pull (no weight limit ...