I do carry a DA/SA Sig P239. The first shot is the 10LB long trigger pull, the follow up shots are SA 4LB triggers.Pawpaw wrote:surprise_i'm_armed wrote:S&W Model 39 and 59 crunchentickers
Please define....that's a new one on me.http://jeffcoopersfivefactsof1911life.blogspot.com/Jeff Cooper dubbed double-action/single-action autos “crunchentickers” because the first double-action shot is a crunch and the follow-up single-action shots are ticks. Faced with this kind of mechanical derangement, the shooter usually tosses his first shot somewhere out in left field, notwithstanding the fact that, as Max Joseph often says, It’s the first shot that counts.
When I practice with it I practice first shots most of the time. If not practicing first shots, I am generally doing double taps. I rarely ever shoot an entire magazine without decocking it 3 or 4 times and bringing it back to my chest so that I can practice pointing and acquiring my target.
Of course, even doing this, my first shot is often drifts low as I tend to let the muzzle dip while pulling that long trigger.
Whether carrying DA/SA or not, it is always important to devote a good deal of training on the first shot. When I am at the range almost everyone else at the range is just shooting follow-up after follow-up until their magazine is empty. While they usually have much better groupings than I do, I am more concerned about training to use my weapon and hitting the target than having great groupings.
The drill that I use is one that Tom Estep taught at his LTC course. It's simple, it abides by range rules, and it helps me to practice getting on target from a ready position and firing first shots and double taps.