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HighValleyRanch · September 14, 2005, 05:08 PM

CobrayCommando,
Don't think so, because it can't go from zero to cocked merely by pulling the trigger.
I see alot of people referring to it as DOA, but IMHO that's inccorect. Someone corrected it by saying it was "safe action", not DOA.
(shouldn't it be DAO(double action only) instead of DOA(dead on arrival!))

Since the glock slide has to be racked to reset the trigger, it can't be considered double action.

September 14, 2005, 05:08 PM	#9
HighValleyRanch Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2005 Posts: 4,066	CobrayCommando, Don't think so, because it can't go from zero to cocked merely by pulling the trigger. I see alot of people referring to it as DOA, but IMHO that's inccorect. Someone corrected it by saying it was "safe action", not DOA. (shouldn't it be DAO(double action only) instead of DOA(dead on arrival!)) Since the glock slide has to be racked to reset the trigger, it can't be considered double action. __________________ From the sweet grass to the slaughter house; From birth until death; We travel between these two eternities........from 'Broken Trail"