When answering the question, “What is a double-action pistol,” all attention should immediately turn to the trigger. In the simplest terms, the trigger’s singular action releases the hammer from a ...

If you’re standing at the counter at the gun shop looking at all the handguns for sale, it can be a bit overwhelming because it seems like there are hundreds of different types of handguns to choose ...

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Say “Old West six-gun” and most folks picture a single-action Colt on a cavalryman’s hip. That image isn’t wrong – but it’s incomplete. The late 1800s were an arms-race of ideas, and double-action (DA ...