by jobpatto » Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:14 pm
"concerto", I use the V2 which is the LEM (Law Enforcement Modification). If you can try one in a store it would make more sense but this is how it works.
The hammer stays down when your finger is off the trigger. In order to fire, you pull the trigger back with VERY light force to bring the hammer back. You will then feel a point where it stops and then it is in traditional single action mode. As long as your finger is on the trigger you can't tell the difference between it and normal SA versions.
When you remove your finger from the trigger the hammer returns to the down position, even though it is technically cocked, in its own version of single-action mode.
I went with this version for my CCW because I did not want an external safety but I wanted to be able to carry chambered with relative safety. The bottom line is that it you can still do double-taps and put rounds down range as quickly and as accurately as the traditional SA/DA variants. It is in no way a standard Double Action Only.
FYI - If for some reason you dry fire it or a round fails to fire, it then goes into traditional double action mode with a heavy 10.5 lb pull. Once the slide is racked, it goes back to the LEM mode.
Sorry for the long explaination, it will make much more sense if you can try one out in a store.