Three Double Action Revolvers 1858-1865.

[drm2m]

 

[leftyhunter]

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How heavy was the trigger pull on the respective revolvers?
Leftyhunter

 

[JOHN42768]

Nice. I have rwo out of the three

 

[drm2m]

Leftyhunter

Pretty heavy on the D/A M1858 Starr which is why Starr came out with a single action Starr Army revolver in 1863.

This is a M1863 Starr S/A Army revolver.

I don't know about the other two.
(I don't shoot them.)

I believe that this was a critique of the Starr D/A revolver.

 

[drm2m]

More info on these revolvers. (For they that are interested.)

 

[leftyhunter]

Leftyhunter

Pretty heavy on the D/A M1858 Starr which is why Starr came out with a single action Starr Army revolver in 1863.

This is a M1863 Starr S/A Army revolver.

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I don't know about the other two.
(I don't shoot them.)

I believe that this was a critique of the Starr D/A revolver.

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The above list omitted the 1st Arkansas Cavalry Union and the 2nd Colorado Cavalry Union two hardcore counterinsurgency regiments. Heavy trigger pull is a big deal. I used to have carry the Smith and Wesson 409 and hated the trigger pull.
A good test for trigger pull being to heavy is to see if one can hit a law enforcement type target in the center three rounds, three seconds ,three yards were statistically most gun fights actually happen.
Leftyhunter

 

[UCVRelics]

Very Nice. The Cooper has always been my favorite. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Lubliner]

Your display is impeccable,@drm2m, crystal clear.
@leftyhunter, I would hate to have a finger pinched on return action.
Lubliner.

 

[Jobe Holiday]

I have actually fired an original Starr DA Revolver. I didn't find the trigger pull to be stiff, or heavy. What I did find was that the trigger pull was smooth and long, but not "heavy".
J.

 

[drm2m]

My father and I used to shoot the D/A Starr at targets years ago.
The D/A Starr trigger acts like a cocking device and a small secondary trigger is what fires the revolver.
So I guess that we really fired this Starr in single action mode never pulling the trigger completely to fire the gun.

The red arrow points to the secondary trigger which really fires the revolver.