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1911=39-2 s&w?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jefpainthorse" data-source="post: 1186483" data-attributes="member: 11766"><p>for starters... other than being semi automatics the SW 39 and Browning 1911 have hardly any mechanical likeness to each other.</p><p>Browning uses a swinging toggle link to marry the barrel to the frame and lock the breech ... SW uses a sliding ramp (sorta reminds me of the Berretta 92) to do this function. I have never messed with a German Wather P 38... but from what I read- that pistols design was borrowed from when SW engineered the 39 back in the 1950's.</p><p></p><p>Operationally... the 39-2 is a double action/single action design... 1911's have are single action. On the 1911 one must rack the slide to cock the actions... pulling the trigger drops the hammer.</p><p></p><p>After a round is chambered in a 39.. the safety-decocking lever offers some choices... you can throw that lever to a mid stroke detent and carry the hammer "cocked and locked" (and fire with a "single action" trigger press) or "de-cock the hammer" and the pistol will fire in double action mode after the lever is pushed forward (fire) and trigger is pulled. Any subsequent shots will be fired "single action", as the slide will reload the chamber and cock the hammer.</p><p></p><p>Many shooter never cared for the DA/SA systems as the trigger feel is very hard to manage... first shot has a long and heavy pull... second shot has a short trigger... and you have to work the decocker (with "choices as far as mode goes) to get the thing back in a holster safely.</p><p></p><p>I have owned both... and carried both over the years. It's a lot simpler learning a DAO or safe action pistol... or simply sticking with a "cocked and locked" platform once you find your preference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jefpainthorse, post: 1186483, member: 11766"] for starters... other than being semi automatics the SW 39 and Browning 1911 have hardly any mechanical likeness to each other. Browning uses a swinging toggle link to marry the barrel to the frame and lock the breech ... SW uses a sliding ramp (sorta reminds me of the Berretta 92) to do this function. I have never messed with a German Wather P 38... but from what I read- that pistols design was borrowed from when SW engineered the 39 back in the 1950's. Operationally... the 39-2 is a double action/single action design... 1911's have are single action. On the 1911 one must rack the slide to cock the actions... pulling the trigger drops the hammer. After a round is chambered in a 39.. the safety-decocking lever offers some choices... you can throw that lever to a mid stroke detent and carry the hammer "cocked and locked" (and fire with a "single action" trigger press) or "de-cock the hammer" and the pistol will fire in double action mode after the lever is pushed forward (fire) and trigger is pulled. Any subsequent shots will be fired "single action", as the slide will reload the chamber and cock the hammer. Many shooter never cared for the DA/SA systems as the trigger feel is very hard to manage... first shot has a long and heavy pull... second shot has a short trigger... and you have to work the decocker (with "choices as far as mode goes) to get the thing back in a holster safely. I have owned both... and carried both over the years. It's a lot simpler learning a DAO or safe action pistol... or simply sticking with a "cocked and locked" platform once you find your preference. [/QUOTE]
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