by JWD40 » 21 Nov 2018, 10:31 am
I'm not convinced it would be worth it. Why would you want to do this?
If the answer is just for s**ts and gigs, then each to their own I guess
But if you're hoping for it to serve some kind of practical need, I don't know that it would. At least, i'm not convinced anyway.
Thinking about pistols first, you've got:
single action
double action, and
semi-auto's (which come in both single or double action, both of which are almost the same thing)
Single action (semi-auto or not) generally results in higher accuracy. Who doesn't want better accuracy...
Double action generally is less accurate, due to a firmer, longer trigger pull. Although in some cases will decrease the chances of accidental firing, something that could be beneficial, at the cost of accuracy. This might be useful to someone who needs a pistol for work, but isn’t highly trained.
Unless a competition requires otherwise, most people who use a double action pistol for sports shooting will likely use the pistol in signal action mode to increase their accuracy.
Going back to rifles, the primary reason to use a rifle instead of a pistol is accuracy over range, so it seems counterproductive to then introduce a feature that reduces the accuracy. Agreed that you could over spec your rifle on range capability and shoot closer range targets with next to no difference in accuracy. But rifles capable of longer range are generally higher quality and more expensive or higher powered.
I would argue that it’s generally better to obtain a rifle suited to the environment (with hunting in mind). It would be unnecessarily expensive and potentially dangerous to pick a high quality .308 only to use it on rabbits at 25m.
I’m only arguing from a practical point of view, I can't see it being a popular feature.
But if it’s just for a laugh, then by all means, carry on vaporising rabbits at 25m with your double action .308. As long as it ends up on YouTube for me to laugh at too.
PS. I should add that I've never used a double action rifle, only a double action pistol. But i didn't like the trigger feeling in double action mode, and i definitely wouldn't want it on my rifle.