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Beiruty wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 9:16 am HK has LEM trigger which I assume it one way of DAO.

Interesting. The 'LEM' trigger sounds as if it works exactly like the Para LDA's.

narcissist wrote:

Imo pistols dont need a saftey, just learn the weapon and keep you finger off the trigger.

While we are in agreement....proper/safe gun handling practices 'should' be enough....we needn't look beyond the many reports of self inflicted injuries resulting from certain pistols. "Glock Leg" is a term born of just such incidents. Many of these happening to 'trained' or otherwise 'experienced' persons.


My Daughter grew up shooting my 1911's and a few revolvers...and has a penchant for the 1911 platform. So the LDA seemed like the natural choice for her first carry gun. As Women are often times disposed to 'carry' in a purse (rather than on their on their person), it is not a bad idea to have some manual safety features beyond just keeping your finger off the trigger....as anything that can enter the trigger guard might cause a discharge.

She grew up shooting my 1911's and a few revolvers and has a penchant for the 1911 platform. So the LDA seemed like the natural choice for her first carry gun.

Anyway....I chose that pistol for her primarily because of its LONG (but very light) trigger pull. As for the other safety features...I considered those the beauty of the pistol, since you have the 'option' of different ways to carry it. For instance...if I wanted the simplest/fastest mode of firing the pistol, it would be left with thumb safety down and a round chambered (always have a round chambered). The grip safety would be automatically depressed upon grasping the weapon (so no concern and no conscious thought required there), after that...only engaging the trigger would be needed to fire the pistol (same as a glock).

Conversely, IF the Safest mode of carry is desired, then the thumb safety would be on, grip safety is there and the long double action trigger requires a dedicated movement to fire the pistol. The presence of a hammer allows you to place your thumb upon it when re-holstering (or securing) preventing the pistol from firing should one forget to remove their trigger finger or another object get inside the trigger guard.

I really like the LDA's, they are easy to shoot..the trigger is amazing on them. But since Remington bought out Para, I don't expect to see anything like them again.

As for my Daughter...she grew up shooting pistols and is comfortable handling them in a safe manner. She has years of 'Muscle Memory' built in to help aid her, but who knows how one will react when put under great stress.

She carries Her Springfield R/O Elite in .45acp most of the time now.

03Lightningrocks wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2019 2:26 pm I can't think of a pistol that is hammer fired and is double action on every shot.

Here is one (no longer in production).

My Daughter's first 'carry' pistol (Para Carry 9).

Chosen for its plethora of safety devices (Thumb Safety, Grip Safety, Firing pin block, Long (but light) double action trigger, hammer fired).

Any of the old Para LDA's are set up this way.

She prefers a single action pistol however and now carries a variety of those.