Welcome to the Family - S&W 4043

[allingeneral]

Newest addition to the family.

[wbtrunx]

Can you actually get your thumb on that hammer?

[allingeneral]

It's Double Action Only (DAO). Not sure if I'll like that or not. Will have to check it out at the range soon.

[Moccasin]

Glad to see you beat DK to it.
Nice pistol. And a .40 to boot, I'm partial to .40's. DAO, welcome to my world. Every semi-auto I have, with 1 exception, is DAO. It's not that bad after you get used to the trigger pull. 2 of mine have no safety (not really need with DAO) so the DAO is nice when I carry them.

[OakRidgeStars]

Good score, Rick. Welcome to the semi-auto club

[zephyp]

Glad to see you beat DK to it.
Nice pistol. And a .40 to boot, I'm partial to .40's. DAO, welcome to my world. Every semi-auto I have, with 1 exception, is DAO. It's not that bad after you get used to the trigger pull. 2 of mine have no safety (not really need with DAO) so the DAO is nice when I carry them.

Hey, I missed that one!!!! Must have been asleep at the keyboard

Nice score, Rick. Glad you picked it up. I was contemplating a DAO .45 but went with the 1911 because of the trigger pull. You can't go wrong with a Smith.

[BlueTiki]

Ok, I read somewhere here that you took the .40 to the range. How did it do for ya??

[allingeneral]

It was great - I really enjoyed it. 25 yards is a bit tough - I might have to figure out something in the 10 to 15 yard range to take with me next time. I really like the .40 though. I also need to get a speedloader. After loading only 4 and a half magazines, my thumb was hurting a bit. What a wuss, huh

[OakRidgeStars]

The UpLULA mag loader is just what you need, Rick.

http://maglula.tripod.com/uplula.htm

[Moccasin]

I also need to get a speedloader. After loading only 4 and a half magazines, my thumb was hurting a bit. What a wuss, huh

Here, this place sells them and they even have some in stock.

[VBshooter]

After filling 50 or so mags you'll be able to do it all day and never be bothered by it.