What is the Sig Sauer P229 DAK?

What is the Sig Sauer P229 DAK?

The P229® DAK™ is the standard pistol of the Dept. Developed by the renowned engineers at Sauer for the SIG SAUER pistols, the new DAK trigger system delivers a safe, reliable and consistent 6.5 pound double-action only trigger pull. The DAK also features double-strike capability.

What does DEK stand for SIG?

Enter DAK-ness DAK stands for Double Action Kellerman.

What does it mean for a revolver to be double-action?

Double-Action Handguns Double-action means that trigger movement cocks the action as the trigger is pulled during firing, but the gun can also be manually cocked like a single-action. A gun which can be cocked only by trigger action (no manual cocking) is known by the term double-action-only.

What is the trigger pull on a SIG P229?

The double-action trigger compression of the SIG P229 is one of the lightest and smoothest available, at just more than 11 pounds. The single-action trigger in my personal example breaks at a smooth 4.25 pounds.

How does a DAK trigger work?

The DAK (Double Action Kellerman) system has an intermediate reset which provides the ability of the user of being able to fire the pistol in the event the user short strokes the trigger during a critical incident. The trigger pull for the system is 6.5 lbs. in full DAO (Double Action Only) and increases to 8 lbs.

Is single or double-action better?

A single action revolver has a light and smooth trigger pull, as it only needs to drop the hammer. This allows for more accurate shooting. A double action revolver has a heavier, longer trigger pull, which can be detrimental to accuracy.

What’s the difference between a revolver and an automatic?

The main difference between a revolver and a semi-automatic pistol is how ammunition gets into position to be fired. In a revolver, each time the trigger is pulled, the cylinder rotates moving a new round to the firing position. On the other hand, a semi-automatic holds the ammunition in a magazine.

What is the difference between SIG P226 and P229?

The consistent ~13.9% recoil velocity difference between the SIG P226 and SIG P229 is relatively low when comparing recoil velocities from the same handgun caliber. 40 S&W (17.29 fps) and the same SIG P229 chambered for the 9mm (14.32 fps), the difference is ~17.17% in recoil velocity.

How big is the trigger on a dak?

Interestingly enough, the DAK trigger is roughly only a 6.5-pound trigger pull. Like a DAO, the shooter will get that 6.5-pound pull consistently by releasing the trigger all the way back out for a full trigger reset.

What does Dak stand for in gun category?

DAK stands for Double Action Kellerman. Kellerman is (rumored to be) the wealthy man who invented the double action only (DAO) trigger. Interestingly enough, the DAK trigger is roughly only a 6.5-pound trigger pull.

What do you need to know about the Dak?

The specialty of DAK is that it has an “intermediate reset”, meaning that if you don’t let the trigger all the way out to a full reset it will still allow you to fire but it requires an 8-lb pull from the intermediate reset position.

Why does the SIG DAK go so low?

After exhaustive field testing of the DAK, as well as training shooters with the SIG platform, I’ve come to a couple of conclusions. First, due to the long trigger pull, shooters tend to dip or anticipate further with the DAK than on other guns with a shorter trigger pull. This makes their shots go low.