shooter115 wrote:Rip Van Winkle wrote:Ghost wrote:I'm going to blame the 12lb trigger pull
I blame "Spray & Pray" training or the lack thereof.
Pretty much this. Back when I was involved with our local police and sheriff departments training and qualifications, it was obvious who the gun guys were. The few that weren't gun guys and didn't train, target shoot, shoot competitively or hunt would struggle with basic courses much more than those that did. I would assume in NYC there is a much, much lower percentage of officers that actually shoot than you would find out here in rural MN.
To explain
NYPD’s Choice of Firearm May Have Contributed to the Terrible Shooting
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/08/foghorn/nypds-choice-of-firearm-may-have-contributed-to-the-terrible-shooting/
One of my friends is a NYPD police officer, and when he comes to shooting competitions he always uses his duty gear. I think that’s fantastic and more police officers should do likewise, but it always puts him at a disadvantage compared to other shooters. And the reason for that is the NYPD’s requirement for a 12 pound trigger pull weight.
NYPD cops are given a choice. They can have a SIG P226, a Glock 19, or a Smith & Wesson 5946. But no matter what they choose, the triggers are modified to have a 12 pound pull for every shot fired.
So even with the P226, which was designed to be double action for the first round and single action for every round thereafter, the NYPD requires it to operate in “double action ONLY” mode. Not only that, they raise the trigger pull weight from the designed pull of 10 pounds to 12 pounds. Its the same story for the Glock. What used to be a factory-issue 5.5 pounds of pressure required to trip the trigger becomes a 12 pound monstrosity.
As anyone who has fired a double action handgun knows IMMEDIATELY once they touch that round off, getting an accurate shot with a heavy trigger is significantly more difficult than with a lighter one.
