Because – short of putting a bunch of complicated gears in the action – the trigger has to travel far enough to move the hammer all the way from decocked to fully cocked, then release it.
In its defense, the DAK DA pull is nothing like the Beretta 96D Brigadier.
The DAK is lighter and has the option for the shorter (though heavy) reset.
Because of its unusual design – completely eliminating the need for a sear – the Beretta 90-series DAOs had some of the smoothest trigger pulls you’ll ever see on a handgun. The full reset made being very fast a difficultly but otherwise they were very shootable.
I can personally vouch for that; the trigger pull on my Beretta 92D is literally like that of a tuned Smith & Wesson revolver. The triggerpull on it is nominally heavier that that on a DAK or LEM-its about 8 1/4 lbs, and there’s a fairly long, revolver-like reset. Despite the long reset, the oscillating-block set-up is extremely smooth with minimal barrel movement, so with practice, fairly fast splits aren’t beyond the realm of the achievable. Perhaps unfortunately, the 92/96 D option has been unavailable (except for large agency orders) since about 1998.
The DAK trigger is a bit of an acquired taste. It requires some practice to master, but I like the marriage of it with my P229.
Personally, I’d let my affinity/indexing between a SIG vs HK dictate my choice between the two, as opposed to making the choice on the basis of DAK versus LEM action per se. While I agree that the LEM has some advantages with its reset distance, practice and expertise with a DAK, if that’s the system you choose, would minimize the difference-which I consider to be one of degree, not of disproportionate significance.
Best, Jon
seriously? grips screws?
