Pistols?

I could make a thousand characters post but it is still too little, so lets take only one or two examples:

For me the first important thing in action is "identify your target", with a MR-73 you have both Single or double action and a very different pressure depending on the position (back in the days pistols didn't had this feature) so you can manage two different sorts of reaction and stances when you have the finger on the "trigger" ("queue de détente" in French), and also the safety of the firing of the shot with a cylinder instead of a bolt, stay in mind most of the time the work of GIGN is to deliver hostages and the ultimate goal is to finish an intervention without any wounded or dead (on both side), and the hostages are often very close to their abductors.
For the anecdote one of the training routine is a dark room where ppl (guests or members of the GIGN) are very close to target cardboards which represent their captors, the goal is to incapacitate the "bad" cardboards in a minimum of time.

Finally, the main drawback of revolvers is forcing the shooter to use the double action if he wishes to fire quickly and / or at high speed. However, many weapons have yet prestigious trigger mechanism which "scrapes" horribly on double action. This defect is added to the hardness of departure and the length of the expansion stroke. This results in a significant impact dispersion. However, during an operation, accuracy is imperative and stray bullets unwanted ! In the 1970s, Manurhin generates an amazing feat. The trigger mechanism of the MR-73 has a quality "match" in single action, and offers a stunning smoothness and regularity in double action: shooting fast and accurate with DA is possible!

MR-73 3"
Traditionally, revolvers come in different versions: Compact, with a 3-inch, through a 4-inch, and long with a 6 inch barrel. The MR-73 features 3 inch, 4 inch and 5 inch ... ¼. The differences in performance between 6 inches and 5 ¼ inches are not significant, but important detail, the MR-73, shorter "nose stings less." Holding the weapon is made much more natural and more comfortable aiming. Suddenly, the accuracy is improved to use.

GIGN motto: "Saving lives in defiance of his own"

few translated quotes:
Christian PROUTEAU (first commander of the GIGN 1):
"From the beginning, I took that as a goal, whether to hit a man, it is with one bullet, or maybe two shots. Three is a waste or it's clumsiness and in this case, it is necessary to change jobs."


"The use of weapons should be a last resort. And if there is use of weapons, shooting to kill is not an end in itself. When you can neutralize the opponent without the kill shoot, death should be avoided."