Posted: 6/25/2026 12:49:23 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AZ_SBR][Edited]
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Whether aftermarket add-ons or factory features, "gas pedals" seem to be all the rage. 'Cept they're nothing close to a gas pedal; they are dead pedals. If you call them gas pedals, you're wrong. A dead pedal in a vehicle is stationary; it doesn't move and it serves as a contact point for the driver to help brace themselves with their left foot during normal or spirited driving so as to avoid moving around unnecessarily in the seat. A gas pedal on the other hand, articulates to provide throttle input to accelerate said vehicle. If we're comparing handguns to cars; I suppose a trigger sort of resembles a gas pedal because it makes the gun go "bang." A dead pedal serves to help the shooter brace the thumb of their support hand to gain better control of the pistol and reduce unnecessary movement of the gun in-hand that could affect shot placement/accuracy. Continuing to call these features "gas pedals" is just ill-informed and perpetuates whoever's "creative" idea it was to originally call them this. That person got it wrong and we all just went with it. Fight me. 
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This was so critical it required 2 threads? K bro.  https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/Re-handguns-there-s-not-a-worse-misnomer-than-gas-pedal-Fight-me-/5-2849166/ |
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Originally Posted By AZ_SBR: Whether aftermarket add-ons or factory features, "gas pedals" seem to be all the rage. 'Cept they're nothing close to a gas pedal; they are dead pedals. If you call them gas pedals, you're wrong. A dead pedal in a vehicle is stationary; it doesn't move and it serves as a contact point for the driver to help brace themselves with their left foot during normal or spirited driving so as to avoid moving around unnecessarily in the seat. A gas pedal on the other hand, articulates to provide throttle input to accelerate said vehicle. If we're comparing handguns to cars; I suppose a trigger sort of resembles a gas pedal because it makes the gun go "bang." A dead pedal serves to help the shooter brace the thumb of their support hand to gain better control of the pistol and reduce unnecessary movement of the gun in-hand that could affect shot placement/accuracy. Continuing to call these features "gas pedals" is just ill-informed and perpetuates whoever's "creative" idea it was to originally call them this. That person got it wrong and we all just went with it. Fight me. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55356899578_51ed17f23d_b.jpg "Gas pedal" ranks rirght along with the dufus who calls the chambers or charge holes in a revolver's cylinder the "cylinder(s)." |
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This is a GD topic, in which you already have an identical thread. https://ar15.com/forums/general/Re-handguns-there-s-not-a-worse-misnomer-than-gas-pedal-Fight-me-/5-2849166/ |
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