Small pistols that allow thumbing the hammer
I'm considering my options for a carry pistol and I'd like to narrow my search to pistols that meet two specific constraints.
1. Does not have a fully tensioned striker, and
2. Allows thumbing the "hammer" when holstering.
DA/SA guns with external hammers obviously meet both of these, and I have a few, but they tend to be heavier and have short barrels relative to their striker fired peers. Some other examples include:
- Glocks allow the installation of a striker control device.
- I believe that both the CZ P10 and FN pistols have partially tensioned strikers so someone could make a striker control device, but no one does
- My ruger lcp has a mostly internal hammer but I can still stop it from moving if I press just right with my thumb
Guns like the Kahr PM9 are double action (ish?) but I don't see a way to thumb the striker
Any other ideas on what to look at?