Last edited by JCN; 09-02-2022 at 10:11 PM.
I voted don't care. I like to shoot.
Timer tells me SAO Hammer but who wouldn't prefer a nice 1911 trigger or a Cajunized CZ75B SA?
Also, could get by with DA/SA or striker as long as it has nice a trigger and sights and is semi-accurate.
Adding nothing to the conversation since 2015....
I voted hammer. But not because of anything that’s inherent to hammer-fired guns. Hammer-fired guns are just more likely to have a true DA option, or a safety if they’re SAO. Striker-fired guns are more likely to have something closer to SAO with no safety.
For instance, the Walther P99 is striker, but gives me exactly what I want; I really don’t care what mechanism pops the primer.
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Hammer for me...DA/SA to be exact
I carry a hammer fired gun, mostly for safety reasons - LEM, but I shoot a striker fired gun on a regular basis.
-Seconds Count. Misses Don't-
Hammer (LEM) for carry. Never took to strikers, someday I hear they may catch on.
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While I view Glock as my default handgun, I carry a TDA CZ P-07 with a decocker. I shoot both well, but prefer the CZ for a few reasons. 1) I compete in USPSA with Shadow2s, and the P-07 is similar; practice carries over better to my carry gun. 2) The P-07 uses an unusually simple mechanism for a TDA, and has similar durability and robustness advantages of a Glock. 3) For me, the P-07 is ergonomically the best carry-size gun I have found. 4) The P-07's relatively short 6.5# DA pull is light enough to be fast and accurate, but long enough to be safer than a striker-fired gun for defensive use.
Because of the simplicity of a Glock type action, I think it's a better choice for most people. Two types of trigger pull, and the requirement to decock make the TDA a poor choice for anyone without solid training and regular practice.
I do not like: SA-only guns with a safety (actually any handgun with a safety), striker-fired guns with light, short triggers, large DA revolvers, and TDAs with heavy DA pulls > 8 lbs, overly complex actions with lots of small fiddly parts (most TDA guns).
Last edited by Clusterfrack; 09-03-2022 at 10:13 AM.
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I had been trying to convince myself that my MR918 and MR920s are "the Way" but I'm falling in love with my V1 USP compact 9 and 40 all over again, so much so that I've recently bought another one of each.
I don't care much. Glock is my favorite, but I really like the P30 too. It's good to have choices. Actually, I really like a lot of pistols...
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