A List of all manufactures with DA/SA Pistols currently in Production

Hello, for your reference, here is a list of all Manufactures/Importers that offer hammer fired DA/SA pistols, that:

1. Have a decocker

2. Are currently in production.

3. Are available in the USA.

I listed a couple examples for each, and you can go to their web site to see a more complete list of their current models.

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Beretta – Offers a huge variety of DA/SA pistols in different calibers. Their modern polymer PX4 Storm (2004) has a rotating barrel. Their all metal 92 series has a long track record with the US military. Both have slide mounted decockers and come in a variety of configurations. Also of note is their Cheetah, which is a classic blowback pistol that can come with a frame mounted safety-decocker.

http://www.beretta.com/en-us/pistols/

Bersa – Bersa is known for it’s Bersa thunder, which is a blowback pistol with a slide mounted decocker. They also have a range of da/sa pistols in other calibers. One example is their recently released TPR9C (2016) in 9mm. Their guns are known for being affordable and very reliable.

https://bersa.eagleimportsinc.com/bersa/firearms/


CZ-USA – CZ USA offers a huge variety of metal and polymer pistols. Some of their models are NATO approved. Examples range from their their full sized, all metal CZ-75 SP-01 to their compact, polymer CZ-P07 (2014) Gen 2. Their Omega trigger system allows some models to be converted between DA/SA to SA without a gunsmith.

http://cz-usa.com/product-category/handguns/

FN – FN currently offers their FNX Series in all major calibers. Their FNX-45 Tactical (2014) comes suppressor ready and holds an exceptional amount of 15 rounds in .45 acp.

https://fnamerica.com/pistols/fnx-series/

Grand Power – Grand powers is a Slovakian company that specializes in polymer competition pistols, and it does offer some tactical models as well. They are imported by Eagle Imports. Their K100 9mm has a rotating barrel for reduced recoil. Their K22 is a full sized .22 pistol.

https://grandpower.eagleimportsinc.com/grandpower/firearms/


Heckler and Koch – A German company offering a variety of high end, modern, polymer DA/SA pistols designed for the police and military. Two examples are the P30 and HK45.

https://hk-usa.com/product/pistols/


Israel Weapons Industries (IWI) – Jericho pistols are used by the IDF and IDF special forces. They use a version with a frame mounted saftey, but IWI does offer versions with a slide mounted saftey-decockers. They are available both in all steel and polymer frames.

https://iwi.net/jericho/

Kriss USA - Kriss USA imports the SPHINX pistols, which are compact 9mm pistols with a frame mounted decocker. They were developed by the Swiss and modeled after the cz-75.

https://kriss-usa.com/

Magnum Research - Is known for it’s massive .50 AE Desert Eagle. It also has the Baby Desert Eagle which comes both in metal and polymer frames. The baby eagle is essentially the same gun as the IWI Jericho.

https://www.magnumresearch.com/

Ruger - Ruger currently makes their very popular SR22 (2012), a .22 caliber sa/da pistol with a frame mounted decocker. Its offered in a variety of colors and barrel lengths.

https://www.ruger.com/products/sr22Pistol/models.html

Sig Sauer – Offers a huge line of DA/SA pistols in a variety of sizes and calibers. Two examples would be their P226 Legion which is a high end all metal gun, or their sp2022 which is an affordable polymer pistol.

https://www.sigsauer.com/full-product-catalog/all-pistols/

Springfield Armory – Has the single stack, polymer XDE line, which is designed for concealed carry. It is less than an inch thick. It has a frame mounted decocker but can also be carried "cocked and locked". It is currently offered in 9mm (2017) and .45acp (2018).

https://www.springfield-armory.com/xde-series/

Taurus TH – Taurus now has their new TH series pistols (2018). In the U.S. it is currently offered in both full sized and compact versions of 9mm. They also make the PT92, which is a Beretta 92 clone. Taurus is known for making affordable pistols.

https://www.taurususa.com/gun-selector-results.cfm?series=TH&toggle=tp

Walther - Walther offers a few DA/SA pistols. Their PPK is a classic, all steel, blowback 380 pistol, and their P22 Gen 2 (2017) is a polymer .22 pistol. Both have slide mounted safety decockers.

http://www.waltherarms.com/handguns/

Arex - Arex started as a Slovanian tool company, but now makes defense products. Their first pistol, the Rex Zero, looks similar to the Sig Sauer P226.

http://www.arex.si/weapons/

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Honorable Mentions:

The Walther P99, Canik TP9DA gen 2, Magnum Research MR9, these are all examples of striker fired guns with a decocker. They have features similar to a hammer fired da/sa gun.

EAA currently only offers sa/da guns that are safety-only, but until fairly recently they offered several models of pistols with a decocker. (For example: The Zastava EZ9, EAA Witness, and Tangfolio all either had decocker or once had a version with decockers).

Smith and Wesson and Ruger are two big companies that offered a variety of metal DA/SA pistols in the past, many are still commonly available on the used market.

Stoeger, for a time, manufactured the Cougar, which was developed by Beretta.

Lionheart Industries pistols do not have a decocker, but you can physically push their hammers back forward for a longer single action pull.

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My questions to you all:

1. Did I miss any? Let me know!

2. Which are your favorites?

2. Have a nice photo of any pistols from these manufactures? Please add them here!

Thanks! I don't believe Stoeger still manufactures the Cougar but I will add it to the honorable mentions!

Good point, I will correct that. Perhaps I just get more excited about the SA part.

Thanks for the reminder about the Arex. I'll add it right now.

As far as I know, the Canik/Tristars are all safety only, and I believe the Zastava EZ9 is no longer imported by EAA. Though I could be wrong?

Ha! So dramatic. And old news. We’ve been hearing that for decades yet some people still prefer them so there are plenty of classic models and new innovative models to choose from as well. Browse the list again with that in mind.

Even if they aren’t the most popular, the great thing about this country is that if the market is there, they’ll be available.

I have no data on this, but my impression is that we have a new generation of shooters coming up that seem a lot more willing to put the time in to “get good” and they seem a lot more willing to research what they want as well. I wonder if any connect with da sa pistols and if that has any effect on the market.

Applying your arguments to other guns, the 1911 should have completely disapeared a long long time ago. Obviously thats a different market but they dont seem to be going anywhere either.

As far as Sig and others adding nice striker fired guns to their lineup, I think a better way to read the trend is that large manufacturers want to have options that will appeal to a lot of different types of shooters. $

This is totally random, but since were talking about it, I think the PX4 storm would sell even better if it didn’t look like a hair dryer.