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I prefer hammers myself, they seem to strike primers with more authority across a range of handguns I have fired. Strikers strike me as delicate though I do have an M&P I like and had an XD that was okay.
Striker mechanism is simpler, has less parts and theoretically should be more reliable because of it's simplicity.
On of the most reliable pistol around is the striker fired Glock. As you mentioned, the XD is very reliable and the two striker fired Kahrs I have, have been 100% with all kinds of different ammo.
I believe a lot of rifles and shotguns are also striker fired.
Hammer. I like the double strike capability on DA/SA pistols or DAO pistols.
Also, I like to have the exposed cocked hammer locked so I can freak out the Glock guys that go onto a ranting tirade of how dangerous an exposed cocked locked carry is.
I like hammers because I can hold the hammer forward when holstering. A lot of accidents happen to police when reholstering because the trigger catches on something. I've resisted getting a Glock 19 for this reason.
Hammer for many reasons.
1. More mass striking firing pin for more consistent ignition with hard primers.
2. Easy to cock, decock, verify state of readyness.
3. Easy to bring back to full cock with either thumb, faster than slide reset.
4. Amusing to have Glock owners tell me "Hey that thing's cocked" to which I reply "yes, and yours is half cocked"
5. That's just the way all my 1911s and High Powers come from the factory so it must be right, right?
6. Having the slide force the hammer back during recoil allows softer recoil spring and still slows slide velocity making pistol more durable.
No preference, I own and use both. The hammer may strike the firing pin/primer a little harder than just the spring tension of the striker, but that would only come into play with very hard-primered ammunition.
I like hammers. DA/SA or SAO. I do like the simplicity of the striker-fired pistols, but I also feel uncomfortable not knowing exactly what's going on inside the gun. I know it's just a silly mental block type of thing, but if I can see the hammer cocked on a gun, I know it's ready to go. I don't get that same sense of security out of the striker-fired guns. I like the visual confirmation that the gun is cocked. Silly, I know, but I can't help it.
Polekitty, go to the section of THR you want to start a thread in, say General Handguns. On the left hand side, above the list of thread titles, is a button like the reply button inside a thread. It will bring up a box just like the reply box in which you type the title and text of your thread. Submit it just like hitting the "Submit Reply" at the bottom of your post in this thread.
You're not alone.
And some gun makers have taken notice....the SA XD pistols have a cocked indicator on the rear of the pistol, and it's very easy to visually confirm when a Glock is cocked....
Trigger to the rear means it's not cocked:
Trigger forward means that it is cocked:
And they both have "loaded chamber indicators" too.
So the shooter should never be in doubt when their striker fired pistol is loaded and cocked....at least with Glocks and XDs.
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