Whats the Advantage ?

bored2bhere · 03-04-2008, 05:24 PM

I would like to know if there is any advantage in a DA striker fired type pistol compared to a DA with a hammer . Its been on my mind for awhile to ask but just never got around to asking . So is there or is it just preference

rfc357 · 03-04-2008, 06:01 PM

Matter of preference. My two primary carry guns are a 1911 and a Glock. Like them both.

TXplt · 03-04-2008, 06:12 PM

No difference. An exposed DA hammer can snag (but if in a newer SA cocked and locked auto, the spur's sometimes prevented from snagging by being shielded by the safety), but that's the only thing I can think of. If spurless no difference at all.

Thinking Double Action Only (DAO) -- if traditional double action the functioning is different. 1st shot DA followed by SA on the rest. Also need to decock pistol.

DWARREN123 · 03-04-2008, 08:46 PM

May be less parts in a striker fired and hammers have been know to catch clothing.

dilagaf2 · 03-15-2008, 11:21 AM

you can pull the hammer back to go from da first shot to sa first shot with the hammer gun.

BPierce · 03-15-2008, 12:32 PM

As dilagaf2 said, the exposed hammer permits an optional SA first shot. Todays crop of striker fired handguns sort of came along because of the increase in popularity of DAO handguns. Most however are not true DAO guns because they are partly cocked in the carry condition. Pulling the trigger only completes the cocking cycle and releases the striker. Some are fully cocked and the trigger is a combination safety and trigger.

03-04-2008, 05:24 PM	#1
bored2bhere Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: mississippi Posts: 402 Images: 3 Blog Entries: 3	Whats the Advantage ? I would like to know if there is any advantage in a DA striker fired type pistol compared to a DA with a hammer . Its been on my mind for awhile to ask but just never got around to asking . So is there or is it just preference __________________ "Only the dead have seen the end of war"-Apolos

03-04-2008, 06:12 PM	#3
TXplt Lost in the Ozone Again Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 2,827 Images: 4 Blog Entries: 2	No difference. An exposed DA hammer can snag (but if in a newer SA cocked and locked auto, the spur's sometimes prevented from snagging by being shielded by the safety), but that's the only thing I can think of. If spurless no difference at all. Thinking Double Action Only (DAO) -- if traditional double action the functioning is different. 1st shot DA followed by SA on the rest. Also need to decock pistol. __________________ Old fighter pilots never die.....They just wind up in Texas Last edited by TXplt; 03-04-2008 at 06:24 PM.

03-04-2008, 08:46 PM	#4
DWARREN123 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BETWEEN TN & KY Posts: 774	May be less parts in a striker fired and hammers have been know to catch clothing. __________________ Have a nice day!

03-04-2008, 06:01 PM	#2
rfc357 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 741	Matter of preference. My two primary carry guns are a 1911 and a Glock. Like them both.

03-15-2008, 11:21 AM	#5
dilagaf2 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: COLD TUNRA LAND Posts: 14	you can pull the hammer back to go from da first shot to sa first shot with the hammer gun.

03-15-2008, 12:32 PM	#6
BPierce Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Minnesota (Becker County) Posts: 148	As dilagaf2 said, the exposed hammer permits an optional SA first shot. Todays crop of striker fired handguns sort of came along because of the increase in popularity of DAO handguns. Most however are not true DAO guns because they are partly cocked in the carry condition. Pulling the trigger only completes the cocking cycle and releases the striker. Some are fully cocked and the trigger is a combination safety and trigger.