Do you prefer pistols that are hammer fired or striker fired?

Do you prefer hammer fired or striker fired weapons?

  • Hammer Fired

    Votes: 135 78.5%

  • Striker Fired

    Votes: 37 21.5%
  • Total voters
    172
I wish there was more competition in the hammer-fired market.
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Let's see: About 50 companies make 1911s and their variants and then we have...

CZ, Sig, H&K, Ruger, S&W, EAA Tanfoglio, FN, Beretta, Norinco, IMI, and more. Each of these companies making multiple versions of hammer fired guns that aren't 1911s.

There are hammer fired semis with steel frames, alloy frames and polymer frames. More companies make hammer fired guns than striker fired I believe.

Then there is the used gun market.

So I see pretty stiff competition there. Especially in the 1911 end of things but across the board. Am I wrong?

tipoc
 
The poll is flawed re: not enough choices.

Life isn't black or white. ;)

I have both hammer and striker fired pistols from various manufacturers. They both have their place for my shooting needs.
I can live with each happily and shoot both very well.
 
The poll is flawed re: not enough choices.

Life isn't black or white.

I have both hammer and striker fired pistols from various manufacturers. They both have their place for my shooting needs.
I can live with each happily and shoot both very well.
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I actually like the poll this way. "No preference" would be kind of an easy cop-out answer that would probably draw a lot of votes. It's rare that, upon deeper examination, a person will like two different things, or sets of things, to exactly equal degrees. I like that the poll forces a choice.
 
I find it very interesting that more than one person said they prefer hammer fired, but carry striker fired.
 
I find it very interesting that more than one person said they prefer hammer fired, but carry striker fired.
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I reminds me of the large number of people who say they prefer to drive vehicles with manual transmissions but drive automatics.
 
For many it's not an either/or thing.

I have a friend who prefers wheelguns but carries a S&W M&P.

tipoc
 
I find it very interesting that more than one person said they prefer hammer fired, but carry striker fired.
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I reminds me of the large number of people who say they prefer to drive vehicles with manual transmissions but drive automatics.
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I fit both comments and it really just boils down to the right tool for the job or location.

I prefer all steel guns with hammers and manual safeties at the range, but I prefer poly ccw's with a striker because they're lighter, smoother (no snag) slides and they're closed off to dirt & lint.

I also prefer stick shifts for hauling or rural settings, but not in stop/go city every day and I dont care for the ding in the resale value.
Sticks also require occasional disc/pressure plate & bearing replacements, with increased frequency as a city dweller.
A good modern auto can go a couple hundred thousand or so with only fluid changes.
 
5 hammer (center fire auto)
1 striker (center fire auto)

They have there different applications for me.

Where would a MkII Ruger fall under?
 
I find it very interesting that more than one person said they prefer hammer fired, but carry striker fired.
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I do it too. :( This is part of what I meant about wishing there was more competition in the DA/SA hammer market. I feel like there has been more growth and expansion with striker guns concurrent with the developing concealed carry market. If you want a good gun with a decent trigger at a reasonable price that fits the demands of everyday discrete carry... it just seems like there is more cooking in the striker market. As more of us buy them, more companies move resources to their development. We still get innovative developments like the Hk P30 but they are too few and far between.
 
Cosmo,

The HK P2000 is at a competitive price and is hammer fired. As well as a number of their other products.

tipoc
 
I have always preferred hammer fire in revolvers and semi-auto pistols. Except for my CCW when I moved from the Ruger LC9 to the LC9s...a great improvement in my accuracy.
 
That makes sense, the dao pull on the LC9 was wretched. Don't know why they did that. The hammer was internal, or at least spurless so not so useful anyway.

Looks like they are phasing the LC9 out for the LC9s.

tipoc
 
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