For a DA/SA operating system, I haven't found a micro that I like but do have a Sig P225A1 that I like a lot...but with an 8+1 capacity, it has a limited following in today's line up of 9mm's. It's grip is just so comfortable that I shoot it better than any other Sig I own...
I was thinking the same thing as the OP but the thought of my 4 PM Maks brought me back to "I already have what I need". Especially since I got them back when they were the best deals in firearms.Yea I have 3 Makarov"s love them. I have a Russian,Bulgarian & a East German. I like the East German the best. I do carry them as bug's. I have some really good Russian milsurp ammo 109gr,FMJ that's really hot that I use as my carry load. It's better then any of the new ammo in 9x18 out there.
While I really like my P225A1, the magazine supplied has a base plug that looks like it could hold another round...making it a 9+1.As far as anyone knocking an 8+1 capacity, going single-stack necessarily means lower capacity. Double stacks need more width by definition. Does the P365 use an intermediate method of stacking?
Kahr?
It's not going to be and it's stupid to blame low sales of the XD-E on the DA/SA action, it's in large part due to the manufacturer's politics, the price, and the feel of the gun.Springfield XD-E is only current production DA/SA hammer fired pistol I am aware of that is as thin as a Shield, PPS, etc but it is also taller. IMO there is not near enough market demand for such DA/SA pistols. If the XD-E was a run away best seller like the SIG P365 I am sure other manufacturers would take notice but it is not, not even close.
If all dozen people who want single stack DA/SA guns join forces and write constant letters to all the major manufacturers...