For those of you more mechanically adept than I am. We know of the so called torture tests of Glocks maybe firing 100K without problems and the XDS firing 25K rounds without a malfunction. These are striker-fire pistols.
Not comparing build quality such as comparing Glocks with S&Ws, Colts, etc. but comparing the mechanical operation of the auto-loading pistol. Would you say that all else being equal, the striker mechanism is more durable and reliable than a hammer fired, thumb safety, SA, DA/SA, or DAO type of pistol action and less likely to fail?
In trying to analyze it, does the addition of a hammer, safety and the required pins, springs (more moving parts) and maybe other factors required to operate non-striker auto pistols make them inherently less reliable than a striker...again, all quality factors being equal.
Not comparing build quality such as comparing Glocks with S&Ws, Colts, etc. but comparing the mechanical operation of the auto-loading pistol. Would you say that all else being equal, the striker mechanism is more durable and reliable than a hammer fired, thumb safety, SA, DA/SA, or DAO type of pistol action and less likely to fail?
In trying to analyze it, does the addition of a hammer, safety and the required pins, springs (more moving parts) and maybe other factors required to operate non-striker auto pistols make them inherently less reliable than a striker...again, all quality factors being equal.