WNCTarheel
Regular Member
I prefer a SA handgun, but looking for something not on a 1911 platform, and built with modern materials. What choices are out there? (preferably in .45, although I would not mind a 9mm)
A Browning P35 Hi-Power is the quintessential SAO in 9mm. You can also find them in .40.
A CZ-75 design (avail in .45 also) and the Taurus PT-92/99 series of firearms are DA that can always be used as a SA by being cocked and locked and never decocked.
Keep in mind that the Croatian-designed Springfield Armory XD series is also classified as SA. It looks like a Glock, but has a MUCH better trigger because the striker is fully cocked.
Does the XD have the "Glock Type" trigger w/ the safety built into it?...
If we're going to include the XD, we might as well include the Walther PPQ....
If we're going to include the XD, we might as well include the Walther PPQ. The trigger is similar to the XD's, in that it releases a fully cocked striker and has the lever safety on the trigger. It's gotten lots of praise from competition shooters for its light, crisp pull and short reset.
Keep in mind that the Croatian-designed Springfield Armory XD series is also classified as SA. It looks like a Glock, but has a MUCH better trigger because the striker is fully cocked.
While it is technically DA/SA the PT92/99/100/101 series can be carried cocked and locked in SA mode. The safety only decocks it when you press the safety down past the normal stop point.Does the XD have the "Glock Type" trigger w/ the safety built into it?
I've already got a DA/SA pistol ( A S&W 4516), but looking for something that's just SA only. I don't want something that decocks when I put on the safety like the S&W does.
It is only Glock-like in the fact that it does have a lever inside the trigger. The trigger pull is nothing like a Glock. It is far superior, owing to its single-action design of releasing a fully-cocked striker.
Found out it has a grip safety. No thanks, but I appreciate the suggestions.
Just curious as to why? Not because I think you're wrong, I'm just interested in your reason behind the "no grip safety".
Personally, I own Glocks. I have shot an XD .45 and actually thought it was enjoyable. SO much so that I actually intend to get one eventually. It won't replace my Glock, but I liked it enough to want one for a range gun maybe. My Glock will always be my EDC unless something else comes out I like better.
I have a 1911, and I have pistols without grip safeties. I can't tell the difference.1: Don't like the way they feel. That's the main reason I don't want a 1911.
2: I've read that if the XD stovepipes the grip safety can make it almost impossible to clear quickly. And they have had other QC problems.
I've had a Glock and sold it. Just didn't like the trigger.
I have a 1911, and I have pistols without grip safeties. I can't tell the difference.
How would a grip safety interfere with clearing a stovepipe jam? I've not had one in quite a while, but when I did, I just turned the pistol sideways, pulled back the slide and let the case fall free. Grip safety shouldn't even be a concern in that instance. Personally, I'd handle one before I dismiss it out of hand. It might not feel the same to you as a 1911.