lashlaruhe said:
In my experience, hammer fired is much more reliable in handguns. Striker fired is OK if your not alone and others can keep up the fight while you clear your weapon. However, I've had many times more of failure to fire with striker fired handguns and would fire on second try. Striker fired is OK if you have a handgun that that can have the trigger pulled again as Taurus did and some others.
Glocks are the most reliable pistol on Earth as well as a host of other striker fired handguns, e.g., SIG P320, H&K VP9, etc. I have shot boatloads of ammo through all types of handguns and by far striker fired are the most reliable with problems only caused by bad ammo 99.99% of the time.
Ruger sales have tanked after 8 yrs. of panic "Goldrush" buying under Obama which spoiled them and most other firearms manufs. They, like Springfield Armory, are introducing goofy hammer fired semi-autos as a "Hail Mary" to drum up sales. At most, a few old die hard 1911 geezers may cotton up to a new hammer fired semi-auto and some FNG's not wanting to lay out much cash, but the rest of the World (and money) went striker fire with Exhibit A being the Army adopting the SIG P320 and dumping the "brick" Beretta. Read 'em & weep.