[Pier23]

I read in the Book of Mormon where the Angel Moroni gave John Browning the plans for the 1911. It was hammer fired, and it was good.

Why and when did strikers grab the gun world attention? What is the advantage over hammer-fired pistols?

I assume the ultimate answer is “cost”, but what gives strikers a market advantage over hammers?

 

[rohanreginald]

Same reason we don’t have clock makers anymore. Simpler design for mass manufacture. Which equals cheaper to produce.

 

[bac1023]

Cost / ease of manufacture

 

[Drunkenpoacher]

Cost / ease of manufacture

Plus reliability, even when neglected and abused.

 

[bac1023]

Plus reliability, even when neglected and abused.

Eh, not buying that as an advantage

I would say the HK USP are likely the most durable and reliable pistols on Earth as an average. Hammer fired

 

[Jason D]

I read in the Book of Mormon where the Angel Moroni gave John Browning the plans for the 1911. It was hammer fired, and it was good.

Why and when did strikers grab the gun world attention? What is the advantage over hammer-fired pistols?

I assume the ultimate answer is “cost”, but what gives strikers a market advantage over hammers?

Even the Lord needs a enemy.

The truth is probably closer to because they are cheap to make, and cheap to buy. No need for expensive materials, or machining. Just crank them right out, one after another.

 

[DeltaFiveBravo]

Injection molded plastic, stamped sheetmetal, and MIM components.

Glock is the AK47 of the handgun world.

That's why.

 

[DirectDrive]

Injection molded plastic, stamped sheetmetal, and MIM components.

Glock is the AK47 of the handgun world.

That's why.

This ^^^
Ease of manufacture, no hand-fitting of parts like some older designs.
Consistent trigger pull....acts like a DA with pull weight of a SA

 

[Jim_B]

From an economic stand point, striker fired pistols are cheaper to make, cheaper to purchase, are super simplistic in design, and tend to be very reliable. They are also very popular because they require almost zero skill to "customize" (read as modify to the point of uselessness) and after market parts are abundant. They are kind of the Toyota pick-up of the gun world.

Otherwise, striker guns offer no edge over hammer guns...unless,of course, you happen to pray at the alter of "accuracy by volume".

 

[nedsled]

 

[Drunkenpoacher]

Eh, not buying that as an advantage

I would say the HK USP are likely the most durable and reliable pistols on Earth as an average. Hammer fired

Must be a well kept secret and at over $1000, it will remain so.

 

[FrankenGunBuilder]

Injection molded plastic, stamped sheetmetal, and MIM components.

Glock is the AK47 of the handgun world.

That's why.

More like the AR15 of the gun world. I say that because you can build a Glock to your hearts content from the frame and add all the components you want/need. An AK is a little more difficult to assemble and the product support and variety of vendors is not as good as the AR.

 

[bac1023]

Must be a well kept secret and at over $1000, it will remain so.

Actually it’s fairly well known for gun people. Nothing “secret” about it. Don’t be poor I guess.

Your reasoning for strikers is incorrect is all. Tons of extremely reliable hammer fired pistols around.

 

[SargeMO]

Typical striker fired pistols are perfect for the lowest common denominator- people who a refined, accurate pistol would be wasted on.

 

[dla]

Striker allows the bore centerline to sit lower in the hand, which reduces muzzle flip caused by a heavy reciprocating slide. That's the primary reason Glock could make the frame so light. Conversely, that is why Hipowers are so heavy.

IMHO of course.

 

[familyman357]

Eh, not buying that as I would say the HK USP are likely the most durable and reliable pistols on Earth as an average. Hammer fired

I agree, but I'm not sure that being hammer fired has anything to do with it. It probably has more to do wih the pistol just generally being an overbuilt brick.

 

[HKMark23]

Glock is the AK47 of the handgun world.

Not even close to being true 🤣

 

[HKMark23]

There are a number of reasons they were developed as stated by the designers themselves.

The primary one being a combination of consistent trigger pull (vs SA/DA) and a longer “safer” pull. Essentially a mix of both double action and single action. Kind of a mix between pros and cons.

Folks may disagree but that is one of the reasons. Other reasons were a contained system w/o exposed hammer as well as the ability to lower the bore axis. A typically simplified system with fewer parts to fit, adjust, fail, etc.

 

[DeltaFiveBravo]

Not even close to being true 🤣

An AK is constructed from cheap sheetmetal and functions reliably.

 

[Redeemed]

I read in the Book of Mormon where the Angel Moroni gave John Browning the plans for the 1911. It was hammer fired, and it was good.

Why and when did strikers grab the gun world attention? What is the advantage over hammer-fired pistols?

I assume the ultimate answer is “cost”, but what gives strikers a market advantage over hammers?

Mr Browning developed striker fired pistols as well.