Spats McGee said:
There are some aspects of the "closed system" of striker-fired pistols that I like, but I like the idea of being able to cock the hammer for a second strike, if necessary, too. IOW, yes, I'm open to the idea of hammer-fired guns.
The CZ P07 is a very accurate weapon. I've got one and a Sphinx SDP (also a very accurate weapon) -- and it's hard to say which is more accurate. (The SDP is a much more refined weapon, and fits my hand a bit better, but the P07 is a real bargain -- and with enhancements from CZ Custom or Cajun Gun Works, it'll be hard to beat.)
As was noted earlier, the P07 is about the same size as the Glock 19. With that gun, the owner/user can easily switch from safety (which allows cocked & locked starts) to decocker. You can also start from the half-cock notch, when the safety is installed,, which shortens and lightens the trigger pull a bit, but it's still a true DA pull. Note: the decocker version decocks to the half-cock position and that is the normal starting position for all CZ decocker models.
In a recent discussion on the S&W Forum, Randy Lee, an engineer and designer for APEX, talked about problems with barrel designs (and dwell time -- how quickly the barrel unlocks -- and how that can affect accuracy) . In that discussion, he cited the SIG 320, the CZ P07 (and implicitly, the P09) and the Walther PPQ as being some of the most innately accurate designs out there.
Randy was responsible for the new APEX barrel design for both the M&P 1.0 and 2.0 guns and his design apparently greatly improves the gun's accuracy. (His changes had to do with dwell-time.)
I also have a CZ-P10c, and CZ has announced a sub-compact and full-size version of that gun -- but I don't know if they're available in the real world yet. There is some resistance to the gun because of the very aggressive stipling on the grips -- but that is easily "fixed" with several wipes using sandpaper (taking off the TIPs of the stippling points.) Enhancement for the P10 line are slowly coming on line, too. I changed out the trigger system on mine -- as I was getting some trigger slap (but not everyone has that problem.)