Any DA/SA single stack subcompact 9mm on the market?

[Rodfac]

Hello friends of THR, a good friend of mine is on the market for a DA/SA single stack subcompact 9mm pistol. I've told him I don't seem to remember anything like that. Do you know if a pistol like that has ever been produced? Thanks.

The Sig P225A1 fits into the 'compact' size, but it is a single stack, DA/SA quality auto with an 8+1 capacity. Out of production for several years now, it's still available on one of the auction sites, IIRC. It might be a little bigger than you are interested in and will no suffice as a pocket gun due to its weight of ~30 oz. But it's worked out well for me in a CC role and I like the weight which adds stability that enhances accuracy.

I found mine locally at Cabelas and got it, almost new, with five (5) mags for a bit over $600, in 2018.

For carry purposes, it shoots like a 'duty' size gun for accuracy. And while its restricted capacity may turn some shooters away, I find that it improves the grip size for my tastes. I shoot it better than my M11A1 (P229) for that reason. I like a lot for that slim feeling and have carried it more often than the M11 for that reason alone. The short reset triggers on both, BTW, have the identical feel in both DA and SA modes of operation. Mine's equipped with Sig's version of tritium night sights...don't know if they were standard issue when the gun was in production, however.

I carry OWB, at the 3-4 o'clock position and find that a high riding holster does not make the gun feel top heavy on the belt....it feels better in that regard than the M11 for instance. What I haven't tried yet is holstering it in one of the really high 'Avenger' style scabbards that work so well with my Browning HP's and 1911's, which really allow a tight to the body position for carry.

HTH's Rod

 

[JohnMc]

All those type of pistols have a partially cocked hammer. The trigger pull completes the cocking and release the hammer. Tecnically speaking they are SAO. Long, heavy, safer SAO but still SAO. The fact that the trigger pull completes the cocking before the release is irrilevant in my book just as it's irrilevant that the striker on a Glock is partially cocked and in the Steyr M9 is fully cocked. To me they are all SAO and they are all SAO because if they go click, the trigger is dead, just like on traditional SAO pistols like a Colt 1911 or a Browning 1910.

The various descendants of the S&W Model 39 are true hammer-fired DA/SA semi-autos, with a couple of exceptions. Some were mentioned above. They are pretty good, though S&W discontinued them. Here in the states they're bargain priced.
Lucky Gunner made a pretty cool chart:

Guide to Smith & Wesson Semi-Auto Pistols & Their Model Numbers

Chris from the Lucky Gunner team breaks down 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation Smith & Wesson semi-auto pistols and their model numbers.

www.luckygunner.com

The big question would be the availability in Italy.

 

[hemiram]

I am looking at the H&K P30SK, it's a DA/SA gun with good capacity.

 

[Triggernosis]

I am looking at the H&K P30SK, it's a DA/SA gun with good capacity.

Good gun. Feels great in the hand.
I've made some holsters for a few of them. They're chunky things, though.