A long-running debate is heating up again: Are striker-fired pistols losing favor? For decades, striker-fired pistols have been treated as the default choice for duty holsters, concealed carry and entry-level buyers, while hammer guns were framed as a niche for traditionalists.

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While some of Heckler & Koch’s earliest handgun designs, like the VP70 and P7, were striker-fired, many of the company’s most popular modern pistols were hammer-fired, like the USP and P30. In 2014, the company introduced its updated, striker-fired ...