re: So I have finally settled on a Smith and Wesson M&P for my first hand gun

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I want something I will be comfortable with

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I wanted a gun with no safety that's double action only, like the M&P and Glocks, only I wanted a hammer to at least put my thumb on. Mine's technically a hammer fired pistol but it's a precocked version like a striker fired. The hammer always sits down even though the striker is cocked. The hammer visually comes back as you squeeze the trigger then it releases. You can manually hold the hammer down though when you are holstering the gun so nothing happens (even though there is one in the chamber and it is 'cocked').

To me it is what, after tons of research, I'm the most comfortable with. It's my first semi auto as well. I wanted a hammer, even though it's not single action and bobbed to where you can't grab it.