D/A and S/A pistol

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I have a Shield 9mm and various other semi-auto pistols...Never warmed up to striker fired guns though and i prefer D/A hammer fired in any platform. I also have revolvers and i prefer how the hammer works in either d/a or s/a....my question is does Smith/wesson make a small/medium framed pistol in D/A that has a hammer that be cocked also like a revolver? either new or mature, it makes no difference.
 
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The closest would be the CS9, but that had a spurless hammer. It fired the first shot SA, then the rest DA.

A spurred hammer can be swapped in if you have some mechanical skill. You can cock the spurless hammer, but it's not ideal.

The CS9 has been out of production since 2006, so you best bet is to look for used ones.
 
You mentioned small or medium. Answer is yes...and in several calibers like 9mm, .40, .45. My two favorites (that I own and shoot) are the 3913 and CS9. I believe the "smallest" 3rd gens that came factory stock with spur hammer is probably the 5900 series...which are not small. You will find many threads here about swapping hammers though.

Although it's true that most smaller da/sa s&w 3rd gens have spurless hammers for concealed carry and snagless presentation...it's very easy to stage trigger slightly and cock hammer into sa mode like any other hammer fired da/sa pistol. Of course, you will be safely pointing downrange, and you would have to be extremely ham-fisted to "accidentally" pull through entire stoke to DA fire. Once thumb is on hammer, get finger out of guard (can't fire if trigger isn't pulled). Remember also, if you insert mag, with safety off, it will go into hammer cocked sa mode when slide is racked to chamber 1st round. If safety on, it will chamber first round and decock to da mode. As pointed out, you can swap out spurless for spur hammers on most of these pistols (best to not mix forged vs mim though). But for carry gun, I wouldn't bother. It's not like my 3913NL (EDC) is my 50 yard target gun...but I do want it out of the holster and presented quickly without fear of hammer spur catching on hem of shirt, pocket opening, etc. Could be the difference between life/death. Something to consider. At the range, most of my shots are SA, as I feed new mag with slide open, boomarang, and start shooting. I will do several decock/DA shots on target as well...as you need to be comfy with that long first trigger pull.

Below is link for a great breakdown of all 1st, 2nd, 3rd gen pistols. Although it will tell you action, finish, frame material and size (full frame, compact, sub compact)...it won't specifically tell you which ones have spurred vs. spurless hammers.

https://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/guide-smith-wesson-semi-automatic-models/
 
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CS9 and 3913/3914 are compact, double action first shot, single action for subsequent shots. If you need more magazine capacity, the 6904/6906 fill that bill. None of these are in production, so you will have to shop for a used one.
 
This 3906 is a stainless single stack 9mm with a 9 + 1 capacity, and a cockable hammer with DA capability. And so is this blued 6904, except it is a double stack and it holds 12 + 1. The stainless version is the 6906. The 6904 is my EDC piece until the right 6906 comes along. Once it does, I'm going to swap out the hammer for one I can thumb back if I want to. I put my Shield back in the safe and went back in time.
 

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This 3906 is a stainless single stack 9mm with a 9 + 1 capacity, and a cockable hammer with DA capability. And so is this blued 6904, except it is a double stack and it holds 12 + 1. The stainless version is the 6906. The 6904 is my EDC piece until the right 6906 comes along. Once it does, I'm going to swap out the hammer for one I can thumb back if I want to. I put my Shield back in the safe and went back in time.

OP, note that the 3906 mentioned is not, "Small or medium". But rather a full size single stack version or 5906. But cool pistol kraynky!
 
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