Modern SAO handguns?

WalkingWolf said:

I agree, I don't notice my grip safety other than a function test. If you have a gun with one just make sure it functions properly.

As far as a stove pipe your grip should not change. Tap the magazine to make sure it is seated, rack the slide firmly, and you should be ready to fire.

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Or just rake the top of the slide with your weak hand and go. Most stovepipes can be cleared without the tap rack bang. BUT! Tap rack bang is a good habit to be in automatically.

I don't own one but it's definitely on my to-buy list, but the CZ-75 P07 is a polymer framed pistol in 9mm and .40 (though I read the .40's have reliability issues) where you can actually field strip the weapon and swap it between a SAO w/ manual safety or DA/SA w/ decocker configurations in minutes. I've held it and messed around with it at gun shops and it seems to have a great solid CZ feel too it at a decent weight and the trigger breaks nicely. Comparable in size to a Glock 19 I would say.

I'm also a fan of the Taurus PT92. It has a much better safety/decocker than the Beretta as it is frame mounted rather than slide mounted. As someone said, you can carry cocked and locked.

Sig makes a P220R SAO in .45 ACP. Amibi thumb safety no decocker. Single stack mags 8 and 10 round. Night sites, Houge make aluminum grips for it.
Unlike the 1911 you can rack a round into the chamber with the safety on.

http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductDetails/p220-sao.aspx