Have a couple friends who were LA SWAT in a much earlier life. Carried S&W 45 Auto's. DA/SA. They both in separate conversations referred to the first shot as a cocking round which usually went into the floor as they drew the gun. They said many bad guys gave up just from that first cocking round as they knew then that they meant business. They were sharp cookies and been there done that, weather the cocking round story is true or not I can't say but I believed them. A lot of stuff went on in LA.
Haven't seen them in several years but they were still carrying S&W DA/SA autos for personal use.
Me, I'll stick with the 1911. The thumb safety is the most natural well designed control ever invented.
All the plus of what many prefer in a Glock trigger but with some safeties built in. I used to carry DA/SA auto's, don't think I could go back to two different trigger pulls today.
Course being born a 100 years too late and being a thumb buster if a gun has a hammer I'll cock it first at least with any revolver.
Give me a good SA Revolver any day.
In Memory of Paul "Dietrich" Stines.
Dad: Say something nice to your cousin Shirley
Dietrich: For a fat girl you sure don't sweat much.
Cue sound of Head slap.
RIP Muggsy & TMan
"If you are a warrior legally authorized to carry a weapon and you step outside without that weapon, then you become a sheep, pretending that JOCKO will not come today."