ChrisStevens wrote:have the hammer totally enclosed in the body/frame.
the hammer is shaved, but you can still cock it for SA firing. yes, it is a lightweight .357, and like the previous poster implied, it kicks like a mule, but whatcha gonn wurrah 'bout, kick to your hand, or the kick the "other guy" is feeling?
besides, with a .357 you can still shoot .38s all day long.
This is my Smith, Sigma Series. it's striker fired, and therefore DAO
I hate shooting this thing. I'm not a big fan of striker fired things, but that's just me. a good trigger job on this gun, and maybe a few other tweaks, and I think this thing would be great.
it IS reliable, though, as it has never not fired, so there ya have it.