Yeah, the English, and to some extent the Americans, never really embraced the manual safety on a single-action pistol.
My Grandpa Eli was a machine gunner in WWII. And he said that he would chamber a round at night before he went to sleep and engage the safety, but when he woke up, he would revert to Condition Three.
JCordell makes a very valid point. Most folks who strap on a gun for a living aren't shooters as we all are, for the most part.
Heck, my PDM never fired anything bigger than .22 LR at Boy Scout camp before he went through Basic. And he just took to it.
I too am a fan of the Beretta. I like big, solid steel handguns. I got away with shooting in Single Action when I shot for score with it. I even used it once in lieu of my carbine. Got myself a shiny trinket for it, too.
My only problem with the M-9 is the 9x19 FMJ is crappy self defense round.
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