Breaking Glass / Doors with Butt of Gun (And comments!)

First and foremost this version feels significantly better than the old, Im very excited to see the direction this game goes, Im always a huge fan of progression with gear / weapons / attachments / etc so I am looking forward to seeing those systems down the road. Also is it possible to make cosmetic changes to our characters? Even if minor it would be nice to have some change between players the way they want to look.

Secondly, minor annoyance I noticed in game. The butt of your gun seems to only be able to break glass/wood AFTER you hit the object with your hammer/shoot your gun at the breakable object. Could it work beforehand too? This is definitely most noticeable with glass. Thank you!