tiberius
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Now that's a pocket gun!
Carry guns going off?
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Now that's a pocket gun!
WonderNine
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That's what manual safeties are for. For when the one between your ears fails. And it gives you piece of mind. AND it's there so that the trigger cannot be bumped. I can't imagine trying to fastdraw a chambered Glock in a stressful situation. All too easy to put a nice hole in yourself or discharge the gun before you intend. Not good...not good.
aerod1
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He said the Glock looked nice? WAHAHAHA!! WAHAHAHA!! So does Janet Reno WAHAHAHA!!
Jim Hall
Jim Hall
Hot brass
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So does Janet Reno WAHAHAHA!! aerod1, thats going tooooo far.
I like the holster purse idea. Thanks, I carry daily (1911) one in the chamber, and the safeties on the 1911 is a comfort.
I like the holster purse idea. Thanks, I carry daily (1911) one in the chamber, and the safeties on the 1911 is a comfort.
Teufelhunden
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Either of these scenarios can result from lack of practice and/or training. I can't speak for everyone, but my trigger finger is along the frame until I have completed my draw (as dictated by the scenario) and have identified my target. When I go into scan mode, my finger is along the frame. In short, default mode for me is along the frame, not in the trigger guard, and it has thus far served me well.
-Teuf
Abominable No-Man
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This really isn't in line with the topic, but what about someone messing with the trigger system itself? I read a story once about a guy who had a
trigger job done on his series 80 Colt and carried it in a shoulder holster with everything going (round in the chamber and safety off), and when he would jolt it hard enough, the hammer would fall. Don't know if it's true or not.
ANM
trigger job done on his series 80 Colt and carried it in a shoulder holster with everything going (round in the chamber and safety off), and when he would jolt it hard enough, the hammer would fall. Don't know if it's true or not.
ANM
Fine motor skills degrade in stressful situations.I for one don't want to try to rack the slide while bringing up on target.I think if someone is uncomfortable carrying round chambered they probably shouldn't be carrying in the first place.
C.R.Sam
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ANM...
that would be a broken gun.
Smithed by negligent smith.
Hence...negligent discharge.
Sam
that would be a broken gun.
Smithed by negligent smith.
Hence...negligent discharge.
Sam
Black Snowman
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If I wasn't as confident in my ability to avoid danger or if I was in a situation where it were likely I would have to act very quickly or one handed I would want to carry cocked and locked. However, I'm very good at not putting myself in dangerous situations where I'm forced to react that quickly.
The most likely scenerio for me to have to draw a CCW would be in defense of someone else, or in defense of my home where I have time to chamber that round without taking fire.
If I'm jumped unaware by someone who knows what they're doing they're just about as likely to get to my gun as fast as I can, while they strugle to get the gun out of it's holser and rack the slide (after discovering the trigger doesn't do anything) I should have alredy stabbed them several times with my handy dandy knife
If someone brings me under gunpoint and doesn't shoot me outright then I've somehow gotten into a very bad situation I should have seen coming. I don't make much of a target. I don't dress lavishly, I don't carry a lot of cash, cell-phones aren't worth jack anymore, and I don't make enemies in my personal life or my work.
Now, if I were going into an unavoidable situation where I knew I'd be at heightened risk, I'd chamber a round for the extra edge. I'm not AFRAID to run with a round in the chamber, just don't feel it's worth it for the environment I'm in day to day.
The most likely scenerio for me to have to draw a CCW would be in defense of someone else, or in defense of my home where I have time to chamber that round without taking fire.
If I'm jumped unaware by someone who knows what they're doing they're just about as likely to get to my gun as fast as I can, while they strugle to get the gun out of it's holser and rack the slide (after discovering the trigger doesn't do anything) I should have alredy stabbed them several times with my handy dandy knife
If someone brings me under gunpoint and doesn't shoot me outright then I've somehow gotten into a very bad situation I should have seen coming. I don't make much of a target. I don't dress lavishly, I don't carry a lot of cash, cell-phones aren't worth jack anymore, and I don't make enemies in my personal life or my work.
Now, if I were going into an unavoidable situation where I knew I'd be at heightened risk, I'd chamber a round for the extra edge. I'm not AFRAID to run with a round in the chamber, just don't feel it's worth it for the environment I'm in day to day.
DontShootMe
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Oh yeah?
PURDY !!!
PURDY !!!
DMK
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DontShootMe, that gun reminds me of Battlestar Galactica
Black Snowman-
Okay I guess it's a matter of choice. I understand what you're saying and if you feel comfortable with that then go for it. I know some folks would rag you non-stop about that, but I was told many years ago that shooting is %95 percent mental and 5 percent physical.
There was a recent posting about trigger pulls as well. I can tell you that approximately twenty-six years ago in my home town in Idaho there was a local police officer who did a little shadetree gunsmithing on his Smith and Wesson Model 28. He lightened the trigger pull. Late one night a nutcase walked into the municipal/county building with a 45 and a grudge.
The officer won that little fracas but it took approximately a dozen pulls on the trigger before a round went off and took the bad guy down.
I know this officer. The next day he went out and bought a brand new Model 28. He never messed with anything except for putting on Pachmayer grips.
Okay I guess it's a matter of choice. I understand what you're saying and if you feel comfortable with that then go for it. I know some folks would rag you non-stop about that, but I was told many years ago that shooting is %95 percent mental and 5 percent physical.
There was a recent posting about trigger pulls as well. I can tell you that approximately twenty-six years ago in my home town in Idaho there was a local police officer who did a little shadetree gunsmithing on his Smith and Wesson Model 28. He lightened the trigger pull. Late one night a nutcase walked into the municipal/county building with a 45 and a grudge.
The officer won that little fracas but it took approximately a dozen pulls on the trigger before a round went off and took the bad guy down.
I know this officer. The next day he went out and bought a brand new Model 28. He never messed with anything except for putting on Pachmayer grips.
That has worked for me and my dangerous Glocks as well.
One of the most undervalued features on a Glock is that lovely indentation in the frame where the slide lock is located. It makes such a nice place to index your trigger finger on when not on the trigger.
When my dept. switched to Glocks it made me mad. I had been packing a 66 for many years and had heard all the stories about Glocks. By the time I got through the transition coarse I was in love with the Glock. No ADs or fullauto fire just a lot of fire power. I finally hit the streets without the feeling I was under gunned. My dept. installed the "New York Trigger". While the stronger trigger pull is safer it does hurt accuracy. I believe one reason we had no problems was the intensive training coarse we went through for several days. We carry baby Glocks off duty and the only time one was discharged was into a robbery suspect. The problem I see with women carring weapons is they put it in their purse. I don't Know how many times I took reports from women who have been attacked and couldn't get to a gun, mace, or knife in thier purse.
Thumper
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I can only assume you're joking.
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