How is a safety worse than a decocker for carry?

[JTQ]

Myself, being a DA/SA guy at heart have “decocked” many a Glock and I always “ride the hammer” of every Glock back into the holster. .

Here you go, the Glock Striker Control Device (SCD) or commonly known as "the gadget".

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[Shawn Dodson]

If your defense gun has a manual safety then I suggest you always use it. The reason is because it conditions you to always disengage it when you've made the decision to shoot. This is a positive measure that ensures your gun will fire when you need it to fire.

Whereas trying to game it with the manual safety always disengaged conditions you to always expect it to be disengaged when you've made the decision to shoot. This sets you up for failure if the manual safety isn't in the position you expect it to be in and you're going to waste valuable time trying to figure out what's wrong, and since you don't use the safety you're not programmed to verify it.

 

[Monac]

Here you go, the Glock Striker Control Device (SCD) or commonly known as "the gadget".

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Thanks. That is new to me, and seems weird. I can't think of anything else quite like that purposely designed into an automatic pistol.

 

[mjsdwash]

the motion of taking a SA safety, like a CZ, or 1911, is pretty easily made into reflex. As you bring the pistol to aim, its a very natural motion to drop the thumb. Given that the ubiquitous AR uses the exact same motion, there's really no reason not to get into the habit. "Gross motor skill for the aim, fine motor skill for the safety" is literally made up nonsense. If you can work a trigger, you can work a safety, and most 1911/CZ shooter do it instinctively. As for Decocks... I have never seen anyone recommend carrying anything other than hammer down, safety off. As far a holstering, if you've just been in a gunfight, and need to holster, you probably don't want your hammer down, and awkward safety on. Most advocates against SA are really against safeties alltogether.

 

[Palladan44]

Gaston Glock knew the answer to your Questions.

 

[Homerboy]

Here you go, the Glock Striker Control Device (SCD) or commonly known as "the gadget".

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I wish they’d make one for other striker guns like the M&P or Ruger.

 

[RETG]

Training is the answer. Just learn your weapon train with it and it becomes second nature, whether at the range or when using to save our life. Similar to learning that to unload a semi you just don't dump the mag, you also need to cycle a round out of the chamber if one is loaded.

 

[Stevie-Ray]

I carried a DA/SA for a few years and when you fire the gun you should always decock before holstering, if you draw and don’t fire no big deal just holster.

I never kept safety on but still would sweep it on draw.

This. I carried a HKUSP45C for one year and now that I've carried a SA for 18 years, sweeping off the safety on draw is normal, as I normally did that with the un-safetied but decocked HK.

 

[JR24]

This. I carried a HKUSP45C for one year and now that I've carried a SA for 18 years, sweeping off the safety on draw is normal, as I normally did that with the un-safetied but decocked HK.

Recently picked up a HK45c and have noticed on my two range trips (and piles of dry fire) that after a string of fire I still instinctively engage the safety before holstering because that's what I do with my 1911s. I have no doubt I could easily carry it cocked and locked if I wanted to, I also always swipe the safety down out of the holster, even though it's, as you say, decocked and safety off.

 

[9mmepiphany]

I suspect that 3 pages of this discussion has produced much to be taken into consideration for future readers...it has also reached a length where future readers might become overwhelmed ; so I'm going to put this to bed now