Safe to keep chambered?

[JohnKSa]

Don't buy a gun you don't like just because someone recommends it.

Most modern handgun designs have at least one passive safety designed to prevent the gun from discharging as a result of being dropped, etc. Many have more than one.

Handle some pistols--shoot them if you can. When you find a few you want, THEN come back and ask your questions.

 

[warmrain]

"If it isn't a SA gun, then a safety should not be engaged on a self defense weapon...."

Well, it could be a DA with a decocker... and that would be even better. I agree though... and for that reason I am fond of pistols like the Sig P229 a DA that has no safety, but a decocker instead to move it from SA back to DA...

The rule-of-thumb I was trained with was: if you are in control of the (SA) trigger the safety is off, otherwise on. So it's off when it's out of the holster and in your hand... of course I could be starting a whole new topic with that one...

 

[10-Ring]

IMO, it's not the firearm or the action that's important. Any well made, properly adjusted firearm works. IMO, it's about the user & their commitment in training & mastering their platform of choice.
Go w/ which ever one you prefer & train, train, train...invest in classes & don't skimp on practice

 

[warmrain]

10-ring, I think you just put it right in the center of the 10-ring...

 

[chonny]

How about a Heckler & Koch P7 (with the squeeze cocker) -- I guess I'm biased because it's my carry gun but there's probably no semi safer than that.