. I also felt the same way. She was brave. But if the gun has to be pointing at the ground for the problem to occur, then how big a problem can it be? . on second thought I dont wanna know. In a holster made for the gun you carry, making sure its unobstructed is a quick check. You cant just twitch and accidentally shoot one. Love the Quigly Down Under reference. , I never said I dont make mistakes I just never have with a gun hurt your feelings knute man up and get over it, Look what I found: Some might even have second strike capability, which is the real holy grail. Height: 5.4. Thank you very much. But thats good. My Glock 23 is fully loaded, and no problems at all, even with the 3.5 connector in it that lightens the trigger pull a bit. All of that seemed a bit verbose for a blog comment, though. . Both have pros and cons the secret is you must be well versed to bringing your gun up to the level of lethal quickly. As I commented after the previous article, carry so that all you have to do is draw and pull the trigger. The best line of all time is Dirty Harrys. Perfect for everyday carry, the compact Glock 43 is a popular concealed carry option chambered in 9mm. A good 1/2 inch drive ratchet upside the head will drop most anyone like they were a sack of feed corn. If you cant respect the power and danger of an automobile why would you think you could be trusted with a firearm at all let alone one without a safety? Descriptions: Glocks are safe to carry with a loaded chamber as long as they are carried in a decent holster that completely covers the trigger. There are any number of guns out there with firing systems that, if dropped, will fire a round under the hammer. While numbers vary, reacting to something - anything - takes a . Im not interested in Israeli carry of a firearm. JavaScript is disabled. Modern handguns are designed to be carried with a loaded chamber. I couldve even been Ken again, like I was here years ago. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. I can cycle the bolt almost as fast as I can take the safety off, even when I stepped on a black bear who was sleeping under a downed tree. I got them after watching the best experts I know of, champions, and their green light review. Time waits for no man, and neither do bad guys. They're fun, handy, and can be very practical. I like having a gun ready to shoot but I need a second chance when Im juggling. The S&W EZ has a grip safety and a good trigger pull. I wouldnt worry about it. Of course all of those Glock NDs were due to human error. Ive been known to knock over a glass of milk , spill my coffee down my chin , have people toot their horn at me from time to time , you get my point . 7. I carry a LC9, no problem. Are Glocks Safe To Carry Chambered. Haha. Confused fool. I would like to carry at the ready, but doing so really gives me the heebie-jeebies. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. sounds like bullshat urban legend.. One observation concerning all the keyboard commandos here they seem to make the assumption that people primarily carry guns in preparation for a gunfight, and this is not always true. (AgCatJHS at English Wikipedia [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons)Here we have a conundrum. But otherwise it still is a pretty good gunfight scene. I own several safes, and none of them fit in my holster. However, it is not unusual for some new to guns like Glocks to be concerned about carrying a round chambered. The good folks at Iver Johnson (related in name only to the company that exists today) developed a lifting bar that sat between the hammer and the primer of the cartridge. Practice your procedure till it becomes a natural reaction without thinking.You will have other things that must be accessed in those fractions of a second. I home carry, but as far as pistol lockboxes go, I recommend the Fort Knox (top opening lid) and the Sentry Safe with biometric lock (also has a key and keypad). And, it actually impeded officers ability to hit a target. A loaded GLOCK, some of the comments went, is susceptible to the dreaded GLOCK ND (negligent discharge). Perfect analogy. No, but itll do the job in almost all instances. The claim is that because Glocks have no safety and a super light trigger, they accidentally shoot people. One of the first shoot houses ever built was built by Fairbairn and Sykes to train their officers. The Glock handgun is the preferred handgun of police worldwide. Go get a titanium firing pin. Between the trigger safety, the firing pin safety and the drop safety I feel very comfortable carrying it chambered. Normally, empty chamber carry adds an average of maybe 2/10ths of a second. Of course, when I was a soldier, I listened to guys who had been there. You might like it. I have trained chambering on the draw and while it is less effective I am still way ahead of the guy who doesnt carry. With hammer fired guns, we have more options to prevent guns from accidently firing. Ammoland eh? Well, now, lets analyze this a bit deeper, shall we? You would probably be more likely to survive in a Banzai charge. Learn what it means to have muscle memory. Carry it in your home in the holster you're going to use in public, without a round in the chamber, but with the striker in the ready position or "cocked" and see if you have an issue with the trigger being pulled. Two motions will always be quicker than four, unless one can somehow arrange to do all four simultaneously. Must not be working on it very hard. If you did not realize the design is dangerous, you would not have spent so much time belaboring the obvious. Daughter carries the 9. I carry "Mexican" and don't want to end up like Plaxico Burress. There are lots of better choices out there than the glock. But it used to work fine, a year or so before that. Its like arguing Android is better than iOS. Your taste is in your ass., Your brains (what little you have) are in your ass. For 1911s, the danger is similar if you carry hammer down on a loaded chamber though I dont know why any somewhat intelligent person would do so. As a top performer in reliability and safety tests, it quickly entered into the Austrian military and police service. Well, technically, you could also just not drop them I suppose. Too big, to heavy although I can cock the hammer on the draw with no problem (passive firing pin models). Best thing you can do is buy a pistol that you can safely carry loaded with one in the chamber. Nearly anything can be used as a weapon, whether it is designed as a weapon or not. Thats not a very fresh idea. So when do you get to be a klutz if youve taken the time to train those reactions until as the experts say you not only get it right, you cant get it wrong? Anything is possible, which is why the smart move is to play to the best probabilities. Carrying this way isn't for everybody though. Please note, comments must be approved before they are published. By all means, carry what you are competent to handle effectively and safely. And so it is when carrying a Glock as well. B.D. Cruiser ready generally refers to a gun that has a loaded magazine but an empty chamber. Youd figure Colt would have gotten with the program by now and made the SAA with a transfer bar. -John Muir. As I mentioned elsewhere here, the trigger pull and safety mechanism are irrelevant to the *proximate* cause of any Glock discharge Im aware of. Amen! Open range is a good movie and as far as the other guys standing there in real life its called shock value I did love the the fact Costners six shooter magically self loaded. Farago sells out, the site gets taken over by snowflakes who spend every minute lining up sponsored content, and the content section gets taken over by trolls and vlads. Are you my mother? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, which supports our community. Same here. OFC, in an experiment such as DGs above, we have to have that case in some sort of chamber, to hold the round in perfect position in line with the front of the firing pin while some other device provides the inertia to fire. @ mark s: +1 here. Glocks are awesome little handguns. Old school, extract, thumb, trigger finger, rinse n repeat often until autopilot takes over. Like a handgun, the defensive long gun should be secured in a safe or one of the wall-mounted quick-access locks. I really would like to know if theres a response to my comments. Probably applies to a few other westerns as well though. You should always carry with a round chambered. Boy, that must be realllll nice. When she holstered her Glock .40 it went off and the bullet went down her leg utterly destroying it. There are more and complicated details about the Israeli attitude (prohibition) of self-defense, but the point is that the Israeli system may work for the IDF, but not for you. The general answer is most certainly yes however there are a few considerations. Do not ever suggest they change a true classic. Most learn it in the third grade, so how scary hard can it be? Sad, isnt it? But in my house, in the middle of the night, what do I care about 50 yard accuracy or the ability to knock over a steel plate or knock a bowling pin off a table? They say tomato, I say Condition 1 But unlike the Shield Plus, the Equalizerlike the Shield EZis a single-action as opposed to striker-fired pistol. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'guntradition_com-leader-2','ezslot_6',115,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-guntradition_com-leader-2-0');All this comes from an old incident within the New York City Police Department. I forget just how stupid people like you really are your response is so childish and you carry guns I hope you dont blow your face off looking down the end with six letters grow up. He also runs his own Gun Blog and YouTube Channel. Carry without one in the pipe for a while to get used to it. The graveyards are full of former motorcycle riders and Glock users. Uberti, for instance, makes some models with a transfer bar safety and also a few with a floating firing pin, which drops below the channel to the primer when the hammer is fully forward and can thus be carried fully loaded. I will say this again: If other blogs can do it, then it can be done. Do it right; prepare the firearm for immediate use and take the neccessary precautions given that state of readiness. Also, had a KelTec with a pocket clip, no holster, ever, and a Glock 40 with a clip draw, and you just need the brains to have nothing else in your carry pocket, and you wont have an issue.
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