Gary and all, could you provide thoughts on accidental Glock
SPB
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 14:40 (2131 days ago)
Discharges. Something in a previous post alluded to that and got me wondering.
A proper holster and keeping the finger off the
ChrisG
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 14:47 (2131 days ago) @ SPB
trigger until ready to fire would prevent most ADs.
I absolutely agree.
SPB
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 14:49 (2131 days ago) @ ChrisG
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I have been guilty of doing the "Mesicun" carry
WB
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 15:09 (2131 days ago) @ SPB
or just sliding my Glock in the back pocket. It is a VERY dangerous practice. Be sober about it. Get clothes bunched up and a push in the pants equals a trigger pull, or grab it wrong (probably 99% of the Glock AD issues) with your finger in the trigger guard and POW!
Ditto for the small pocket DA only autos. They are a bit safer with long 10 lb. triggers but you get the picture. A gun is as only as safe as the user.
All Glock holsters NEED to cover the entire trigger guard opening, like Gary's late design slides.
also remember most of the accidental discharges
Gary Reeder
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 15:30 (2131 days ago) @ WB
stories are pure BS. The gun cannot go off unless the trigger is pulled. Glock has more law enforcement contracts than any other handgun in history. Like WB said, they are only as safe as the guy behind the trigger. Something like 80% of the cops use them along with all our special forces, SEALS etc. The Glock is the best there is as far as reliable functioning. Just about every handgun company out there copies some part of it.
I switched to Kydex holster so it did cover and stay open.
SPB
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 16:27 (2131 days ago) @ Gary Reeder
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Absolutely! I remain firmly convinced that . . .
ORG
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 16:43 (2131 days ago) @ Gary Reeder
. . . the expression "accidental discharge" should be stricken entirely from the lexicon, and replaced with NEGLIGENT DISCHARGE, since by far most these incidents are the direct result of improper handling, bad equipment, and just plain stupidity. I'll be quite honest and say that the way most folks handle firearms scares me shitless.
JMHO, of course.
From the movie Hot Fuzz: "'Accident' implies that no one...
Stuart in GA
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Wednesday, June 20, 2018, 10:55 (2130 days ago) @ Gary Reeder
....is at fault."
Most I have read about were
Grover Sr
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 15:05 (2131 days ago) @ ChrisG
Folks stuffing them in their waist bands without a holster though I did read about two who were using IWB holsters and got the trigger snagged on part of their clothing while holdtering.
NO SUCH THING AS "ACCIDENTAL"; ONLY
JT
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 17:06 (2131 days ago) @ SPB
NEGLIGENT DISCHARGES
I have neverhad an accidental discaharge
Jim Taylor
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 17:25 (2131 days ago) @ JT
and I only talk about the other kind if someone needs a safety reminder.
Finger in the trigger guard
steve todd
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Wednesday, June 20, 2018, 10:37 (2130 days ago) @ SPB
When you holster will pull the trigger. Yes, not an accident, but negligent.