Are Glocks Safe?

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Is driving a car or motorcycle safe? No

Is flying safe? No

Is swimming safe. No

There are many things/activites that are not safe. That is, without risk.

Is handling any firearm safe? No, there is a risk.

But it is up to the person to minimize, and hopefully try to eliminate, any risk.

It is a choice.
 
Glocks may be prone to AD's (or ND's for those who don't believe in accidents) by not having any safety (external) other than the trigger blade. I can see how these have happened by getting a jacket/shirt/etc caught when trying to reholster. Personally I just don't like the way they fit my hand so I shoot an XD, I also do like the grip safety, seems like a plus to me.

Revolvers are generally considered safer due to the long heavy pull required. Glocks have a shorter lighter pull, and when the cowboys put their 3.5 pound triggers in them things could get very interesting.
 
I think that GLOCKs are much safer than pistols with safeties. There is no possibilty of a manual safety becoming accidently engaged when I need the gun to go bang.
 
No it's not:eek:...Please carefully put the gun into the case and mail it to me ASAP. I'll take care of it for you. :D
 
I CCW a Glock 30 everyday and it has a 3lb trigger pull! If you keep your booger hook (and everything else) off the bang switch you'll be fine.
 
I had the same fear a couple years ago. I now use a G26 as my primary carry.

Here's how it works:

The Glock is drop-safe, but that's not everyone's primary fear. The primary fear is that somehow the little manual trigger safety gets depressed and that the trigger gets depressed with it. On a standard Glock, that's very difficult. The trigger guard is very wide and most everything brushing against it will brush away from the trigger. The trigger safety is very narrow, with little surface area for anything to contact. Most of the weight is in the gun's front end, so that if the trigger is used as a fulcrum (ie, you balance the gun on its trigger) the gun will fall forward and your finger will be contacting the underside of the trigger guard. The shape of the trigger aides in this as well. In short, the weight of the gun prevents it from firing if something is merely placed within the trigger guard. With this in mind, you could theoretically twirl a loaded Glock on your finger and not have an AD.

The weight of the standard trigger is such that it cannot "go off" easily. There is a "stopping point" before the trigger is pulled. A "point of no return" if you will. You can depress the trigger to this point and still not engage the firearm.

With a proper IWB holster, the chance of an AD are further reduced as entry to the trigger guard area is blocked by the sides of the holster. In addition, the wearer's belt will further reduce the chance of anything entering the holster by cinching it shut.

In short, it would take a complete act of God for one's Glock to discharge while being CCWed.
 
The revolver comparison doesn't work for me

If you keep one in the pipe, just keep your finger off the trigger unless your ready to use it. I like to think of it as a semi-auto revolver.
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I've never once heard anyone question/complain about the safety of revolvers...
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I've never met a revolver that has a double-action trigger pull that is anywhere close to being as light as that of a Glock.
 
if you are gonna add a manual saftey to a striker fired or dao pistol you might as well get a 1911. the benifit of the striker guns, and such wothout a manual saftey is the fact that you can draw and shoot and that is it. i carry only striker/dao guns. never an issue, they are plenty safe.
 
Not safe for my wallet. $600+ for this beauty.
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I don't think Glocks are beginner handguns and rarely recommend them to new shooters due to the light trigger.
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Light trigger???????? There is nothing light about a Glock trigger and there is a lot of travel. I don't even understand how someone could set off a Glock without it being intentional. Compared to a nice revolver when shot single action, the Glock trigger feels like it needs to be pulled back a mile.
 
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Glocks are as safe as the Time-Keeper of the Glock

Knowing what the correct time it is, and should be, with a Glock, always..


Ls
 
Sean Dempsey,

I'm 100% in your camp. A thumb safety/decocker is the only way I'll carry with one in the pipe.
 
Glocks may be prone to AD's (or ND's for those who don't believe in accidents) by not having any safety (external) other than the trigger blade. I can see how these have happened by getting a jacket/shirt/etc caught when trying to reholster.
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I believe there was a reholstering incident with a US Marshall and a Sheriff's Deputy (?) at a courthouse. I think both were injured. While the gun involved wasn't identified, a spokeperson said it was standard practice to issue Glocks.

The ensuing discussion covered holster safety straps, edges of Kydex holsters, shirt-tails, fingers, etc.

Basically, anything can do this when you are reholstering a Glock. It can also happen to an XD if you grip it normally when reholstering. I believe an XD fan said he modified his grip and pushed on the slide when reholstering, enabling the grip safety.

I believe the person has to be more than marginally trained with whatever they carry, and that it requires a safety "mindset"' more than anything else. Often referred to as "the safety between your ears".
 
Light trigger???????? There is nothing light about a Glock trigger and there is a lot of travel. I don't even understand how someone could set off a Glock without it being intentional. Compared to a nice revolver when shot single action, the Glock trigger feels like it needs to be pulled back a mile.
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I don't know of anyone who carries a revolver cocked in single-action mode. So the comparison to a "nice revolver when shot single action" doesn't make much sense to me. My point earlier was, for those talking about a Glock being like a revolver, is that the Glock trigger pull is MUCH lighter than a revolver double-action trigger pull. Or "traditional" double-action semi autos (DA/SA type of actions).
 
I've come to view it as actually more safe than pistol concepts that use a safety swtich.

"Don't worry, it's on safety" is the famous last phrase that is usually followed by "But I thought it was on safety!" or "Dude it's not supposed to go off with the safety on!"

It's better to have no doubts as to whether or not pulling the trigger will activate the firing sequence. That way there's no need for "curious" minds to play with the trigger under the mistaken assumption that the safety makes the gun safe.
 
I think Cpaspr put it most succinctly, plenty of reliable carry guns have no external safety, and yet we don't see a rash of Sig AD/ND threads.

Sure the Glock has a lighter pull than a DA auto or revolver, but the solution remains the same, which is to keep your $%@#ing finger off the trigger until you intend to fire it. :D
 
When reaching into a drawer in the middle of the night if you happen to grab the trigger, it's going to go off. I've always wanted my Glock to have a safety, I never chamber it unless it's being carried.
 
I don't care how many automatic safeties are built into a glock, a twig or something gets in the trigger guard, it can be a disaster. For carry, you can be safe with one with good, stiff trigger covering leather, but there's just something about a gun with such a short, light trigger and no option of an external safety that I just don't like. I don't carry a 1911 or a shotgun or something with the safety off, after all. I prefer a true DAO or DA decocker with a more revolver like action to the trigger, or just a DA revolver. If you carry one and you like it, fine. But, you ain't talkin' ME into carrying one. There are just too many options I prefer to a Glock. Glocks work, they're accurate, they function flawlessly, they're rugged, good guns. But, I'm just not in love with "safe action". I'm a DA shooter and I prefer pure DA, not a 4 lb short throw with a doohicky on the trigger. My choice, you make your own.
 
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