Saf-T-Blok for guns other than Glocks?

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One question/problem I've always had about the Saf-T-Blok:

If you have the right-handed version, and for instance you need very badly to fire the gun left-handed...how does that work for you?
 
Wow, $19.95 + shipping and handling, for something that could be replaced by a popsicle stick. It may have some use in a household with children, nothing that proper disipline could not do either. Maybe it's good for pocket carry? But if you don't play with it or have anything else in your pocket, you don't need it.
 
Glock is a holster gun for folks with enough discipline either (a) to keep the finger off the trigger until the sights are on an intended target or (b) to remove the magazine and clear the firing chamber when use is not indicated. A manual safety on a Glock is like a cross bolt safety on a Marlin: I feel it is a "safety" that encourages incautious handling and poor safety discipline. The Glock was designed to have a simple manual of arms, so keep it sweet and simple.
 
I would typically be inclined to go with the majority opinion that the finger is the best safety, or that a holster is ideal, but the device does have a niche:

A holster off body often requires two hands to quickly remove from a gun.
So a gun in a purse for example that is holstered will likely prevent the owner from reaching in and making use of the firearm, especially if the holster prevents cycling.
A device like this however can obviously be removed one handed, and so would not require two hands to allow immediate use of a firearm.


People also pocket carry things like the Kel-tec P3AT, Ruger LCP, and various revolvers, and such a device could add some extra safety from a depressed trigger for a gun carried loosely.
One of the biggest dangers outside of a holster is a foreign object working its way into the trigger guard. A battery, pen/pencil, eraser, key, coin, lighter, knife, or other typical object that gets wedged between the trigger and trigger guard can discharge the firearm without any direct manipulation outside of moving the bag.
Such a device would reduce this danger.

There is of course always the danger that an additional safety mechanism may cause some to become even more careless or casual because of a decreased perception of danger. That is dangerous but is not really a basis on which to judge the product.




That said I do not imagine the device will always "snap" in, and may be looser on some guns or easily fall out, or begin to after some wear to the trigger or device.
That would make it more gimmicky than practical, but a better one that was adjustable or applied spring tension might better compensate for that.
It does seem a little counter intuitive to me to be playing with something that touches the trigger of a loaded firearm when not intending to fire that firearm though, even if it is touching the other side.
 
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If I remember, the idea was that you could block the trigger, so that the GLOCK could safely be carried IWB with the use of a "pocket" clip mounted on the frame. Honestly, I always thought it was a good idea. I'm not saying that thats the best way to carry a gun, or to carry a GLOCK, but if I was going to carry a GLOCK IWB without a holster, you can be sure I'd use something like that. IMHO, not the worst option if a traditional holster is unavailable (Not the best either, but thats beside the point.)

To answer the OP's question, I do not believe that they are made for other pistols, mainly because most pistols have an external safety OR a long/heavy trigger pull (I may be wrong on that though...)

Chris "the Kayak-Man" Johnson
 
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