CCW'ers: when do you disengage the safety?

When do you disengage your manual safety?

  • When acquiring a grip on my holstered weapon.

    Votes: 13 11.6%
  • When my weapon is pointed at a potential target.

    Votes: 16 14.3%
  • At some other point during my presentation of the weapon.

    Votes: 46 41.1%
  • Other (please explain).

    Votes: 37 33.0%

  • Total voters
    112
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When I carried a DAO (first carry pistol) I never engaged the safety, I figured if I needed to shoot I'd forget to disengage it. I later switched to a Browning High Power which I carried with a loaded chamber, cocked, with the safety on. Safety came off after the pistol cleared the holster but had not yet been put on target. Several years ago I started carrying a Glock. I trained a lot with each weapon, and many others, and have always trained to never put my finger on the trigger until I'm ready to shoot.
 
being an SA Auto fan, the safety lever is disengaged during the draw from hip to low ready. (read: 1911 condition1 from the hip)

carrying a DA/SA Auto for SD, my P90 stays safety engaged in the house, safety/decocker disengaged while "out on the town".

all things being equal, possibly the greatest quote i've ever read was on here. wish i knew whom to properly credit...

"keep your boogerhook off the bang switch"
 
The only safety on on anything I'd be carrying would be a trigger safety or a transfer bar. So a BG better hope I never have to disengage either.
 
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