Drop Safety Verification on a Glock?

[TheProf]

I understand how the 3 safeties on a Glock works. And I always do a "safety test" whenever I reassemble after cleaning. I do a trigger safety check and do a striker safety check.

Can anyone explain how to verify that the drop safety is working properly on a Glock? Pics would help and greatly appreciated.

 

[GLOOB]

The drop safety is two parts. Trigger dongle and striker block.

If the trigger dongle isn't working, the trigger will go back every time you rack the slide.

To check the striker block (little shiny cylinder on the bottom of the slide), you need to field strip. Press down on it to make sure it springs back into place, easily. Push back and forth on the striker to make sure it can't go forward with the safety up.

 

[rcmodel]

Or load it, and drop it from any height.

About 1,000% of the time, a Glock is not going to go off!
It isn't even cocked unless you pull the trigger, and the striker is way too light to fly foreword and fire a primer even if the FP block failed.

You are 1,000% more likely to shoot yourself in the crotch stuffing it down your pants without a holster.

rc

 

[hentown]

I'd worry more about the OCD than about the drop safety!!

 

[REAPER4206969]

The drop safety is simply the ledge on the trigger mechanism housing that the trigger bar cruciform sits on when the trigger is forward.

 

[Skylerbone]

Not OCD, knowledge gained. Hopefully no further sleep will be lost to worry.

 

[rcmodel]

The drop safety is simply the ledge on the trigger mechanism

No, the drop safety is the shiny 1/4" thing in the slide that locks the striker unless pulling the trigger releases it.

The trigger safety lever is just that.
To prevent accidential trigger pulls.

rc

 

[Quiet]

About 13 years ago, my loaded Glock 22 (gen 2) fell off the roof of a three story building on to the sidewalk.

Only damage = scratch/gouges on the slide and frame

Still worked and I still used it as a duty weapon for 4 more years (replaced it with a Glock 30).

 

[hentown]

No, the drop safety is the shiny 1/4" thing in the slide that locks the striker unless pulling the trigger releases it.

Spoken with an air of total authority, but totally fallacious!! The other guy had it right.

 

[TheProf]

Hmmm...maybe right about the OCD thing.. LOL. When it comes to safety... I like being OCD. Thanks guys!

 

[danez71]

It seems there are two ways Glock addresses drop safety.

http://us.glock.com/technology

Drop Safety

The trigger bar rests on the safety ramp within the trigger mechanism housing. The trigger bar engages the rear portion of the firing pin and prevents the firing pin from moving forward. As the trigger is pulled rearward the trigger bar lowers down the safety ramp and allows the release of the firing pin. After firing, the trigger bar moves upward and reengages the firing pin. As the trigger is released all safeties automatically reengage.

Trigger Safety

The trigger safety is a lever incorporated into the trigger. When the trigger safety is in the forward position it blocks the trigger from moving rearward. The trigger safety and the trigger must be fully depressed at the same time to fire the pistol. If the trigger safety is not depressed, the trigger will not move rearward and allow the pistol to fire. The trigger safety is designed to protect against firing if the pistol is dropped or the trigger is subjected to lateral pressure.