Glock external safety modification?

[Hoosier Reloader]

A guy I know in Texas put an external safety on one of his Glocks. I asked him why? He said because he wanted to try it & it made him feel safer having it. That's all the answer I needed & I have no idea if he left it on or if he put it on the other two Glocks.
It's all a matter of what YOU want to do, it's YOUR gun. If you like & it makes you feel better great!

 

[1 LT MPC]

Therefore an unreliable gun with a reliable safety is reliable? Oh, my head is swimming...:banghead:

 

[SniperStraz]

Therefore an unreliable gun with a reliable safety is reliable? Oh, my head is swimming...

Your head is swimming 1 LT MPC, because you pulled words out of my mouth that didn't make any sense at all. Let me break this down for you. What I said was:

Not to mention that even the most reliable gun with an unreliable safety is unreliable.

That is to say that if you can't get the safety off, even if the rest of the gun is extremely reliable (like the glock), you have a useless gun. What you said was:

Therefore an unreliable gun with a reliable safety is reliable?

Which makes no sense at all because a safety that is reliably disengaged on a gun that won't shoot gets you nowhere.

 

[GeorgiaGlocker]

If you need a safety on a Glock, you need another firearm. I have carried chambered for over two years and have never had a problem. It's called following the four basic rules of firearm safety. Evidently you do not have the confidence in yourself to carry a glock safely chambered. In a life and death situation would you remember to remove that trigger safety with all that adrenilin flowing?

I purchase Glocks because they are Glocks.

 

[SniperStraz]

Bump

 

[N3rday]

I would recommend a Saf-T-Blok as well...yes, it may look a little primitive, but cutting into that Glock frame allows grit to get in there, and probably voids your warranty (not sure on that...).

However, I do think that more personal safety is needed...don't just drop the mag and rack the slide. Drop the mag, lock the slide back, look THROUGH the chamber down through the grip until you can see all the way through and are sure that the gun isn't loaded.

If there is EVER any sliver of doubt in your mind as to the condition of the gun, drop the mag, lock the slide back and look through the chamber down at the floor. That applies to any autoloading firearm, any time.

For the price, the Saf-T-Blok isn't bad at all. Try it out; if you don't like it and still want a manual safety, the Cominolli is worth a shot.

 

[JohnKSa]

My advice is to buy a gun that fits you before you try to modify one that doesn't. Pretty much what pax said.

 

[SniperStraz]

Thanx guys