Glock Gen 4 Loaded Chamber Indicator = Holster Incompatible

[Ehtereon11B]

On the subject of LCIs, the tab that pushes the Ruger SR pistols up so high can be filed down a little bit. I took off maybe an 1/8." LCI is still there, just not as obnoxious.

 

[Inebriated]

Not if you need to see it fast or in low light.

You completely missed the point of it, if you think it's at all intended to be seen.

It's designed to feel. It's in a spot that anyone can quickly swipe and feel, and know immediately whether they've got one chambered. No need to look at it at all.

Agreed! Extremely overdone. Sometimes I wonder how we have all survived to this point in life with older guns that did not have LCI's. We must have been really living on the edge.

It's almost as if they don't trust us not to blame them if we are idiots!

 

[David E]

You completely missed the point of it, if you think it's at all intended to be seen.

It's designed to feel. It's in a spot that anyone can quickly swipe and feel, and know immediately whether they've got one chambered. No need to look at it at all.

Then I dare say, it is you that's missing the point. Obviously, in a perfect world where you can decide to do things at your leisure, feeling the LCI is clearly an option. But it's not a perfect world.

First of all, the Ruger is highlighted in blaze orange, only visible when there's enough light to see it.

Second of all, if you just did a reload and need to shoot immediately, how do you know there's a round chambered? If the slide failed to lock back and you did a slide forward reload, you won't find out until you pull the trigger or "quickly swipe and feel" the LCI status.

If you did a slide lock reload and the slide drops as soon as you firmly seat the mag, did it pick up a round? A quick glance at the LCI will let you know and us much faster than swiping and feeling.

I shot a match with an XD and took too many shots at the plate rack. As I did a slide forward reload as I approached the next position, I wondered if I had a chambered round. A quick glance told me I did. So I quickly engaged those targets with confidence. The Glock or Beretta LCI would've been more difficult (slower) to determine.

Conversely, I shot an IDPA match with my M&P Pro. Twice the slide went home upon seating the magazine and twice it resulted in an empty chamber. The "LCI" on the M&P is a small hole at the rear of the chamber, so was of no use in either case. I found out it was empty when I pulled the trigger. The extra time resulted in not getting HOA at the match, tho I still won the division.