How safe is a striker fire for carry ?

[Ehtereon11B]

If striker fired pistols weren't safe for carry, Glock and XD would not be popular carry pistols.

 

[kludge]

If the weapon has an external safety, it's there period.

Until it's not.

"The safety is on" doesn't mean it is actually on or actually working.

Mechanical devices fail. People "forget" to use the safety.

 

[Skribs]

People know rule #1, but forget that it also applies to "the safety is always off", and then forget rule #3. That's my issue with manual safeties.

 

[funnelcake]

The XD series have a grip safety - not comparable to a Glock.

Funnel

 

[leadcounsel]

Years of carrying various striker fired glocks and xds with a round in the pipe, even running. No ADs.

 

[KTXdm9]

Trigger discipline. Learn it, love it, live it.

Get a decent holster that covers the trigger, keep your finger off the trigger unless you want that big "boom" sound to come out of your piece, and carry on with the rest of your life.

That actually goes for any firearm, not just striker fired.

Well said. I carry a Shield. Obey the safety rules, you'll be fine.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

Striker firing has nothing to do with the trigger action. Guns like the Walther P99 and some Taurus models are striker fired but have a double action with a long trigger pull for at least the first shot. What you're looking for is "short trigger." And they are as safe as you are.