How to store a Glock: Striker condition
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rcmodel
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It doesn't matter.
The striker is not fully cocked until you pull the trigger to cock & release it.
Cops carry them for years just like they end up after they load them.
Which is the same way they end up after you unload them.
rcmodel
The striker is not fully cocked until you pull the trigger to cock & release it.
Cops carry them for years just like they end up after they load them.
Which is the same way they end up after you unload them.
rcmodel
I'm not usually one to tell people it doesn't matter, but in this case, it really doesn't matter. I can't remember ever hearing of a single issue related to this and there is no protocol for 'decocking' the trigger.
I store mine that way to verify they are unloaded at a glance, as my Home Defense gun is a Glock that I keep in condition III.
Again, not a concern. Do what you prefer.
I store mine that way to verify they are unloaded at a glance, as my Home Defense gun is a Glock that I keep in condition III.
Again, not a concern. Do what you prefer.
M203Sniper
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For a long while I unloaded my Glock and pulled the trigger on an empty chamber for storage, put on a trigger lock wrapped it in cellophane and padded the case with baby diapers.... it's not necessary. Your Glock is tougher than you are.
DoubleTapDrew
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I usually do that too. Trigger depressed, gun is clear. Trigger not depressed, check the chamber.
SwampWolf
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HK recommends that their striker-fired pistols (specifically the P2000) "be cleared and the hammer dropped on an empty chamber prior to placing the pistol in long-term storage...It is not advisable to place any device in long-term storage with springs under tension." Because I was concerned as to what they meant by "long-term" storage, I wrote HK and inquired as to what they intended by the term. HK responded in a very noncommittal way, only reiterating that I shouldn't store it (semi-)cocked for long periods of time.
Whether HK's admonition has any application to Glock pistols, I don't know;but it would seem the principle is the same.
Whether HK's admonition has any application to Glock pistols, I don't know;but it would seem the principle is the same.
makarovnik
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I don't own a Glock so I'm not sure but... I don't think it's a true double action. If it were you would have second strike capability and as far as I know you don't with the Glock. If you rack the slide the trigger is cocked. So I would completely empty the gun and make sure the chamber is empty and pull the trigger to release the striker. At that point you can not rack the slide without cocking the firing pin. The trigger does not cock the firing pin it only releases it. Wouldn't this mean the Glock should be called a single action only pistol?
The Lone Haranguer
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If it is going to be stored I like to clear the gun and dry fire it, which moves the trigger to the rearward ("at rest," if you will) position. But it really makes little difference. Springs wear from being (in this case) extended and retracted hundreds or thousands of times, not in a fixed position.
DoubleTapDrew
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The new striker fired pistols don't really fall into the single action/double action category. With a glock racking the slide puts (IIRC) a little tension on the firing pin, pulling the trigger pulls the striker back the rest of the way and releases it when it reaches the end of it's stroke. I guess it would be closer to a single action than double in terms of second strike but it incorporates features of both.
Glocks are partially cocked double action. Around 30 percent. That is why they don't have second strike capability. Creating a seperate category for striker fired guns won't work because there are many different designs. For example, the Springfield XD is fully cocked and would be considered single action.
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