S &W SD9 VE
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Bama59
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Loaded gun depends on the owners training , confidence and environment . Round chambered with or without safety , empty chamber and racking the slide when needed. If your asking if keeping the pistol loaded for an extended period I don't think it will hurt anything but I'm not an expert. I keep my Shield loaded 8+1 for one or two weeks and functions ok
Yes, it is. The trigger is similar to a glock.
If memory serves there's a drop safety.
We have one. No trigger squeeze, no bang. I'd suggest a holster though.
RUT
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There's not much chance of having an AD with these guns, as you've really got to work at it to make it fire.
ThomasT
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I have one of these as my truck gun. I keep it with an empty chamber and a fully loaded mag. It only takes a fraction of a second to rack the slide and be ready to shoot. But it should be perfectly safe to leave it with a round in the chamber. Thats the way it was designed.
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I have both Sigmas and an SD model, and I truly feel both types of guns are safe without a manual safety within the parameters of safe gun handling. But are you talking about keeping it in the nightstand or closet with one in the chamber? Notice that I didn't say whether or not it is safe to keep a gun that isn't on your person loaded in such a manner. That's ultimately up to you to decide based on your own situation. But as far as keeping one in the chamber with minimal risk of it being accidentally discharged by a responsible adult, the SD is safer than most non-manual safety pistols I've run into.
And that's a function of the trigger, so many of the people who buy SD's and immediately put a trigger kit in it, well...I don't understand it. They would've been smarter to buy something like a Walther PPX if they wanted something with a noticeably lighter trigger for target shooting. BTW, I personally don't feel the PPX is a good self defense gun as it comes from the factory. A nice gun, but the trigger is too light for a pistol without a manual safety. Not a function of the trigger pull weight, but the nature of the trigger pull.
And that's a function of the trigger, so many of the people who buy SD's and immediately put a trigger kit in it, well...I don't understand it. They would've been smarter to buy something like a Walther PPX if they wanted something with a noticeably lighter trigger for target shooting. BTW, I personally don't feel the PPX is a good self defense gun as it comes from the factory. A nice gun, but the trigger is too light for a pistol without a manual safety. Not a function of the trigger pull weight, but the nature of the trigger pull.
GunnyUSMC
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I deal with Evidence guns and the SD and Sigmas are very popular with the bad guys. I have seen some of these guns beat to hell and back and still function. I have also had some that were recovered after being thrown from moving vehicles or thrown during foot pursuits . Those that were thrown did not fire when landing. I did have one that had bent frame rails, but it was thrown from a vehicle that was traveling about 60 MPH and landed in the roadway, and was then ran over by a police car. I was able to get it to test fire.
So the bottom line on these guns is, safe to carry and throw.
So the bottom line on these guns is, safe to carry and throw.
FL-NC
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Its unsafe NOT to have round chambered in a defensive firearm.
My SD9VE has been on the nightstand with a full magazine and a round chambered since I got it in April. The gun has made no attempt to kill or injure anyone in my house. I treat it pretty well as I don’t want to give it a reason to become violent.
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