Safety features on a Glock 26

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" I realize this is an it rabbit trail but were already here. A few have mentioned leaving the gun loaded with one in the pipe on the nightstand with kids. How do you keep this safe from the kids? My 4yo comes in the bedroom all the time at all hours. What (other than training) keeps the kid from picking it up? I would love to do that but it scares the crap out of me, even with my 'over safe' sr9 "

I was about 5 or 6 and interested in my dad's 38. This was in the 50's, I am an old guy. He took my outside and let me shoot it. It scared the sh1t out of me. I remembered he said if I catch you playing with this gun I am going to shoot your dog to show you what it does. He was a WWII vet. I NEVER looked at it again. Today unfortunately he would probably go to jail.
 
Yeah it might save your butt in the event of a brainfart, then again it might not.



There is nothing in this world that's completely foolproof, especially when it comes to guns even if they do have a manual safety.


This, to me, is the point. It might save you. It might not. But I like slim odds better than no odds (a gun without a manual safety can't 'save you' from stupid at all). The odds of human error are 100%. May not happen with a gun, or a loaded gun. But it will happen. If error and the gun happen to come together, a manual safety may help. That's better than nothing in my book.

And I'm not talking about 'I didn't know the gun was loaded'. That's negligent. I'm talking about 'the leather being a bit tight on your holster' sort of thing.
 
Flame away, but if you're not smart enough to use a safety, what are you doing carrying a gun?

And if you're not smart enough to use a gun that doesn't have an external safety, you shouldn't be carrying a gun either.
 
And if you're not smart enough to use a gun that doesn't have an external safety, you shouldn't be carrying a gun either.


I really don't think it's a matter of intelligence. It's simply the fact that some of us seem to have more faith in ourselves, and humanity, than others.
 
Glock DOES have a safety. Glocks made today stand a pretty much ZERO chance of going off without someone placing their finger on the trigger and pulling it.

The only time I hear of people having a Glock discharge is when they are either (1) disassembling it, or (2) carrying it without a holster.

Human stupidity will defeat a safety 110% of the time.
 
I have a Glock 26 and love it. Very accurate and perfect size for me and concelaed carry....I don't have my CCW yet but when I get it I will undoubtedly carry my G26 in addition and in rotation with my Beretta Px4 subcompact . I know it's blasphemy to hanker for a safety on a Glock but I have some jitters myself.

I have a Gun Buddy that has one of these on his G27 and swears by it...loves it and thinks it should be an option from the factory. It offends lots of folks but it is what it is....a safety for a Glock.

http://www.siderlock.com/

I have played with it and rather like it but have not installed one on my pistol. Yet. I may - I may not but I certainly can recommend it if you love your G26 but don't feel quite as safe carrying it as you'd like to feel. And if you put it on and end up not wanting it or feeling more comfy and replacement trigger is very cheap and virtually drop in.

VooDoo
 
I have to say, I don't like the idea of the sliderlock vodoun da vinci. I feel it encourages needless "fingering" of the trigger. when the only time I should touch the trigger is to shoot the gun, definitely not to release a safety.

To add to the discussion. I too carry a g26 for CC. At first I was worried about MY draw and my finger placement during draw causing a ND. So I practiced drawing at home and at the range. While I was uncomfortable with my drawing phase I still carried the gun, but I carried with the chamber empty and the firing pin released.
 
^ That's a really good product. I almost bought a G26 and put that on it.



I drug my feet because I still didn't like the trigger reach/trigger dingle of the G26

Lucky for me the MP9c came out with a thumb safety.

I'm not saying the G26 is a lesser gun. I just have shorter fingers and the MP fit me better.
 
I didn't read all of the replies so someone might have already mentioned it, but another option is to carry it ... without a round in the chamber(gasp). I'm sure a lot of people will give me crap for saying it, but unless there is a manual safety I 100% will not carry it with a round in the chamber. They seem to be pretty safe, but I have heard of more then a few cases of "Glock leg." Look it up on google.

I'm going to be buying a Glock 19 pretty soon for concealed carry and I'll be carrying it without a round in the chamber. I'm pretty sure the Israelis do it and they seem fine. I have very good situational awareness and if I sense danger I'll rack the slide and have it ready. I would much rather have to do that then accidentally shoot myself. I would kick my own arse if I accidentally shot myself because I carried it with a round in the chamber in the off chance that I would have to pull it out and have it ready in under 3 seconds. If you only have 3 seconds to draw a gun and fire, you're probably a dead man anyways.

That's just my opinion, I'm sure most people will disagree. Good luck to you with whatever you choose.
 
I have to say, I don't like the idea of the sliderlock vodoun da vinci. I feel it encourages needless "fingering" of the trigger. when the only time I should touch the trigger is to shoot the gun, definitely not to release a safety.

To add to the discussion. I too carry a g26 for CC. At first I was worried about MY draw and my finger placement during draw causing a ND. So I practiced drawing at home and at the range. While I was uncomfortable with my drawing phase I still carried the gun, but I carried with the chamber empty and the firing pin released.
Understood...but I don't "finger" the trigger to release the Siderlock. It is lateral pressure and your finger never comes close to that little doo hicky in the center of the trigger which is the Glock trigger safety, right? You can (I can) do it with my eyes closed just using my forefinger to apply lateral pressure to click the Siderlock button to the "fire" position.

Not for everyone especially if you are dead set against manual safeties on a Glock. I really had to handle a Glock with the Siderlock to get the full flavor of how effective and cool it is. That said, it's not for everyone and my greatest fear is *not* that I'll pull the trigger in a moment of stupid while carrying. My fear of carrying my Glock with one in the tube is that I will sit down/stand up, get struck/impacted or *something* very uncontrollable will happen and the trigger will get impacted/pulled while the pistol is in my pants.

It has already happened and not to "stupid" or undisciplined people - even experienced folks who are trained have had AD with Glocks and not because they pulled the trigger. Because of holster failure/equipment failure or circumstances beyond their control like a traffic accident or falling down stairs.

It's an option - not for everyone.

VooDoo
 
Simple. If you want a pistol with a safety, then don't buy a Glock. That's the main reason why I love my Glocks -- NO SAFETIES.
 
I carry a G26 daily; bought one for my daughter and one of my sons. I'd consider a thumb safety to be a dangerous addition to a Glock.

Regardless of your "special ops" duty, shoulder-to-shoulder or otherwise, there's no cogent reason for adding a thumb safety, just like there's no cogent reason, in my humble opinion, to use a NY trigger spring in a Glock, unless one is unfortunate enough to acutally be a New Yorker. :cool:
 
You don't want anything to distract you if you need to pull and fire your weapon. As mentioned many times, the gun will only fire if you pull the trigger. Remove and put on gun while in holster and you will never have to worry about it again.
 
I was reluctant to carry my g26 loaded when I first received it. So I didn't until I got used to it. Now when ever I go for it , tunnel vision kicks in and 95% of my attention is where my finger is when I'm holding it. My girlfriend even says I turn into a completely different person when I unholster it. After years of carrying it I have come to hate manual safeties. Even missed my chance at a decent buck one year because I forgot to turn it off. I carry mine in an alien holster and love it. Best 40$ I've spent.
 
Can somebody explain to me why glock are so safe? It's a gun with no safety, just a trigger with a little tang in the middle and people claim that it's a super safe gun. I absolutely 100% believe that the first and most important safety is between your ears, but it wasn't that long ago that I heard about a cop in my area shooting a round right past his leg when re-holstering because a twig got in his holster while he was walking in the woods. My FNS has a trigger safety, firing pin safety, drop safety, and out if battery safety, plus a manual safety that makes absolutely sure that contact with the trigger won't allow the gun to shoot. And if I don't want to use the safety I just leave the little red dot showing at all times.
 
If you like a Glock with a safety you can get the Cominolli manual safety, sort of 1911 style safety.
Or, even simpler and cheaper, install a New York trigger 1 or 2.
 
Guns are inherently dangerous and not for everyone. If you make a decision to make carrying one part of your life, you had better get your head in the state that when you are operating the weapon, everything else must come to a complete halt.
This includes your conversation with your peers and the show you had on TV. You need your entire focus to be on the gun, for the 10 seconds in the morning and evening when you are vulnerable to making an error because you were distracted.
A complete examination of your equipment and a wipe down of the gun should follow your removal and storage, "even if it's going to sit on the night stand. There should be the exact same place where you place it every night, in a holster with a tac light. Once you get into a ritual of doing this, you won't have to worry about making a stupid mistake that you can never take back.
Mine go in holsters where there is no exposed trigger, on a non slip surface with the night sights facing the pillow. I can see it should I open my eyes and need to reach it without unholstering it.
In the beginning of this carrying thing, it all seems a bit tentative, I can assure you that making a proper routine for yourself will pay you back a hundred fold in the decades to come. You need to know where your gun is without turning on lights and making noise. That is another good reason why a safety can be trouble to a new shooter. In the heat of the moment, with no light on, you can easily get confused as to weather you flipped it on or off. Especially in the beginning.
 
It took me a long time to realize that a long, intentional trigger pull (I would call it double action pull but glocks are not DA) IS a safety in it's own right, with proper training. Once I learned that I never looked back. My only gun with a thumb safety is a 1911 and I aim to keep it that way. (But I do love my 1911)
 
Got glock 26 gen4 for Christmas. Took it apart cleaned it really well. Mult misfires first mag. Stopped took apart and cleaned again. 50 rds later still no misfires. Any ideas?
 
Got glock 26 gen4 for Christmas. Took it apart cleaned it really well. Mult misfires first mag. Stopped took apart and cleaned again. 50 rds later still no misfires. Any ideas?
Based on your message, it sounds like the problem went away after the second cleaning?
 
Check the magazine you used first. If it wasn't the same mage as the second time, then that was probably the problem, "although I never hear of a new glock mag being bad. Either that or you had a foreign object or dirt in the gun and you cleaned it out.
also was it the same ammo as you used the first time?
 
I actually had a new Glock 29 mag that was 'bad.'

Actually, it wasn't 'bad.' It was not assembled properly. I had to take it apart and set the spring properly.
 
It's funny how successful a marketing plan can be.
I've been an H&K home boy for many years with 3 P7's and 2 USP's. But I'm about to switch out the USP's for Glocks because the striker-fired design is just way better than DA/SA. For me at least.
That said, there is no way that I believe that that little dingle inside the trigger is as effective a safety as the manual safety on my USP's. And the subtle messaging that Glock portrays as it being safer and that 'your finger is the safety' is just their marketing department at work.
It looks like they've been successful.
Again, I think they make a great gun and so much so that I'm going to switch. But it's not greater in every way.
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