Siderlock Glock safety

[chestnut ridge]

I believe Aim Surplus is selling these for 60. I like the glock 21;
but am not comfortable with one in the chamber while CCW.
I plan to install one of these safeties. Anyone have experience
or comments?

 

[markk]

Why are you not comfortable with one in the chamber?

 

[dhoomonyou]

if you carried a revolver one would be in the chamber.

 

[varoadking]

Anyone have experience or comments?

Invest in another gun rather than butchering a perfectly good one...

 

[colt1903]

I have the sidelock on my 19 and 23. It works fine. However, if you are carrying in a holster it is really not needed. I carry using the clip draw attachment and if you wearing it inside the waistband without the protection of a holster covering the trigger then you need to have some way to make the trigger safe from snagging on clothing and accidently firing.

 

[chestnut ridge]

For the past 5 years; I have carried using a waist pack or a fanny pack.
I have worn out four so far; the zippers fail. I have the glock 21, an
extra magazine, wallet, cell phone, leatherman tool, small flashlight,
lighter, knife, and maybe cattle medication and syringes if needed.
This accumulation is inside several pockets; but I am always picking
up feed sacks, or kicking calves; and something might get inside the
trigger guard and at best I would have a hole in my pack.
I will probably just continue to carry with loaded magazine and
empty chamber.

 

[Rumble]

You might consider a different carry method - IWB holster, for instance - to separate the pistol from other materials that might be in the same pack.

 

[TestPilot]

For the past 5 years; I have carried using a waist pack or a fanny pack.
I have worn out four so far; the zippers fail. I have the glock 21, an
extra magazine, wallet, cell phone, leatherman tool, small flashlight,
lighter, knife, and maybe cattle medication and syringes if needed.
This accumulation is inside several pockets; but I am always picking
up feed sacks, or kicking calves; and something might get inside the
trigger guard and at best I would have a hole in my pack.
I will probably just continue to carry with loaded magazine and
empty chamber.

Even though I don't want any manual firing inhibit lever on my gun, I would not say it would be wrong for you choose a pistol that does have it.

However, I would advise that you do so for the right reason. Manual firing inhibitor would not solve the problem you've mentioned.

Even with the manual lever, the round will still be in the chamber.

If you are saying that having the manual lever would make you comfortable with carrying with a round in the chamber for the reason you've mentioned, actually the manual lever may increase the risk.

The reason is that all the things bumping around the Glock inside your fanny pack is the perfect situation where manual firing inhibitor lever gets bumped and either the gun goes to firing enable or inhibit without the user's intent.

If you must carry with a fanny pack, get one with a sturdy dedicated compartment for a pistol, and/or get a holster for installation inside a fanny pack that would cover the trigger guard. That would be a better solution.