Are Glocks unsafe ?

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Excellent logic on all accounts. Nice to see someone very knowledgable.
 
Re Glocks

Easy G wrote
"I love Glocks but the more I think about it, there are only two things that make a Glock safe:

1) Keeping your finger off the trigger.

2) A good holster."


+1.
I would never carry a Glock in a bellyband rig due to the 5.5lb trigger.
I only carry my G27 in good leather rigs.However; I still carry my Smith snubby in a bellyband when I run. :cool:
 
It is not the GLOCK's fault, just the idiots who do not practice safe gun handling. Keep your finger off the trigger unless you intend to fire the weapon. It really is that easy. I have owned 3 GLOCKs, and fired countless rounds through them, and I have never had an accidental discharge.
 
Socrates,
After kicking it around with you these last few weeks, I really think a 29 with a 3.5# trigger is the rig for you. If the trigger feels too light for "safety" (not that it would for you, mind you), than this should put minds at ease.
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Thanks OM, I do too. :D

My problem is, if I go with the 29, I have to buy about 1000 rounds of double tap ammo, and various other stuff from Double Tap, to get free shipping, like Just the thing for your home 375 H&H Magnum defense rifle:
235 grain Barnes TSX
Ballistics : 3100fps - 5014 ft./lbs. - 24.0" bbl. Winchester Model 70.

I actually don't see much point in the 29, when I could go with the 30, switch springs, and fire 45 Super out of it, or, for that matter, the outstanding 230gr. Speer Gold Dot JHP
Ballistics : 1010fps/ 521 ft./lbs. - 5" 1911 that expands to .95", and penetrates about 15.5", IIRC, from Double Tap.

I LIKE that safety trigger. I gather you just have to push the pin through, and then the trigger works?

S esq.
 
I'm more worried about carrying my xd then a glock. (I didn't realize it was only SA with grip safe, thought trigger completed FP pull.:()
 
No the Glock is held at about 60% IIRC, and the trigger pull completes the other 40%.

The XD is held at about 98% and the trigger pull only completes about 2%.

At least I think I remember reading that somewhere...
 
It is not the GLOCK's fault, just the idiots who do not practice safe gun handling. Keep your finger off the trigger unless you intend to fire the weapon. It really is that easy. I have owned 3 GLOCKs, and fired countless rounds through them, and I have never had an accidental discharge.
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Well, you know there's an old saying in the biker community.....

There are only two types of bikers:

There are those who have wrecked their bike.

And there are those who WILL wreck their bike.

;)
 
about ten years ago I had to go to a state driving class, and the only thing I took away from there was this "there are no such things as car "accidents" only car "collisions"

they claimed tha all "accidents" can be prevented when driving, and that the accident happens when, one of the drivers fails to pay attention. I believe that this is true

Same as a gun(any gun) as gun owners we are to be RESPONSIBLE, if your gun AD/ND's it is your fault and noone elses. whether it is do to lack of maintanence,ignorance,neglegence, it is your fault.

(my soapbox opinion of course)
 
Glock produces a great gun but is lacking in the safety department. On the other hand, there are more Glocks in the field than any other plastic gun out there so the odds are definetely not in its favor. Since safety is your main concern, I recommend a Springfield Armory XD in any caliber. I love my XD .45 5" Tactical. Safe, accurate and reilable as it gets for a plastic gun. I have owned Glocks, prefer the XD, just personal perference. Better price than the Glock too.
 
It's funny how the Glock haters come out of the woodwork when someone posts an idiotic topic. ALL GUNS ARE UNSAFE WHEN A CARELESS PERSON HANDLES IT. The reason Glocks have more issues with AD is because more people buy them period. How many people own an XD or M&P not even half as many Glocks. What happens with a DA revolver when you pull the trigger ? IT GOES BANG! Are those dagerous too tree huggers?
 
Socrates:
"I LIKE that safety trigger. I gather you just have to push the pin through, and then the trigger works?"

Yes, and it's reversible for lefties. High quality feel - better than stock IMO. Very positive actuation, not at all likely to be unintentionally engaged/disengaged. Main drawback in some people's minds is having to touch the trigger to deactivate safety, but if you're used to it, what could be faster/easier to use at GO-TIME. It's 54.95 at Lone Wolf. http://www.lonewolfdist.com/Detail.aspx?PROD=4783

Edit: It's also a non-permanent modification, and yes, I'm getting one for my 23 (when I remember to order it).
 
Glock, unsafe?

It's not the gun that's unsafe! It's the people that use it without the proper safety training and lack trigger discipline! Keep that trigger finger off the trigger until ready to shoot! Use a holster that covers the trigger or just like some other poster said, use a trigger block safety! I did, but I don't use it anymore!
 
Doctor's are unsafe. They kill over 100k people a year through malpractice. How many ND's from Glocks are there?
2 a year, on a bad year?

Anyone have figures?
How many times has Glock been sued successfully for a poor design?

S J.D.
 
how is a glock less safe than an M&P or sig (especially DAK trigger) or HK LEM, or DA revolver with trigger pull lightened to 6-8 lbs, etc? Every single one of those will result in an ND just as easily as a glock if the owner does the same "mis-handling."
 
It's funny how the Glock haters come out of the woodwork when someone posts an idiotic topic. ALL GUNS ARE UNSAFE WHEN A CARELESS PERSON HANDLES IT. The reason Glocks have more issues with AD is because more people buy them period. How many people own an XD or M&P not even half as many Glocks. What happens with a DA revolver when you pull the trigger ? IT GOES BANG! Are those dagerous too tree huggers?
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Funny, S&W has been selling revolvers for most of the last century, and I'd bet you the number of NDs is still far less on average than Glocks.

So what if the NDs are caused by "accidents"? It's just too easy to ND with them, thus, they're a failure of human engineering, IMO.
 
Well, that incident, the ka-booms, was, AFAIK, caused by the earlier models not properly supporting the cases. An old Glock in .40 S&W is indeed dangerous and should not be used.

They've fixed that problem now, but only because Gaston got kicked pretty hard for it with legal threats.
 
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