Feel more comfortable with a Revolver.

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Will Batayte

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I just got my CCL about a month ago and I bought a Glock 26, I love the gun but I am not cofortable carrying it with one in the chamber. I also bought a Ruger SP 101 and I find that I trust the ruger more than the Glock. I like the transfer bar on the ruger and the fact that it has a hammer rather than a firing pin. If for some reason the safety's fail the Glock will go off, I just don't see how this could happen with the Ruger's hammer as it is not under tension while in the holster. How do you guys feel about this? Am I being paranoid? I just feel that even one AD would be way more than enough.
 
Guns have gone off when they have been dropped, like the recent unfortunate accident with the special weapons officer in So. California. But I believe these types of accidents occur with older pistols (particularly 1911's w/o firing pin safetys) or guns that have been improperly modified.. But quality modern guns, like the Glocks, do not just go off by themselves unless someone actually pulls the trigger. I have no problems carrying a Glock because I trust its safety features. Law enforcement agencies and military org. have put Glock through pretty tough safety tests and Glock passed with flying colors.

But thats a moot point because you should carry what you feel comfortable with. And you are right. DA revolvers are a tad safer to handle than the Glock because of its heavier trigger but I don't think Glock's striker mechanism is an issue. Everything can all go south very quickly if you depend on these mechanical devices too heavily and forget basic safety rules. Your level of awareness should be the same when you strap on your Ruger or you Glock. "All mechanical devices can and will fail." "Assumption is the mother of all $#@&-ups"...Yadda Yadda Yadda.

Glock also makes available the NY1 trigger if you want a heavier trigger.
 
Don't depend on a tool you're not comfortable with, period.

Get intimately familiar with your Glock by practicing with it at the range, dry firing, drawing, etc. Do it parallel with the Ruger. Eventually you'll decide which one you prefer if you have to choose.

You are being paranoid with the Glock. It won't go off unless you get on the trigger, but that is easier to do than with the Ruger.
 
Agree, use what you're comfortable with. However... ;)

If for some reason the safety's fail the Glock will go off, I just don't see how this could happen with the Ruger's hammer as it is not under tension while in the holster.
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When a round is chambered in a Glock, the striker is only partially tensioned. If the trigger bar/striker engagement and the striker safety plunger both fail simultaneously, the striker won't have enough force to set off the primer.

At least that's my understanding, such as it is. :)
 
Boing's right.

The striker on the Glock isn't tensioned nearly enough to fire a cartridge if it were to slip, unless there was something radically wrong with the primer (ultra sensitive, maybe).

But, that said, I've been carrying a revolver for years. Although I have carried semi-autos in the past, I keep coming back to a revolver.

I'm most comfortable with them.
 
Thanks for all the imput. I was more concerned with a failure inside the gun rather than one caused from an external source. I was not aware of the firing pin only being under partial tension. Anyway thanks again.
 
I for one think you have chosen two very fine guns for carry/defense. You should carry waht you feel comfy with. I think you should look into the NY trigger for your G-26 if you like a heavier feeling trigger.
 
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