Posted: 4/25/2010 3:16:15 PM EDT
| I know a guy looking for his first gun. How are these safety wise for a inexperienced first time gun owner? |
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Quoted: Don't press the trigger––->don't fire. This. /thread. OP, if he wants a truly "stiff" trigger, he can throw an 8lb. Connector in, it'll make it stiff as hell. Or maybe he needs some good, professional training before he goes around handling firearms.......................safety lies between the ears, not the hands.  |
| Like the others said, if you don't want the gun to shoot then don't pull the trigger. That is true for all guns. Relying on a stiff trigger pull or a mechanical switch is not a wise idea. Think about if, if you loaded a handgun and applied the mechanical safety would you let some put it to your head and pull the trigger? I don't think you would. All handguns should be kept out of reach of small children and fools. |
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If you are unable to safely handle a glock, you should not own any handgun, period. If you are relying on an external safety or stiff trigger for safety, you've got a problem that starts with you, not the gun.
I think glock is a perfectly safe gun to buy as your first pistol, granted you have safe handling techniques enstowed already. |
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Keep you finger off the trigger unless you intend to fire, just like any other gun.
Carry in a holster that protects the trigger, just like any other gun. Train with the pistol, just like any other gun. Don't worry about disengaging a safety on deployment, not like all other guns. 
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Glock was both my and my brothers first gun. They are a great platform to learn on. I'm glad i did not buy a hk, xd, or whatever gun was the flavor back when i was 21. I asked a few sheriff buddies that were running the cadet program I was in, what was there gun of choice. They all said the beretta 92 is what they had to carry, but their backups were all glocks. If they had their way it would be a full sized glock. So i bought a G17 (ser pre # DEW) and am more than happy. I have had a few around to play with, and now have the same 17 and a 21. I am looking at a 26 next.
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