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MTICop wrote:I carry condition 1 with my 1911 as this is my primary carry gun. However, I have both a Glock 19 (relax LT, it's for the GSSF competitions) and an SA XDm. Both are striker fire pistols. If/when I have to carry one of these I will carry with one in the pipe. Your finger and brain are the safeties on these guns. I am a firm believer in using whatever safeties that comes with your particular gun but you must remember that mechanical safeties can and will fail so, while they should be used at all times, they are not what makes the guns safe. The handler of the gun is what makes it safe. Trust your instincts and practice drawing, presenting and firing as much as possible and you may be able to overcome this "fear", if you want to call it that.

This is my opinion and, like someone stated earlier, it's ultimately your decision so take all this for what it's worth to you.

Liberty wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:

Liberty wrote:2 Cleaning: Inspect the gun carefully be fore cleaning.Make absolutely sure the gun is completely unloaded before disasembly Glocks are particularly worth noting because the trigger must be pulled to disassemble the gun.

That may be true for some models, or for earlier generation pistols, but my wife's third generation G19 does not require pulling the trigger to take down the pistol. I've done it myself a hundred times now - just for practice - and I am confident in stating that it absolutely does not require pulling the trigger to take it down. The slide is retracted about a 1/4", and the two takedown buttons on either side of the side of the frame above the trigger, are pulled downward, releasing the slide/barrel assembly to slide forward off the frame. At no point does your finger have to go anywhere near the trigger.

In any case, your recommendation to make sure the gun is unloaded before cleaning would obviate any safety issues with regard to any pistol, so it's a good practice. I do that with all my pistols before cleaning, regardless of what they are.

Here is an illustrated guide to field stripping a Glock.

I was not aware they had actually fixed that problem. The instructions you posted though state in step 2 that one should pull the trigger.