...about Glocks???

[Rockrz]

OK, so I was reading up a little on
Glocks and am wanting to know more.

First off, is it true these guys don't have a safety?
And, what different caliburs are Glocks available in?

I've always leaned towards revolvers ever since
I heard 'ol G Gordon Libby says they cannot jam
like non-revolvers can

[ddurkof]

Glocks have two safeties. One is attached to the trigger, so your finger has to be on the trigger for the Glock to fire. The other, quoting Jeff Cooper, is between your ears. I have carried Glocks on duty and off duty for over 10 years and never had a problem with them discharging without my specifically pulling the trigger. I have carry a 26 in my front pocket for years no with no problems. Like everything the safety is between your ears. Mechanical safeties fail.

[bdickens]

Nope. Glocks have three mechanical safeties: trigger safety, firing pin safety and drop safety.

[Greybeard]

One of the reasons Glocks became so popular so quickly was the fact they are about as simple as it gets when training for a transition from revolvers to semiautomatics. Glocks do have multiple safeties and are available in this country in virtually all standard defensive calibers except .380.

Revolvers can and do "jam", generally though with far less frequency than semiautomatics.

[KFP]

More info can be found directly from the Glock website at http://www.glock.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

And also Glock Talk, a glock specific forum at http://www.glocktalk.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This also demonstrates the function of Glocks, which I think are some of the most reliable guns available today.

http://www.topglock.com/Content.aspx?cKey=Glock_Flash" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[pedalman]

I prefer function over fashion. Therefore, I have two Glocks. I do have a 1911A1 built by Auto-Ordnance, but I don't feel comfortable carrying it cocked-and-locked (It has a lot of miles on it).

I appreciate the simplicity of the Glock platform. I also like the fact that my one Comptac CTAC holster will hold both my G22 and G19 with no problem.

Despite the rumblings of Dean Spier and others, I like the Glock. I also like the Springfield XD, 1911A1, revolvers, T/C Contenders, ad infinitum. But the Glock provides the best value to me. YMMV.

[davinco]

I prefer function over fashion. Therefore, I have two Glocks. I do have a 1911A1 built by Auto-Ordnance, but I don't feel comfortable carrying it cocked-and-locked (It has a lot of miles on it).

I appreciate the simplicity of the Glock platform. I also like the fact that my one Comptac CTAC holster will hold both my G22 and G19 with no problem.

Despite the rumblings of Dean Spier and others, I like the Glock. I also like the Springfield XD, 1911A1, revolvers, T/C Contenders, ad infinitum. But the Glock provides the best value to me. YMMV.

I own a Glock 23 that I carry 24/7 in Crossbreed that also fits my Glock 37. I keep a Kimber in the safe to admire and shoot occasionaly but Glocks are my carry guns.

[Rockrz]

Great, thanks for the feed back. I've been reading up on Glocks
and all I'm seeing so far is good comments from guys using these
and everybody seems to be saying these are very reliable.

So, maybe I'll get one of these in addition to a revolver.
May as well have both...

[bdickens]

I have absolute confidence in my G-19

[03Lightningrocks]

Great, thanks for the feed back. I've been reading up on Glocks
and all I'm seeing so far is good comments from guys using these
and everybody seems to be saying these are very reliable.

So, maybe I'll get one of these in addition to a revolver.
May as well have both...

Does your revolver have a safety?

[Liberty]

Glock certainly has its fans, but there are some risks that any owner or potential owner needs to be aware.

There is no real classical manual safety. If the gun is loaded if a finger, shirtsleeve, pen or penknife pull the trigger back the gun will go bang. The end result is a phenomenon called Glock leg. There is a video onb utube that demonstrates how a DEA agent can inflict himself with this. A manual safety should be one step to prevent this from happening. While there are Glock fans that claim that it could n ever happen to them. Just about every Glock owner who experiances this would have claimed it couldn't happen to them.


One other issue with Glocks is that one needs to pull the trigger in order to dissassemble them resulting in the " thought it was unloaded" syndrome Then again the claim with many owners is that it could never happen to them.

They are a reliable good gun,

[Rockrz]

mmmm, the plot thickens...some of the guys in the posts above were saying it does have a safety.

But, as some always say, the best safety is between one's ears, so I'd have to really
study all the downsides of owning a Glock before making the decision to get one.

Thanks for the tips.

[03Lightningrocks]

mmmm, the plot thickens...some of the guys in the posts above were saying it does have a safety.

But, as some always say, the best safety is between one's ears, so I'd have to really
study all the downsides of owning a Glock before making the decision to get one.

Thanks for the tips.

If your talking safety in the classic sense, blocks trigger from being pulled when engaged, I think 1911 style pistol is the only one. Double action revolvers don't have a safety like this either. The safety is to keep your booger picker off the trigger until ready to fire.

the safeties the guys above are referring to are drop safeties. You know, drop the pistol and it won't fire. Glock does have a "safety" on the trigger....LOL. It is basicly a lever in the middle of the trigger that has to be depressed to allow the trigger to pull back. It seems silly to me but I guess it makes the nervous nellies feel good.

[Rockrz]

Well, I have alot more experience with deer rifles and all the
ones I had as a kid and the one of my dad's that he let me
use on occasion, all had a lever that when it was pushed
over into safety mode the trigger was blocked.

I guess this is what is meant by classic safety.

I know on revolvers it's best to have an empty
chamber up top. Then, it rolls one over when you
cock it and then it's ready to fire.

On a Glock, couldn't you just not throw one
in the chamber?

[gmckinl]

grab the sides of the trigger. Pull it w/o depressing the little lever. It won't budge. There is a demonstration of the manual trigger blocking safety in action. Try that same thing w/ a DA revolver, it drops the hammer.

I'm not going to get into the worth/goodness of that. But it IS a manual safety, a very convenient one.