BigTiny

I have a Glock 26 that my wife uses as her carry gun. It was a good fit for her hands. She likes me to carry it when we go somewhere together. The double stack helps me with the short handle on the pistol since I can only get two fingers on it below the trigger even with the grip extensions.

younggun308

Thing I don't like about S&W9mm's, is that they aren't safe guns at all, my grandpa has one, and it's safety is the hammer, mainly, but when you chamber with the slide, the hammer is automatically cocked, and if you pull the trigger, it'll go off, it really isn't a safe gun, and that's one reason I really don't care too much for pistols, I like revolvers better, IMO, but I have only fired 2 semi-auto pistols, a 40 S&W sub-compact millenium edition, and my grandpa's 9mm.

From what I hear about the Glocks, the safety is the trigger, which I think might be dangerous, but then again, maybe when it comes to pistols, I'm paranoid, but better paranoid than dead from a gun accident, I just don't like the idea of the holster pointing the gun at my kidney, or worse, diaphram, just don't like it. Maybe a boot holster is more safe.

Sorry for thinking out loud.

BigTiny

Better to think out loud than not at all, sir.

The trigger safety in the Glock makes some people more nervous than others. Glock also has a firing pin safety and a drop safety, two things that are pretty much the same thing. There is a physical barrier between the primer and the firing pin until the trigger is pulled. The trigger won't pull unless the trigger safety is depressed fully, so there is very little danger of the trigger being pulled back accidentally. What I like best about it is the speed. If I need to defend myself, I don't want to take the time to chamber a round or monkey with a safety. I want to be able to pull it out and BANG.

sxylady

Thank you for all of your quality responses. I think I have decided on the Glock 19. Probably going to shoot a few more pistols as well.

younggun308

So, you sorta' pull the trigger twice, once to turn off the safety, and again to fire?

How do you turn on the safety?

Bulzeye

I don't even know where to start with any of this.
Somebody is very confused. Go to thestore and see how they work please.

younggun308

If you have nothing to add, then don't bother yourself, I was only making an assumption, not anything else.

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Ruddyduck

Whoa there young! You'd better get some more years under your belt before you make other silly statements.
Nobody owes you an apology. You made erroneous statement that showed a lack of knowledge of particular firearms.
It is not at all to be afraid of the unknown but this too can be overcome with experience if one is willing to learn.

Briman

You'd better read the owner's manual or have someone show you how the pistol works before you hurt yourself or someone else- its pretty obvious that you don't understand how the pistol works.

younggun308

When I said "How do you turn on the safety?"

I meant, How do you turn on the safety on the Glock, since it lacks a safety located on the slide, or the hammer, or the little safety on the trigger guard.