Posted on 03/08/2011 12:12:24 PM PST by Sasparilla
An officer is sure to become the "Butt" of station house jokes after a holding area video surveillance camera shows him shooting himself in the rear. The bullet also hit a Border Patrol Officer. Here's the video...
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But Glock did put on on their gun. It's on the trigger, so you have to pull the trigger before you can pull the trigger...
When you draw your 1911 A1 how long does it take to rack the slide then aim?
How long does it take to take the thumb safety off?
How long does it take to move it from half cock to full cock?
I sure prefer mine to a Glock.
The answer is to put a “New York” 5.5 lb pull trigger on the Glock. (NOT.)
If you carry chamber empty, then it doesn’t matter if it’s a 1911 or a Glock. If you carry cocked and locked, then the 1911’s thumb and grip safties are better than the Glock’s ‘Safe Action’ trigger, but then you have to remove the thumb safety on the 1911.
All you have to remember in the Glock is to pull the trigger very firmly, because your Department thinks you’re as dumb and the guy in the video.
I guess I’m saying that I can’t imagine many scenarios where I wouldn’t have time to rack the slide.
I only like one in the chamber when I am pointed downrange.
A "New York" Glock trigger is 12 or 14 lb.The stock trigger on a Glock is 5.5 lb.
The 5.5 lb trigger is the standard pull weight for glocks NY triggers come in 8lb and 12 lb pul weights.
Glock New York Trigger Options.
Even Glock seems a little confused because they claim the NY1 trigger is 11 lbs, and the NY2 is even stiffer at ... 11 lbs.
Go figure!
That’s a special feature available on Glocks, I hear. /S
I’ve owned and carried a glock for over 10 years. Granted I’m not a highly trained LEO but my firearm has never “accidentally” discharged.
“I guess I’m saying that I can’t imagine many scenarios where I wouldn’t have time to rack the slide.”
I used to think that, then someone tried to carjack me. I got away without firing any shots and fortunately their gun jammed.
I would not have had time to chamber a round if their gun had not jammed. no way, no how
just my 2 cents
He hit him with the feather that replaced his baton.
w/o a doubt, it would be easy to get within arms length before i *knew* it was a BG...
1911 is designed to be cocked, and it wont fire w/o the trigger pulled even if UN-locked'...now theres $.04 on the table...
LOLOLOL...God, I needed that today. Thanks.
It’s a trade-off. When I carry a 1911 I also generally carry it with an empty chamber. I also train that way and have gotten proficient at the draw-rack-aim drill. There is time between drawing and aiming, too... and this time can be used to rack the slide on the way up. I just don’t like carrying a pistol with the hammer back on a live round. I’ve decided that for me, it’s an acceptable trade for the significant reduction in risk. I never use the safety switch. Ever.
However... when I carry my Sig, I carry it with a round in the chamber and the hammer down. It has a long double-action trigger for the first round. In this way, it’s not any different than carrying a revolver.
Who would carry a revolver with the hammer back, in a holster? Nobody. Well... nobody ~smart~ anyway. A safety switch just isn’t enough insurance, either. :-)
I’m not saying it can’t be done. I just think that the possibility of the trigger getting caught on a coat, cell phone, mascara pencil in a purse, etc. has to be given some consideration and precautions taken.
For me that is adding another layer of safety. A New York trigger could add that layer also. Or carry Israeli style, empty chamber.
NY 1 increases pull from 5.5 lb to 11 lbNY 2 increases pull from 7 lb to 11 lb
Stock trigger is 5.5 lb
To paraphrase the late Richard Pryor:
“Motherf#%ker shot me in the @as!”
bang
“I’m not saying it can’t be done. I just think that the possibility of the trigger”
I agree its a consideration. Proper training, care, and a good holster are how I address this concern.
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