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Are Glocks Safe to Carry in a Pocket?

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For years, I carried a Model 60 .38 Ladysmith snubby, in a pocket holster.

But, uhhhh, "recent events" have made me think that I may need more ammo, more quickly, than just 5 rounds. Times change, huh?...1980 seems sooooo far away.

I have a small-ish Glock, but I never carry it since it does not have a safety, and I always pocket carry. I have heard of Glocks going "bang" unintentionally by snagging on a holster, etc.

Is it safe to pocket carry a Glock? Yes, I could carry it without a round in the pipe, but...

Your thoughts?



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Keep your finger or other forging objects off of the trigger and it's as safe as anything else. Persinally, I have no issues/concers with any Glock pistols. Others.....well, that's their views/comfort level.
 
I would consider pocket carrying a smallish Glock or Sig P365 (or similar) as long as I had a properly fitting pocket holster. Personally, I would be a whole lot more comfortable pocket carrying than I would using an appendix carry.
 
If the Glock is in good working order, kept in a good pocket holster that covers the trigger guard, nothing else is kept in the pocket, and safe gun handling practices are used, then yes, they're safe for pocket carry.

If you want a little extra reassurance, you can always get the Striker Control Device. It replaces the slide cover plate. You press on it while holstering, as if you were placing your thumb on a hammer-fired gun, and it prevents the gun from firing. If I were to get a Glock, I'd install one.

Depending on what Glock you have, you could also do what I did with a Glock 23 I used to have and install the NY1/"-" connector combo. It keeps the trigger pull weight the same as factory stock, but there's resistance through the full length of the trigger travel, making it more revolver-like.
 
Sure, pocket carry is doable. Insert the gun into the holster BEFORE putting the entire rig into your pocket and you will likely never have a problem.

There are some people who pocket carry a Glock with only a kydex trigger guard and nothing more. The trigger guard is tied or fastened to a belt loop or belt and pulls free when the gun is clear of the pocket.
 
No pistol is truly safe to be carried loose in a pocket. Ask the guy who shot himself trying to draw his Glock, that had turned in the pocket. Or the guy that gave himself a .38 caliber vasectomy in an OKC food court try to ease the revolver out without being seen.
If anything, the Glock is slightly more dangerous being carried loose because the trigger pull is lighter than a revolver. Same reason that Glocks should never be carried in a holster that has an attached strap, like a revolver holster. Men have shot themselves in the leg when the strap somehow got in the Glock trigger guard when reholstering.
If I sound like a cranky old range safety officer, I am, and have seen many instances of "I don't know how that happened, I've been doing it that way for years." Industrial safety publications say unsafe acts are typically repeated on average 300 times with zero problems before they show up on an incident report.
A good pocket holster that covers the trigger is a wise investment, and greatly reduces risk. I don't own a Glock, but I use a S&W in a pocket holster.
 
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Flattop5 said:
I have heard of Glocks going "bang" unintentionally by snagging on a holster
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FYI, the incident that started this involved a guy trying to reholster his Glock in an old, worn-out holster with a soft thumb break strap. The strap ended up in the trigger guard, but because the guy didn't pay attention, he just pushed the gun in without realizing it and ended up shooting himself.

Regardless of how much more of a margin for error one gun may have than another in terms of safety, the user still has to pay attention and use safe gun handling skills.
 
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To answer a direct question directly: yes, a properly functioning Glock correctly carried in a quality holster that covers the trigger is safe for pocket carry.

Whether or not it's right for you is a separate matter.
 
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Hapworth said:
To answer a direct question directly: yes, a properly functioning Glock correctly carried in a quality holster that covers the trigger is safe for pocket carry.

Whether or not it's right for you is a separate matter.
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We all have our own levels of comfort.

I'd have no problem carrying a Glock, and have done so in the past, but I have a preference for hammer-fired DA guns. While there are multiple reasons for that preference, part of it is that I like that the gun is "at rest," so to speak. There are no cocked/partially-cocked/pre-cocked strikers, nor cocked hammers under full spring tension.

Does that mean any other design is unsafe? Of course not. That's just where my preference/comfort level is. Nothing wrong with sticking with what you're comfortable with.
 
With the right holster (I prefer Alabama Pocket holster), and with absolutely nothing else carried in that pocket, and knowing that you need to clean & relube weekly (pocket carry results in a considerable amount of crud), there is no reason why you cannot carry a modern striker fired pistol of the right size in your pocket.

I daily carry a Sig P365 in this way, and for almost 15 years prior I did the same with a Kahr PM9.
 
ContinentalOp said:
We all have our own levels of comfort.

I'd have no problem carrying a Glock, and have done so in the past, but I have a preference for hammer-fired DA guns. While there are multiple reasons for that preference, part of it is that I like that the gun is "at rest," so to speak. There are no cocked/partially-cocked/pre-cocked strikers, nor cocked hammers under full spring tension.

Does that mean any other design is unsafe? Of course not. That's just where my preference/comfort level is. Nothing wrong with sticking with what you're comfortable with.
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We partake of the same kool-aid, my friend. ;)

I like Glocks. A lot. I like them on nightstands. I like them in kydex outside the waistband, circumstances permitting and -- more pointedly -- possibly requiring.

For ordinary everyday life, I prefer a hammer fired DA for the same reasons you do.
 
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Flattop5 said:
For years, I carried a Model 60 .38 Ladysmith snubby, in a pocket holster.

But, uhhhh, "recent events" have made me think that I may need more ammo, more quickly, than just 5 rounds. Times change, huh?...1980 seems sooooo far away.

I have a small-ish Glock, but I never carry it since it does not have a safety, and I always pocket carry. I have heard of Glocks going "bang" unintentionally by snagging on a holster, etc.

Is it safe to pocket carry a Glock? Yes, I could carry it without a round in the pipe, but...

Your thoughts?



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It is every bit as safe as your revolver in a pocket holster. Look at the Glock website and study up on the multiple safeties including a striker block, only being partially cocked until you pull the trigger and others.

I carry mine IWB at 12:00.
 
Yep, I regularly carry a G26 in a Galco pocket holster, no problems, to me just about the same as a 442 or my 640-1 carried in a pocket holster.
 
Carried both G42 and G43 in Vedder Pocket Lockers for many years, follow handling protocols and it will be as safe as you make it.
With that said, now slowing up a tad with age, only pocket carry either a 642 or LCP DAO these days.
And a P365, carried either owb or appendix, had sent the Glocks out to pasture.
 
I have a couple of the Glock saf-t-trigger doohickeys. Both fit either the G42-size or larger. Both of them have a little screw to tighten the fit should it be loose. It takes about a half second to push out in the event of an emergency. I mostly carry - incl walking before dawn this morning - a 637 but I use the safe-trigger thing if I carry a G42. I've mentioned before (sorry!) that I like the 637 b/c the first round up is a shot cartridge for what I think is the most likely thing to happen - a dog encounter.
 
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