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A buddy of mine bought a G32 off of GB years ago. it had a frame safety. I got to handle it. I'm used to regular glocks so thumbing the safety was unnatural.

My buddy got rid of it, probably, for the same reason or maybe it was that fact that G32s in 357sig are unpleasant to shoot.

 

[Farmer17]

Many members have commented that the loosing a gun out of holster is because you don't have a quality holster. My hunting lease is in the mountains of Eastern Oklahoma and we ride 4 wheelers to get around and the rocky trails are pretty rough and there is a lot of bouncing and thrashing about. We have hogs and have seen some big black bears on game cameras and I'm usually carrying a M28, Browning HP, or Ruger Security Six in a Bianchi or DeSantis thumbreak leather holster. Once I was riding with an AR-15 slung on my back and the bouncing ripped the sling swivel off the steel front rail and luckily I caught the rifle before it hit the ground. There is no doubt in my mind that a handgun can pop out of a secured thumbreak holster during those rides so I normally put my gun in the front rack bag. There have been a lot of LE officers rolling on the ground with perps over the years and the gun falls out of their holster so, yes it can happen even with quality rigs.

 

[jjfitch]

A buddy of mine bought a G32 off of GB years ago. it had a frame safety. I got to handle it. I'm used to regular glocks so thumbing the safety was unnatural.

My buddy got rid of it, probably, for the same reason or maybe it was that fact that G32s in 357sig are unpleasant to shoot.

I'm sure the "add on" thumb safety was a "solution" to the Glock "leg" when holstering. Some holsters guided middle fingers into the trigger guard and could engage the trigger.

The T/S on my Ruger SR9 is nearly flush with the frame and not meant to be used after the draw. After all it has the "Safe Action Trigger", right!

I only use the T/S during holstering to eliminate the possibility of N/D's!

All the best,

 

[Neal]

As long as we are telling stories, around 10-12 years ago I was riding my son's scooter/moped, and wrecked it. Due to driver inattention I went off the road into a ditch and before I could get it slowed down the front wheel caught and cocked. The immediate decerration threw me over the handlebar into the the ditch face first. I slid to a stop face down. If I had not been wearing a full face helmet I would have suffered some serious face rash, or worse. Going over the front so violently tore the hamstring of my left leg. I did not know this and when I tried to stand I fell right down. Hurt so bad I thought I had dislocated my hip. Could not find my cell phone which had been in my shirt pocket. Had to wait about 10 minutes for someone do drive by on this county road and stop to help me. I had him call my cell phone and it was under the scooter. I won't go into any more details about the injuries, but I was carrying my Colt Lightweight Commander in a Fist leather OWB holster with no thumbreak or strap. At some point I checked my holster and the Commander was still in it, still in condition one, with no sign of damage.

 

[Sgt911]

A safety on a Glock is about as necessary as a parachute on a claw hammer.

You've never seen me use a hammer.

 

[VictorLouis]

There's also the Striker Control Device. It replaces the cover plate on Glock slides. When pressed down, it locks the striker in place so the gun can't be fired. It's normally used as a safeguard when holstering, but in your scenario you could pick up the gun while keeping a thumb on the SCD for extra safety.
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I have SCD's on my Glock 19's. IMO, if you carry appendix it's a nice safety feature to use when holstering.

..I'd probably get a SCD if I ever get a Glock again. I'm trained and habituated to put my thumb on the hammer while holstering. ..

Were I to have a say in the matter, the TAU Striker Control Device would be installed on all issued Glocks. It simply replaces the OEM slide cover plate. Works ad-advertised. Anything that would snag and move the trigger is instantly felt against your thumb.

 

[Kurusu]

But you have to be able to cock the hammer on a Glock!! I saw it in numerous movies .

Saw it on movies or read it on books?

Writing it is easy enough. Getting a Glock with an hammer to show in front of a camera. Not so much.

 

[CLASSIC12]

Only Glock I recall with any kind of operable lever control was a full-auto version with a selector switch.

I love reading books with the character clicking off the safety of a Glock, or better yet cocking the hammer!

G18. Won't prevent it from firing though, just choosing between one round at a time, or the whole mag at 1300 rpm

 

[tlawler]

If dropping your Glock into a rocky river while fly fishing and then having a child retrieve it is a common occurrence for you then I would gently suggest keeping the chamber empty until needed. Just practice racking the slide as part of your pre-fire/unholstering technique.

Dale

I remember seeing an ad for a Glock car holster where the unholstering action racked the slide by pushing it away from you. Seems like it could be applied to an OWB holster...maybe. You would unholster by grabbing the grip and pushing down, racking the slide and freeing it from the holster in one quick motion. It might be too cumbersome, but it's an idea. Don't own any Glocks now, but I have in the past. I used to carry a G27 IDF style with a Techniclip IWB.