Glock Accidentally Discharges

[mgjohn]

Bad holster & glock = bang.


Gun Accidentally Discharges (8 pics)

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

WOW .... becareful folks.

 

[Nature boy]

I am no expert but everyone should know that when you carry a Glock you carry Glock. It is a NO frills shooter.
If that is what you want to carry then don't whine when you allwow your leather to bite you.
You should have checked your leather.
There is always a price to pay for extra speed.

 

[mgjohn]

Must have been wearing it crossdraw.

 

[SW CQB 45]

galco is very thin leather and that did not happen overnight (meaning the leather protrusion into the trigger guard). hmmmm, wonder what caused that.

purely operator error on utilizing damaged/worn equipment.

should be titled gun "negligent" discharge

 

[bobelk99]

Tain't no seech thing as 'accidental discharge'.

No pull trigger = no discharge

 

[jkc]

This perfectly illustrates why I have installed a Siderlock trigger safety on my Glock 36, an occasional carry gun. It's just too easy for entangled clothing or etc. to cause an unintentional, i.e., "accidental" discharge, with the Glock mechanism.

 

[no dash]

How do you not see your holster deforming that way? That is owner negligence all the way! That is just plain carelessness, period!
That is also why I have never carried any of my glocks with a round in the chamber. Unless I am going into combat or a LEO on duty, there is not a round in the chamber of my semis.

 

[bitstream]

That looks like a good warning to pay attention to your leather and replace it when it starts to get soft and flexible. I'd also suggest that this wouldn't have happened if he had been making sure the gun was seated properly when he holstered it. I check it each time I suit up to be sure everything is correct. A quick glance down and one in the mirror doesn't take long.

 

[venomballistics]

the Glock is a decent gun ... I personally eliminate them for these reasons however.
I like a proper mechanical safety to stand between the firing pin and a whole world full of stupidity, to include my own.

 

[perpster]

I am in the habit of holstering most handguns, especially Glocks, with my finger BEHIND the trigger to make sure that doesn't happen.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

I am in the habit of holstering most handguns, especially Glocks, with my finger BEHIND the trigger to make sure that doesn't happen.

That's a really good tip right there. Thank you.

On a side note, I've got the ambi thumb safety on my M&P .45 ... I notice about 90% of the time the holster flips down the safety ... any way I can prevent this?

TIA

NgNl

 

[neiljrosen]

Everyone I know raves about Glock. That's exactly why I wouldn't carry one.

 

[imjin138]

WOW, I own several Glocks and it is always my biggest concern. It is one of the reasons i bought an M&P with thumb safety.

 

[growr]

Galco belt slide holsters are not cheap nor are they poorly made. They are made for the Glock that was shown. Whether or not it was a correct holster for his Glock is unknown. Galco, from my experience in dealing with them would most likely have sent a replacement had they been notified.
I could be wrong here but, I suspect that someone if not the owner, had softened the leather to ease drawing and it went too far. The other option is using a holster that was not correct for the gun or a combination of both.
I am totally confident that if the Galco Belt slide holster was indeed a correct holster for the model of Glock that was being used ,that this failure would not have happened.

Randy

 

[safearm]

It wasn't a failure of the gun, but of the holster. It looks like the holster is well used, and after enough use, even the best quality holsters will begin to stretch. It appears that this was the case, and between the stretch of the leather at the mouth of the holster, and perhaps a sloppy or inattentive holstering, it was a set up for an unintentional (there is no such thing as an accidental) discharge.

 

[Maximumbob54]

I have been curious if the Blackhawk Serpa holsters could do the same thing at some point. Wear can creep up pretty fast on a daily carry rig. I used to have to wear a deep cover concealment holster that had stitching coming loose on it. I don’t even know when it started but I sure got a new one when I found it. That made me start checking the belt and holster each time I put it on the same as checking the gun each time. Some things that should be obvious just aren’t at first until we learn the hard way. I would have been up creek if that M9 had fallen out of my pants. Such is life.

Before we continue to burn the OP, I bet more than a few of us go home and check our own leather and see some questionable things.

 

[4011]

I would like to thank the young man for showing us his problem. I have not checked the fit of my Glock into it's Galco yet!! I'm not sure had this happened to me I would have told this forum. I'm heading to the closet as soon as I finish this. His problem may save one of our lives.

 

[Rule3]

I am not a Glock fan, but this "discharge" has nothing to do with it being a Glock. Any striker fired gun, SW, XD etc would have fired if the the leather protruded into the trigger.doe he mention if it is a stock trigger?

The guy shouldn't have that pointed stick in his pocket either.
Might poke his eye out

 

[armenius]

As ugly as they may be,I don'tthink this would happen with an inexpensive Glock plastic holster.I used one for years,even in tree stands without a problem.