I added a safety to My M&P 40 1.0

[BourbonCowboy]

I don't want to start a debate about pistol safeties. That's not the point of this post. But...I just added a thumb safety to my (police trade-in) M&P 40 that I use as my truck gun..

Several years ago, I had an old 1911 that I carried around, cocked and locked, in a nylon holster. I eventually got rid of it when I got a S&W 4056TSW. I missed it quite a bit. So I bought a thumb safety kit for my M&P 40 last year...and lost it. Last week, I found it. I searched for videos that would guide my in the installation, but only found one - and it was terrible. But it was a simple process and i figured it out. Now I almost feel like the S&W is cocked and locked.

My only two S&W handguns (this, and the BG 2.0) both have thumb safeties, and I'm continually working to create the muscle memory to disengage them when I draw. For years, I refused to even think about owing any semiauto with a safety, but I'm slowly coming around to the idea. Maybe I'm just getting old.

 

[cowboy94916]

I have shot 1911 for 55 yrs.. along with Browning Hi-powers and Smith revolvers. When a deputy and constables association I belong too, required quarterly qualifications and required double action weapons I shot smith 5906 and 4006 or Smith revolvers. During some of the drills under pressure I learned the valuable lesson. Always stick with what you know. I failed to disengage safety on a knife attack drill ergo I lost. I immediatly sold my non 1911 style thumb safety pieces. I replaced them with S&W M&P 1.0 40's with 9mm extra barrel that had 1911 thumb safety. No more failures. I automatically disengage safety when drawing without thinking about it. Familiarity breeds confidence. I also use Para-ord LDA's in 45 for same reason. Your not getting old just comfortable and confident.