Puller
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Seems obvious reading the posts that some folks could use a little constructive firearms training. For me, if a gun has features I don't like I move on to something else. Probably why I don't carry Beretta's.
MT PET PEEVE WITH THE CCW PISTOL CENTER BLADE TRIGGER SAFETY
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That is incorrect . . .
Which part is incorrect? Because it is a drop safety.
Exchipy
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Indeed. However, it nevertheless seems a very good idea to consciously take precaution against a shirttail, or anything else, entering the trigger guard during re-holstering.
My Kahr P9 has a longish, six pound trigger pull for each shot and absolutely no external safeties:
… and it shoots pretty good, too.
But, my S&W 642 also has no external safeties to mess with, conceals better than my Kahr, and is smoother on the draw for me from both hip and shoulder holsters:
… though it does require a bit more concentration to shoot well, beyond close-encounter distance (as that stray shot to the right demonstrates).
Marshal Tom
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I have had a Glock 19 Gen 4, currently own a Glock 45 Gen5 and carry a Sig 365 X Macro comp all the time when not carrying my 432UC or my 649-2. I am an admitted trigger snob. I hate the stock Glock trigger. The blade is very sharp and digs into my trigger finger. I generally change out all triggers on my striker fired guns. Both my Glock 45 and my 365 X Macro have custom triggers that are far better than stock. The trigger on the sig has no blade and the one on my Glock 45 is wide and comfortable. The only striker fired trigger that I never had to change out was the one on my Canik. Their triggers are excellent out of the box!
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I have two Glocks, a G42 that has a wonderful trigger (shot a lot) and a G34 that has a horrible trigger. But neither pinch.
However the Ruger LCP MAX is known to pinch. For me between the recoil and the trigger return spring the trigger pinches the top of the finger between the top of the trigger and the opening in the bottom of the frame that the trigger protrudes from. I've never experienced that before and I was an academy instructor for 18 years and have shot damn near everything at one time or another.
It's annoying to the point that I'm violating my principles of not messing with a potential carry gun. Yeah, putting in a new trigger that many report have succeeded in eliminating the pinch. I'd dump the gun but It's so small, light and can hold 11 rounds and hides anywhere.
BTW, I tried using tight leather gloves and the leather would get pinched and jam up the trigger. WTF Ruger. You've heard of these complaints?
The "drop safety" is a mechanism whereby the trigger must be pulled entirely to the rear, and then the trigger bar "drops" off of the ledge at the back of the frame, allowing the firing pin to move forward. Has nothing to do with dropping the pistol on the deck, which could never cause a Glock to fire, because the firing pin isn't in a position to fire until the trigger is pulled all the way to the rear, which if you understand physics you know can't happen with a very lightweight trigger and a very heavy pistol. But if you knew about Glocks, you would know that, instead of making uninformed comments . . .
Safe Action System
GLOCK’s revolutionary SAFE ACTION® System provides a consistent trigger pull from the first to the last round. The three automatic independently-operating mechanical safeties are built into the fire control system of the pistol.
us.glock.com
From Glock "The trigger safety is designed to prevent the pistol from firing if it’s dropped or if the trigger is subjected to any pressure that isn’t a direct firing pull."
Agreed. Glock pistols also have what's called a "drop safety," which is a separate function . . .Safe Action System
GLOCK’s revolutionary SAFE ACTION® System provides a consistent trigger pull from the first to the last round. The three automatic independently-operating mechanical safeties are built into the fire control system of the pistol.
From Glock "The trigger safety is designed to prevent the pistol from firing if it’s dropped or if the trigger is subjected to any pressure that isn’t a direct firing pull."
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Bottom line everyone is different. Some people shoot trigger safety gun well, some have problems. Size, shape, length of finger and entire hand can affect at what angle the finger comes into contact with the trigger.
If the system does not work for YOU fine, you tried and passed on. BUT don't preach to others the system is a failure. There are enough other styles/types of triggers for almost everyone to find something that works for them
If the system does not work for YOU fine, you tried and passed on. BUT don't preach to others the system is a failure. There are enough other styles/types of triggers for almost everyone to find something that works for them
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