Shield without safety?

[Der Biermeister]

The safety had no bearing whatsoever on my purchase of the Shield. As with my other guns, had the gun been designed without one, I still would have purchased it.

I have been training myself to engage the safety whenever I am handling the weapon or it is outside of a holster. Likewise, I have trained myself to disengage it whenever the gun goes into a holster. My reasoning is this .... the only time the weapon will be unholstered while carrying is if I get into a SD situation.

Mental training -- no different than what I practice when driving and pulling out into traffic -- Look TWICE in both directions. I bet I haven't forgotten that in my 55 years of driving.

 

[NCW Ray]

Those that say "it cannot be engaged accidentally" or "there no chance of accidental engagement", etc, obviously have never run into that infamous guy called "Murphy"...of Murphy's Law fame...I have and he's bit me in the keester more than once!

I've never owned a pistol with a manual safety, but I will be buying a Shield when the elusive dollar gods favor me and I WILL TRAIN MYSELF TO USE IT EVEN IF I DECIDE TO CARRY IT IN THE DISENGAGED MODE. I would rather have completed a wasted thumb swipe than not done the thumb swipe and needed it.

 

[red dragon]

I'm a lefty and have carried the shield everyday for over a year now.never use the safety and it has never accidentally engaged.its very comfortable,accurate and reliable(over 1200rds no malfunctions).by far my favorite carry gun.not buying a gun because of a safety seems silly to me.most people would just practice a little more.

 

[Gunsnwater]

The safety had no bearing whatsoever on my purchase of the Shield. As with my other guns, had the gun been designed without one, I still would have purchased it.

I have been training myself to engage the safety whenever I am handling the weapon or it is outside of a holster. Likewise, I have trained myself to disengage it whenever the gun goes into a holster. My reasoning is this .... the only time the weapon will be unholstered while carrying is if I get into a SD situation.

Mental training -- no different than what I practice when driving and pulling out into traffic -- Look TWICE in both directions. I bet I haven't forgotten that in my 55 years of driving.

I would suggest getting in the habit of clearing every gun you pick up every time you pick it up even if it is only one second after putting it down.