Slipping up on the Shield safety

[Johnny Dollar]

My Shield is my EDC so I dry practice drawing it from concealment, thumbing the safety off, putting the sights on target, and pulling the trigger.

I find after a lot of practice my thumb still misses or slips off the safety about 1 out of 10 times.

Seems like a good enough argument to me to carry with the safety off. If I'm confident carrying a Glock 26 with one in the chamber, which I have done, I should have the same confidence carrying the Shield.

What is your experience.

 

[Philadelphia Patriot]

I don't have a shield, but I do have a Ruger SR9c. I always carry that with the manual safety off.

 

[RobzGuns]

Seems like a good enough argument to me to carry with the safety off. If I'm confident carrying a Glock 26 with one in the chamber, which I have done, I should have the same confidence carrying the Shield.

That's how I feel too. The safety is just stiff enough that it's never engaged unintentionally on me (over the last 18 Months) and it's the ONLY carry pistol I own that actually has a safety.
The ol' booger hook stays out of the trigger guard unless I'm on my intended target.

 

[dahoss2002]

My Shield is my EDC so I dry practice drawing it from concealment, thumbing the safety off, putting the sights on target, and pulling the trigger.

I find after a lot of practice my thumb still misses or slips off the safety about 1 out of 10 times.

Seems like a good enough argument to me to carry with the safety off. If I'm confident carrying a Glock 26 with one in the chamber, which I have done, I should have the same confidence carrying the Shield.

What is your experience.

I don't use the safety and really wish it was not there in the first place.

 

[Jaysq]

I use the safety to holster the Shield and then flip it off. My holster covers the trigger and guard.

I find it awkward trying to flip the safety off when drawing the weapon. I figured if I left in on I would come in 2nd place if I really had to use it.

 

[t bell]

I use the safety to holster the Shield and then flip it off. My holster covers the trigger and guard.

That's a different approach to the safety that I never thought of. I might try that. I've never liked the idea of a safety on my Shield. I know with training, it can be done. I just choose not to.

 

[worm5932]

I'm having this same issue with my shield. It seems every time it comes out for practice it takes a couple to remember it, but once I'm in a grove its fine. Its the first draw I'm worried about.
The apex trigger says that it is more effective as an actual trigger safety. I am hesitant to replace the trigger on my carry gun though. Not sure how that could be perceived by a jury of my peers. That's another discussion in itself.

 

[worm5932]

I'm having this same issue with my shield. It seems every time it comes out for practice it takes a couple to remember it, but once I'm in a grove its fine. Its the first draw I'm worried about.
The apex trigger says that it is more effective as an actual trigger safety. I am hesitant to replace the trigger on my carry gun though. Not sure how that could be perceived by a jury of my peers. That's another discussion in itself.

 

[Jaysq]

That's a different approach to the safety that I never thought of. I might try that. I've never liked the idea of a safety on my Shield. I know with training, it can be done. I just choose not to.

I think one of the most likely times to get an AD is while holstering. You could get your shirt or something inside the trigger guard, so that is why I like to use the safety while holstering. Once it is holstered, I just flip it off. I have never had the safety flip back on and this is after standing, sitting or whatever. I like the option of having a safety.

 

[yurimaster]

I will start to not use the safety and forget about it. My trigger is the safety. I use foxx holster and I'll leave the saftey off better. When the situation presents it self, its not easy to think I got a saftey to switch off.

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[Jaysq]

I'm having this same issue with my shield. It seems every time it comes out for practice it takes a couple to remember it, but once I'm in a grove its fine. Its the first draw I'm worried about.
The apex trigger says that it is more effective as an actual trigger safety. I am hesitant to replace the trigger on my carry gun though. Not sure how that could be perceived by a jury of my peers. That's another discussion in itself.

Everyone has different feelings on the Safety, but the Baby Sigma that I was carrying before I got the Shield did not have a safety, so I feel pretty comfortable with my safety off, once holstered with the Shield.

I like the feel of my trigger and would not consider an Apex kit. I also think it could look bad on you in court.

 

[Jaysq]

I will start to not use the safety and forget about it. My trigger is the safety. I use foxx holster and I'll leave the saftey off better. When the situation presents it self, its not easy to think I got a saftey to switch off.

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There are some folks that have the safety on and NO round chambered..... Lots of luck to them if they get into a situation.

 

[Smitty357]

I seem to look at it one way.

Every weapons is always loaded, and my trigger finger is the only safety that i need.

 

[red dragon]

I'm a lefty and have carried the shield everyday for over a year,iwb w/safety off and round in the chamber.not once has the safety ever accidentally engaged.

 

[Edmo]

There are some folks that have the safety on and NO round chambered..... Lots of luck to them if they get into a situation.

Wow!! I bet they run with scissors too!

+1 me as a "round chambered, safety off" guy also. It has worked for me over the many years I have carried a GLOCK, and all of my GLOCK triggers are lighter than the one on my Shield.

Edmo