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Pace wrote:
Still doesnt make sense. Why would you want to have to "move" a lever in order to defend yourself. Can you imaigne, if you forget the safety is on? One shot lost, too much time, attacker already stabbed you.
When I draw against an attacked, I always have a round chambered. I carry always that way, don't understand any other way.
Guns without manual safeties are designed as lowest common denominator weapons. Least training required, least practice required. The Glock wasn't as spectacular as many make it out to be. Its fame came from shrewd marketing to the police forces in europe, who were using expensive weapons that required more training, and were also starting to arm much larger portions of its police than before. It saved a lot of money and time.
Lets try this one. I have just fired my 1911, and now I'm going to holster it.
1. thumb safety up
2. put thumb on back of slide above the hammer.
3. insert into holster.
If I forget to thumb the safety, and my trigger gets caught and pulled by my shirt, I am safe because the grip safety is no longer compressed (thumb up on slide puts pressure of web UP on the beaver-tail, engaging the safety.
If I forget to thumb the safety, and my trigger gets caught and pulled by my shirt, AND the grip safety is broken, my thumb will manually decelerate the hammer, making a discharge unlikely.
Even if I neglect everything and holster condition 0, the chance of a negligent discharge is THE SAME as your DAO. (pull trigger=bang) DAO/"safe action" IS NOT protection against negligent discharge from holstering.
Lets say I'm the victim of a gun grab. It will take a thug time to figure out how in the hell to get my weapon to fire. Your DAO? your ******, even a 12yo swipes your gun and your dead.
Just as carrying a sidearm becomes second nature to us, if you train with a firearm with manual safeties, they
will become natural. It will also prepare you if you ever need to pick up an unknown firearm and use it immediately. I can pick up almost any pistol in the world and get it functioning in 2-3 seconds. All because I own and/or shoot and/or train with SAO, DAO, DA/SA DA/SA/SAO, safeaction, striker fired, hammer fired weapons of Blowback, tilting locked breach, roller locked, and squeeze cocked designs.
Once you get to know more styles, you can figure out a firearm you've never seen very quickly. Sticking with a DAO cause its super simple and you never have to think about it makes you a lowest common denominator shooter. Even if your a great shot. If I hand you a CZ-75 in the middle of a gun fight what would you do? What if I needed you to field strip and clear debris from an H&K USP in a stressful situation? What if I handed you a Taurus 840 with a three position thumb safety? Which thumb safeties lock the slide? Does a Kel-Tec P3AT have strike-two capability, or do you rack the slide upon misfire? Did you know the SA xD you put in your pictures is offered in a .45 with a thumb safety?
I don't expect answers. I'm just making a point. Make yourself well rounded and competent for any situation. I'm glad your confident with your xD. I'm confident with just about anything.
I do agree with you almost all guns should be carried with a round in the chamber.
