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carry a loaded Glock with one in the chamber?

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y0diggity:
Do you Glock-carriers keep it cocked loaded while you're carrying? I'm curious about your experiences since its a fairly passive safety system on it.

Thanks!

DaveB:
Always, and a good holster to keep it in.

Dan W:
You need to research how a Glock works. It can not be "cocked" without pulling the trigger fully to the rear to load the firing pin spring. And the firing pin safety blocks  the movement of the firing pin until the trigger is pulled.

So, technically, a Glock is never cocked until the instant before the firing pin is released.

Maybe you mean carrying with a round in the chamber?

DaveB:
I guess that I figure that one in the chamber is what was meant. It is possible to carry with one in the hole and still need to rack the slide, but you're going to toss number one out.

Chris Z:

--- Quote from: Dan W on December 27, 2011, 10:52:57 PM ---You need to research how a Glock works. It can not be "cocked" without pulling the trigger fully to the rear to load the firing pin spring. And the firing pin safety blocks  the movement of the firing pin until the trigger is pulled.

So, technically, a Glock is never cocked until the instant before the firing pin is released.

Maybe you mean carrying with a round in the chamber?

--- End quote ---

Dan is dead on with this one....... A Glock with a round in the chamber is ready to fire, but the gun IS NOT COCKED until you pull the trigger. It is a "Double Action Only" gun.

When you pull the trigger on a Glock, the back of the trigger bar "cocks" the firing pin, then releases it.

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