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Offline David Hineline

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Re: carry a loaded Glock with one in the chamber?
« Reply #40 on: February 13, 2012, 10:39:38 PM »
Sometimes I carry 4 in the chamber.
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Re: carry a loaded Glock with one in the chamber?
« Reply #41 on: February 19, 2012, 08:57:34 AM »
I carry a Hi-power most days this time of year.  It's a single action similar in operation to a 1911.  A holster that covers the trigger guard and has a sweat shield molded to the safety is perfectly safe.  Even if the safety is knocked off, the trigger guard is covered and nothing bad will happen so long as basic safety rules are followed.

At the range, I have a very nice, and very safe, avenger style holster by Sparky that I would recommend in a heartbeat.
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Re: carry a loaded Glock with one in the chamber?
« Reply #42 on: February 19, 2012, 09:01:10 AM »
Quote from: skydve76 on February 13, 2012, 09:27:35 AM
I mean to ease the hammer back down without setting off the round.

I'm very familiar with SA pistols like 1911s and Hi-powers.  This is something that should never be done.  The hammer only falls with the intent of firing a round, or on an empty chamber. 
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Offline JimP

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Re: carry a loaded Glock with one in the chamber?
« Reply #43 on: February 22, 2012, 12:48:41 AM »
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mean to ease the hammer back down without setting off the round.
Why would you do this?


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Re: carry a loaded Glock with one in the chamber?
« Reply #44 on: March 08, 2012, 06:12:06 PM »
GLOCKs are not double action pistols.  They fall under "preset" type pistols.  The trigger cannot fully "cock" the gun and the striker won't ignite the primer without that little extra spring tension provided by the trigger.
« Last Edit: March 08, 2012, 06:18:32 PM by bones1014 »
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Re: carry a loaded Glock with one in the chamber?
« Reply #45 on: March 08, 2012, 08:01:31 PM »
bones1014...don't tell Glock or the BATFE that Glocks are not Double Action....
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Re: carry a loaded Glock with one in the chamber?
« Reply #46 on: March 10, 2012, 12:43:25 PM »
Nevermind
« Last Edit: March 10, 2012, 01:54:35 PM by bones1014 »
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Re: carry a loaded Glock with one in the chamber?
« Reply #47 on: March 18, 2012, 09:21:50 PM »
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mean to ease the hammer back down without setting off the round.

Quote from: JimP on February 22, 2012, 12:48:41 AM
Why would you do this?




Still wondering...... can someone enlighten me?
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Re: carry a loaded Glock with one in the chamber?
« Reply #48 on: March 18, 2012, 09:46:55 PM »
Jim P, on some double action pistols, such as the CZ75, original Taurus 92, and several other earlier types, you had to manually lower the hammer to put it into double action mode after racking the slide.  While on some you could simply carry cocked and locked (like the famous 1911) most people did not feel comfortable (some still don't) with the weapon set like that.  So that is when you would lower the hammer manually.
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Re: carry a loaded Glock with one in the chamber?
« Reply #49 on: March 19, 2012, 08:30:44 PM »
Quote from: JimP on March 18, 2012, 09:21:50 PM
Still wondering...... can someone enlighten me?

You might have to elaborate on your question.  From the looks of your avatar, you own 1911 style pistols, so I was not sure where you were coming from.

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