http://www.taurususa.com/product-details.cfm?id=169&category=Pistol Article summary: Decockers are hard to understand, and youll just shoot yourself in the leg anyway, so might as well do it with a Glock.. With practice, savvy lever gun runners can also load the magazine tube through the loading gate while the rifle is on the shoulder. How To Decock A Pistol Safely & Easily. Lowering a The designer, a guy named John Browning, did not intend that. My wife loves her Beretta 92, and really won;t carry anything else. Couldnt disagree more with this article. If you have any questions about the right way to handle or care for your firearms, our knowledgeable staff are here to help. Oh, well. All the H&K has the perfect decor king mechanism. Always do it that way. Safe. They do make the hammer fall (in most cases). I also practice swiping the safety off during draws and it is just part of my motion. And DA triggers have been around a while on revolvers. If all you want is a heavier trigger pull to make negligent discharges less likely, get a Glock and install a NY-1 or NY-2 connector, and youre good to go. Nam lacinia pulvinar tortor nec facilisis. Simplicity in life-saving equipment = good. Cooper never did this of course because he wasnt a colonel and he wasnt retired military. The decocker is safer than letting the hammer down on a loaded chamber on a wheel gun. To accomplish that, most are equipped with either a lever or button which allows for the hammer to be lowered safely on a loaded chamber. Draw pistol from holster, support hand grasps slide in proper manner (serrated areas on slide), slide is pulled back till it stops, and then released (do not ride the slide). Carrying in this manner virtually eliminates stress induced, safety related mistakes. In those days lots of people were upset if they saw a pistol with the hammer back in a holster. Agreed. The SA was awfully squishy, and didnt seem to have a clean break point like my 1911 or SAAs. Thoughts on this, or is there another decocking method thats better? Just bought a PPQ in .22LR, and while Im waiting for delivery Ive been reading up on it. Glocks have the trigger safety. Wouldnt trade it for most of the junk around today. Yup. Since it is a general safety precaution, this is the first and foremost crucial weapon safety regulation. A hammer-fired gun with a deckocker offers an excellent safety feature for reholstering a gun pointed at ones femoral. This generation is sad, and whats even more sad is that its not age related. I got lucky in 1984 when I bought my first plastic gun, the SIG P226. Showing off and flaunting your newly acquired pistol carelessly can lead to injury or death. People choose other guns for competition, well, because it is competition different tools for different jobs. Pellentesque dapibus efficitur laoreet. Thank you. With no rationale to back up your claim that they suck, I can simply claim that they do not suck. Take a look at the below steps to get started loading your pistol. My first semiauto was a Sig P229, after 30 years carrying revolvers, and I loved it *because* it used the same safety plan as a revolver, no safety on the gun except the DA pull, just like a revolver, then SA until decocked. Show us on the doll where the decocker touched you. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Place a weak hand finger or thumb in front of the cocked hammer, wedging it between the hammer face and the frame of the gun. Nam lacinia pulvinar tortor nec facilisis. interesting, cheap pistol, but the penis remover is dumb unless it doubles as a manual safety. In fact, it is actually advantageous when there is a struggle over the gun. I can carry it either cocked and locked, OR as a DA by thumbing down the hammer. Pick one, train and practice with it until you can use it safely and proficiently. The theme of this article is absolute bull$hit and written by another expert. I started shooting pistol competitions in the early 80s with a 1911 and later carried double/single autos in the late 80s until today with 5 years as a cop. Plus, I can cock the hammer and I have a lighter trigger pull just like a wheel gun. They are a world of improvement over single action only/manual safety styles. Whereas people that only shoot striker guns are a bit more challenged. Well, whatever the difference is in terminology but yes, either decocking the hammer or lowering it safely to virtually the same spot in rest while the weapon is loaded. In the late 90s I spoke to the sheriff about letting me carry a 1911. Actually, Ive had bad primers on training ammo, and the ability of my Jericho to hit that primer again on a subsequent trigger pull has been a definite time saver and advantage. This should be practiced until it is well ingrained. Beretta always gave me problems. Place your index finger on the trigger and squeeze it gently to fire a round. My point is that POTG should not just know how to run the gun they own. I *think* thats because of the magazine well requiring linkage between the trigger and the sear which the revolver does not require, like the action has to be telegraphed instead of direct. B. The 2022 in SA has a short distance then it is ready to squeeze another round off with ease. Both the 1911 and Hi Power use the single action/double action, cocked and locked style mechanism; they were quickly becoming the most popular auto-loading pistols of the day. Pull Trigger. Ummm, what was the point of this article??? To decock a pistol safely and easily you should: A. If I were limited to only owning and carrying one gun, it would be a Sig P226. Yes, by treating it as an SA gun with the hammer down. Support hand approaches and operates decocking safety, then moves into two-handed grip. The vast majority of self defense shootings happen well under 15 yards. Some people like Fords and some people like Chevys. > de-cocker style operating systems suck. Quick check for safety, work the hammer with finger outside the guard, no cock, safety is on. The gun is carried with the hammer down. my Beretta 8045 the decocker has been worked till it is as easy as a normal manual safety. The vast majority of people carrying glocks have carried them for decades without issue. Agreed, I dont find my CZ P07 to lack anything either. Are they one of the better choices for serious personal defense uses? Oh the irony. Just because its tougher for you, personally, to train people whose guns have a decocker, doesnt mean having a decocker or a DA/SA pistol is a bad idea. I grew up shooting my fathers Beretta 92 and then shot one in the military. Both are drop safe. It truly is a classic nice and helpful piece of information and facts. Gee, I guess all my years in Iraq and Afghanistan make me one of those other guys who arent good shooters. Silly me, and here I thought I knew what I was doing. It comes down to a reliable weapon and solid training more than anything else. ^THIS SO MUCH! Look at this competition (CZ based copy) DA/SA pistol: Secondly, decockers will not slow you down if you train with them and for those that feel safeties of this type are not need because your trigger finger controls everything start researching details about how grommets on jackets, lipsticks in purses, and other objects have been trigger fingers without a brain not to metion all of inexperienced CCW holders and poorly trained police out there who have died or injured themselves or others from accidental discharges with no safety striker fired pistols. I'm not sure if that's great long term without a flag or dummy round in place. My 1911s and Hi-Power had neither a double action mode nor a decocker, action of either is single action with safety. Tactical Shooting Drills & Handgun Training, Personal Protection Devices, Tools and Accessories, Clubs, Shooting Facilities & Associations, 24/7 Access to Premium Personal Defense and Firearm Training Videos and Drills, Step-by-Step Instructional Demos and Guides, 50% Off Video Downloads Purchased in the Personal Defense Network Shop, 2 Full-Length Video Downloads to Watch Offline, 9 Full-Length Video Downloads to Watch Offline, 2 Full-Length Personal Defense Classes to Keep for Life, 2 In-Depth Skill Development Presentations, Discounts on Purchase-to-Own Content in the Personal Defense Network Shop. Hold the grip with your dominant hand and place your index finger (or another finger) from your non-dominant hand between the hammer and the frame. Except many of them, Glocks etc, are carried cocked and unlocked, since there is no safety. Lovely gun for the transition. With proper safety precautions and simple guidelines, loading your pistol should be smooth sailing. I grew up with Safety on at all times. Most da/sa guns have a trigger/hammer block safety (which means the trigger must be pulled back and depressed to align the hammer to the firing pin) similar in function to the glocks trigger safety. Even if he had made the rank he wasnt entitled to use it since he did not retire but was drummed out. A decocking lever or decocker is a mechanical device that safely de-cocks the pistol. I practiced and practice and practiced. A loaded Glock is a fun range toy, carrying one strikes me as an invitation to disaster. To help you out more, follow these steps to help you clear and store a pistol more carefully: To do this, release the magazine and slide the chamber back to pop the bullet out from the ejection port. Always point a gun in a safe direction. If it doesnt deserve perforation, then I shouldnt be pointing my gun at it, I shouldnt have my finger on the trigger, and the fact that Im pulling the trigger a bit when I dont mean to fire is a terrible habit to train. > No safety on chambered ready to fire, no safety on, SA trigger pull on first round and subsequent. The truth is, heavier trigger pulls are only a big deal if you agonize over them. The Sig P226/227 for example use a SA/DA trigger with a decocker lever. He never made the rank of full Colonel but rather Lt. And that applies to a lot of you 1911 shooters, too! (such as promotion codes and cart reminders) from AMD at the number provided, 35 ViS was made IN Radom. Frame-mounted decocker is placed within easy reach of shooters thumb. It has three positions: fire, safe, and decocker (which is momentary). What a joke, you have no business teaching anyone about firearms. Plenty of competition shooters use a CZ or 1911 based design and they are great. Decockers have saved hundreds of police officers when their pistols were pulled from them by bad guys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYvAxLX6OzE. For a short answer, you need to unload the gun, empty the chamber, and pull the trigger. Either something needs shooting or it doesnt. And yet thats EXACTLY how Glocks are designed to be carried, and ARE carried by the thousands of police and private owners.
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