So the pistol I'm considering comes with a manual safety.

**Kahrmine** · 08-16-2012, 07:47 PM

Which irks me. But... What if I just leave it off and pretend it isn't there?

I suppose it would really irk me if I did that for 6 months and then when I really needed it I found it was back in the safety on position.

**June4th** · 08-16-2012, 08:03 PM

It's why I don't carry guns with safeties. Some safety flips up and some flips down and you need a lot of practice to build the muscle memory. I do have 1911's but I don't carry them. I suppose if it's the only gun I carry, I can practice enough to get use to it.

**Kahrmine** · 08-16-2012, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by June4th

It's why I don't carry guns with safeties. Some safety flips up and some flips down and you need a lot of practice to build the muscle memory. I do have 1911's but I don't carry them. I suppose if it's the only gun I carry, I can practice enough to get use to it.

Yeah, dude, I think you're right.

**CrackPot** · 08-16-2012, 08:07 PM

And I almost only carry a 1911 or 1911 style guns. Thumb safety off on draw is automatic. FAR prefer it to plastic DAK of which I own many.

**warwickben** · 08-16-2012, 08:20 PM

I personally would rather have a 1911 as a carry gun cocked and locked then guns like a glock. I shoot with my strong hand thumb on the saftey so im bot worried about shutting it off.
I know the gun can't just randomly go off. But I know If I found my self at that time and place need to fire out of hate(self defense). I'd rather have to hit the thumb safty , then risk my hand slipping unholsetering putting a bullet in my butt and leg or thigh... But that just me.

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**Tape Measure Pickle Wheel** · 08-16-2012, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by NortheastShooter

Which irks me. But... What if I just leave it off and pretend it isn't there?

I suppose it would really irk me if I did that for 6 months and then when I really needed it I found it was back in the safety on position.

You could just leave it off, or depending on the guns design you may be able to remove it altogether.

Personally, I don't carry guns with manual safeties for the same reason I wont carry with an empty chamber. Just one more step to remember in a self defense situation, and it very well may be the step that gets you killed.

**madmike842** · 08-16-2012, 09:06 PM

Out of curiosity what pistol is it that you are considering?

**June4th** · 08-16-2012, 09:10 PM

Another alternative is an HK P7. Some like it, some don't. I'm in the 'do' camp. The squeeze-cocker mechanism feels very natural to me (the term still feels awkward no matter how many times I say it :)

**06LemansC6** · 08-16-2012, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by warwickben

I'd rather have to hit the thumb safty , then risk my hand slipping unholsetering putting a bullet in my butt and leg or thigh... But that just me.

Really?

Safety is keeping your booger hook off of the bang switch. Just me personally, but for SD I won't carry a gun with a safety.

**drgrant** · 08-16-2012, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by warwickben

I personally would rather have a 1911 as a carry gun cocked and locked then guns like a glock. I shoot with my strong hand thumb on the saftey so im bot worried about shutting it off.
I know the gun can't just randomly go off. But I know If I found my self at that time and place need to fire out of hate(self defense). I'd rather have to hit the thumb safty , then risk my hand slipping unholsetering putting a bullet in my butt and leg or thigh... But that just me.

You sure about dat?

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