Posted on 09/11/2017 5:00:58 AM PDT by w1n1
Edited on 09/11/2017 12:02:08 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
*** Speaking of reloads. In my early days of shooting the Colt .45 my wife was at the range with me and a friend who was teaching me about reloading. We were shooting target reloads that my friend had made. My wife wanted to try so after going through the basics and watching her shoot a couple of mags (all in the black), we set her up in the lane next to me. We had had a few stovepipes so I was watching to help out with any problems she might have. On one trigger pull I heard a slight “pop” and the action didn’t cycle. Thank God it wasn’t a stovepipe or I might have cycled the action and let her fire another round. But, my (Marine Corps) training took over and I told her to hand the pistol to me. After breaking it down, sure enough there was a bullet lodged in the barrel. My friend had changed the primer, but missed the powder in that bullet. It made me a better reloader as I always double check my powder loads before adding the bullet.
I never listen to “experts” because they never are.
Thus the “”.
But with with common sense and a quality holster I am quite comfortable carrying a Glock.
I did not feel more comfortable with a 1911 cocked and locked, I had to fight the urge to keep checking the safety all day long.
always double check my powder loads before adding the bullet.
And yes, it can be done even in a progressive press.
I keep a 1911 in a shoulder holster cocked and locked because the strap comes between the hammer and firing pin. I feel perfectly comfortable with that arrangement.
On the hip, I don’t because, as you said, I keep checking the strap.
For hip use, I prefer the Beretta 96 in .40 because it has both a manual safety and a 12 pound DA trigger. For bear country I keep a S&W 329 44 mag on the left hip. Great revolver and same thing, 12 pound trigger.
P.S. For the same reason of trust, I always have a Ruger LCP 380 in a pocket, and none in the pipe with that one.
S&W 627, 2.5 inch, 8 rounds. About the same weight/footprint as my 1911 and just a tad thicker.
The paradox of the single action comes to mind that muddies that platitude
Glocks are so love hate
I find them easy to shoot but don’t care for block style pistols
It’s a matter of preference
And no I do not think a trigger safety is sufficient
It’s redundant kind of
I prefer 1911 or FN style
Do you carry your revolver with the hammer cocked?
I doubt that a double charge would do that. My guess is a squib which blocked the barrel, followed by a full-pressure discharge.
What holster do you use?
Thanks. I tried another one and it would not retain the pistol with the hammer cocked. The strap slid over the slide.
“I never saw anything like this for a Colt 1911”
I over loaded a reload in a 1911. It was a commander size Kimber. The result was the magazine blew out the bottom. The only damage was the magazine catch, the plastic floor plate, and my pride.
No, I pull it back with my thumb when I want a lighter pull with more control. Its nice to have two options. Its also very visible. I never liked hammerless autos or invisible de-cockers.
The Miami Classic locks tight. I carry both a Kimber Ultra Carry and a full sized TLE. Both work great.
Point being the Glock trigger is more like carrying a cocked revolver than the DA pull.
I have been shooting for 40 years and I would never trust myself with a Glock. Any more than I would want to walk around with a revolver cocked.
And you need two hands to use it for the first shot. That’s time wasted.
More than likely all these were .40 S&W or .10MM glocks. Their barrels are unsupported allowing a minimal possibility of a kaboom. I had a kaboom on my Glock 29. I don’t reload .10mm and .10mm ammo is scarce as hens teeth in my area. My local shop had some reloads and I had bought the 29 here and the manager knew I would be looking for some and he knew the guy who loaded it and he said it should be fine, gave me a hell of a deal.
While this is going on in my mind is a little voice going, no on reloads for the 29, no-no-no. I didn’t listen and bought it went home and set up to do some target practice with the 29. First round fine, second round kaboom! It blew the magazine out of the bottom of the frame and the slide release meekly fell out on my hand, which was stinging like crazy. Upon examination the frame had cracked and was sent back to Glock for replacement, cost me $100 and the shop sent it back on their dime and gave me $100 store credit and apologized profusely. I tossed the few boxes of reloads.
So no reloads on .40 S&W or .10mm in glocks. And I have heard of cases of kabooms with factory loads as well. Looking for a Wolfe replacement barrel which is a supported barrel in the model 29.
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