Xdm, glock, or h&k as a carry gun

[TacticalGenie]

I would carry with what you're most comfortable with shooting which sounds like the Glock. As for the Glock not being safe, I would get a nice holster that covers your trigger housing. That would make your trigger unaccessible unless you had to pull the weapon. I have been carrying a Glock single stack for a while with one in the chamber with no problems or concerns.

 

[Vec]

http://www.tarnhelm.com/GlockSafety.html

 

[zincwarrior]

http://www.tarnhelm.com/GlockSafety.html

Indeed. M&P makes versions with manual safeties as well, as does Ruger. If going that route I would suggest that the person works that safety multiple times before purchase. They need to be able to release it easily and do so as a matter of muscle memory.

 

[Jon Payne]

Already have that covered... between my legs

It's actually my primary weapon, I just need a firearm as a backup.

P.s. youmadbro? Bc you seem real mad

I'd take the time to write you a response, but from my vantage point you're only here to troll. Time will tell and I could be proven wrong.

 

[ks123]

I'd take the time to write you a response, but from my vantage point you're only here to troll. Time will tell and I could be proven wrong.

That was my response to a guy who chased me through multiple threads to harass me about the same thing...

Was I trolling him? Hell yes I was

 

[ks123]

I would carry with what you're most comfortable with shooting which sounds like the Glock. As for the Glock not being safe, I would get a nice holster that covers your trigger housing. That would make your trigger unaccessible unless you had to pull the weapon. I have been carrying a Glock single stack for a while with one in the chamber with no problems or concerns.

I think that's what I'm going to do for now... until I become more proficient with a firearm that has a secondary safety

 

[RstyShcklfrd]

I think that's what I'm going to do for now... until I become more proficient with a firearm that has a secondary safety

Any holster you own should cover the trigger, period. It doesn't matter if it has 10 safeties or whatever. I use a Raven Concealment Vanguard 2 for my Glock 19 with appendix carry, and I do just fine.

 

[Tacticalmurse]

If you are not comfortable with the stricker-fire action of the glock there is always da/sa like the beretta px4 Storm. You have a long da trigger which is hard to accidentally pull then you have a very short sa trigger for accurate shots. Also the good thing about the px4 is that it has a safty built in if you want it and if you don't it is very easy to turn it into a decocker only.

 

[vmax]

why stop at 2 or 3 safeties?

why not 5 or 6 and then carry the gun unloaded in a locked hard side case?

 

[claymore504]

If you are freaked out by a weapon, you should not be carrying it. You need to train with it and study it until you have complete confidence it the weapon and yourself.

 

[Tacticalmurse]

why stop at 2 or 3 safeties?

why not 5 or 6 and then carry the gun unloaded in a locked hard side case?

I would not personally carry a gun with a manual safty on in. I removed the safety on my px4 and made it a decocker only. That being said we shouldn't demonize someone for wanting to find a gun to carry that they will carry all the time. If someone does not like the idea of a carry gun with no mecanical safety we should give suggestions on carry guns that may suit him well. If you tell someone that there is only one way of carrying concealed and they don't like that way then they will not carry. We should be empowering people to exercise their second amendment rights not criticizing them because it is not the way you do it.

 

[vmax]

Demonize is a harsh word

 

[Tacticalmurse]

I just get tired of people telling others that how they carry or what they carry is wrong. For new ccw holders we can show them how our ways work for us and help them in making the decision that is best for them. That wasn't a comment to you personally just wanted to voice my opinion that calling someone out for wanting more safety than what the glock or m&p have as how not to carry is wrong.

 

[zincwarrior]

Indeed. There is a reason DAOs, DA/SA's, and SA only all remain popular options.

 

[Shoot&Reload]

IMO:
A good way to build confidence with concealment guns without compromising the firearm's functionality with more safety components:

Snap caps, practice, and a little more practice.

BUT practice the right technique. I'm sure there are plenty of resources to show you proper techniques that can minimize risk of injury.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I would not personally carry a gun with a manual safty on in. I removed the safety on my px4 and made it a decocker only. That being said we shouldn't demonize someone for wanting to find a gun to carry that they will carry all the time. If someone does not like the idea of a carry gun with no mecanical safety we should give suggestions on carry guns that may suit him well. If you tell someone that there is only one way of carrying concealed and they don't like that way then they will not carry. We should be empowering people to exercise their second amendment rights not criticizing them because it is not the way you do it.

Not being familiar with these guns, is there something else that would prevent the gun from possibly firing if dropped, for example?

 

[Shoot&Reload]

Not being familiar with these guns, is there something else that would prevent the gun from possibly firing if dropped, for example?

Springfield XDM's have a grip safety that will not allow the sear to release the firing pin unless you grip it correctly. Chances of a round going off from the gun being "dropped" are VERY VERY slim. (Correct me if I'm wrong please)

 

[Mreed911]

Not being familiar with these guns, is there something else that would prevent the gun from possibly firing if dropped, for example?

Yes. This is just the manual safety. The drop safety stays intact.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Springfield XDM's have a grip safety that will not allow the sear to release the firing pin unless you grip it correctly. Chances of a round going off from the gun being "dropped" are VERY VERY slim. (Correct me if I'm wrong please)

I thought a Px4 was a Berretta storm?

 

[Mreed911]

I thought a Px4 was a Berretta storm?

It is.