Trigger with a safety

[Steve Valentine]

On my S400 the trigger was removed and an adjustable one fitted, so no safety button at all. I agree it is a terrible design and I never used it for fear of tripping the trigger. I used to leave the gun uncocked until I was ready to shoot.

Another flaw in safety design, the HW95 and others with the same safety. It’s in a great position and easy to reach, but, once unset it cannot be reset.

[ac509]

Another flaw in safety design, the HW95 and others with the same safety. It’s in a great position and easy to reach, but, once unset it cannot be reset.

A pet hate of mine, and I don't see why such a safety can't (or shouldn't) be resettable - push to fire, push for safe. It can't be that difficult to engineer such a part, surely? I'd really rather a sliding tang safety as you see on many shotguns, but a resettable cross-bolt would be acceptable to me.

[Sabiann]

I feel the same about my FAC daystate pulsar which for me is the worse safety i have on all of my rifles because of its position on the trigger.

Out stalking at night its so easy to inadvertently catch the trigger when reaching for the safety especially when wearing gloves can make it a nightmare.

The only answer for me with the pulsar is to use good discipline - dont carry loaded, which we should be practising.

[Turnup]

You think that's bad, have you seen the safety catch on a Glock pistol?

[Daryll]

A Glock was what sprang to my mind too, but Savage and Mossberg also put them on their rifles, so theres obviously some reasoning behind it.

Its more of a drop safety than anything else....your finger shouldn't be near the trigger unless you're ready to fire, so the gun is safe....

[Turnup]

A Glock was what sprang to my mind too, but Savage and Mossberg also put them on their rifles, so theres obviously some reasoning behind it.

Its more of a drop safety than anything else....your finger shouldn't be near the trigger unless you're ready to fire, so the gun is safe....

Well we wouldn't want the safety to prevent the gun from firing would we?

More than one person has shot their own leg by holstering the Glock with finger (or a holster strap) inside the trigger guard. Bad discipline I know but a pants "safety" IMO - "lemme get this right - you disengage the safety catch by pressing on the extremely dangerous catch (aka trigger)? - sheesh!" .

IIRC the 1911 (or at lease some variants) have a grip safety AND a thumb safety. A thumb safety does not slow down the shooter in the least, and I believe is far safer.

[2DOGS SOULY]

I am not comfortable with safety on or near trigger.

[kennyc]

Well we wouldn't want the safety to prevent the gun from firing would we?

More than one person has shot their own leg by holstering the Glock with finger (or a holster strap) inside the trigger guard. Bad discipline I know but a pants "safety" IMO - "lemme get this right - you disengage the safety catch by pressing on the extremely dangerous catch (aka trigger)? - sheesh!" .

IIRC the 1911 (or at lease some variants) have a grip safety AND a thumb safety. A thumb safety does not slow down the shooter in the least, and I believe is far safer.

the Glock system allows the pistol to be used in the same way as a revolver, pull it out and shoot it, no safety to fumble with and/or forget to operate, the 1911 was built to be safely used by people who in reality probably would never use it, and were unlikely to be fully trained in its use, the fact that it has proven very popular and effective is not a product of its safety mechanisms it is because it feeds and ejects effectively and reliably. the two systems are different and each have shortcomings to some people, yet both are exceedingly popular and effective you pay your money and take your choice.