Walther P99- no safety
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Walther P99- no safety
I feel very confident in my ability to access and carry my weapon in such a way as to avoid an ND or AD. I have never tried but I wonder what it would take to get a SIG229 to AD - a drop on a hard tile floor I highly doubt would do it. Granted my military experience with pistols was with the Beretta M9 and not a SIG. Anyone out there care to shed some light on their experience with this - not anecdotally please... Just first hand experience.
My thoughts are, as stated before, that I want the least amount of motion necessary to put a round (or rounds) on target. My combat experiences taught me that you have to maintain some semblance of safety but I am in the camp with a bunch here that my finger is safety enough. One of the few good things about relying on your weapons 100% of the time (in combat) to stay alive is to have gained a sincere appreciation and respect for them that you don't get being back in society.
I've dropped my M&P 40c with a round chambered, many times. I've also dropped my full size CZ 75B down some stairs while cocked and locked.
Sounds like some interesting stores Stu?Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart
Nah, those are the most interesting parts. With the CZ, I was jumping up the stairs as far as I could, and the retention of the holster was so bad, that the gun just popped out and fell back down the (wood) stairs. It got everyone's attention in the room...
I was playing horseshoes once while wearing a horrible OWB with no lock. The horseshoe grabbed the grip and the shoe and gun both went flying towards the stick... I rang the horseshoe. No ND or AD though... must've been a fail that my handgrenade didn't go off... I must be doing it wrong again. Gotta love my Glock.
I guess after reading a few of these post I see why I wear a Serpa holster. [Beer]
So you can get sand stuck in the release mechanism at the most inopportune time?
Exactly-I look for the negative side in everything.
Must be a mathematician. ;)