Posted: 12/23/2012 7:30:36 PM EDT
| If you don't plan on using a Glock for a while, do you dry fire it before putting it away or do you reset the trigger? |
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The above posters are right-leaving it "cocked" (bad term considering g the design but you understand)
Won't hurt anything but I have always been taught ( can't say if it is right or wrong or even matters) when putting a way a gun for a period of time it is best to release trigger to put less tension on springs. With a glock with the trigger pressed you can tell at a glance the pistol is not ready to fire |
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The above posters are right-leaving it "cocked" (bad term considering g the design but you understand) Won't hurt anything but I have always been taught ( can't say if it is right or wrong or even matters) when putting a way a gun for a period of time it is best to release trigger to put less tension on springs. With a glock with the trigger pressed you can tell at a glance the pistol is not ready to fire Exactly why I do it, too. |
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If the trigger's pulled, then you can be pretty sure there's not a round in the chamber. Unless the gun is going to be stored for years then it will make no difference. The wear on springs mostly occurs with use anyway. I understand the point of pulling the trigger but the problem is when pulling the trigger becomes a habit with putting the gun away a negligent discharge becomes a real possibility. We have had this happen more than once at my agency. Yes I know the trigger is pulled when the gun is taken down but the discharges tend to take place when the gun is being "unloaded and secured". Although off topic I know someone reading the qoute above will take it well beyond what the author was saying. If you want to know if a gun has a chambered round open the action and check it. |
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If the trigger's pulled, then you can be pretty sure there's not a round in the chamber. Unless the gun is going to be stored for years then it will make no difference. The wear on springs mostly occurs with use anyway. I understand the point of pulling the trigger but the problem is when pulling the trigger becomes a habit with putting the gun away a negligent discharge becomes a real possibility. We have had this happen more than once at my agency. Yes I know the trigger is pulled when the gun is taken down but the discharges tend to take place when the gun is being "unloaded and secured". Although off topic I know someone reading the qoute above will take it well beyond what the author was saying. If you want to know if a gun has a chambered round open the action and check it. In my humble opinion, that just speaks to the sad reality of the lack of intellectual prowess required for entering l.e.  I double and triple check a firearm before ever pulling the trigger.
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The original Glock boxes had a shaft in the middle on the early box. From what i have read, they were removed because of ND's that happen when people tried to put a loaded gun in the container and the shaft presses the trigger causing it to discharge. If you send a gun back to glock in one of these cases supposedly it will be returned with the shaft removed.
Myself, i store all my guns uncocked. |