Glock's-manual safety

[Waltercat]

Will Glock ever offer a manual safety? It's all that keeps me from owning one. If I were in LE, it certainly makes sense.
I wonder if Glock may be missing a certain segment of the market. They are so highly rated I just want one. Never have held
or fired one to feel that magic and it's bugging me.

 

[chuter]

If I remember correctly Gaston Glock was requested by military and LEO authorities to design a gun without a manual safety.
Seems there were too many wrong shootings because people thought manual safeties were on when they weren't, or weren't when they were.

I'm getting this from a book called America's Gun:
https://a.co/d/9YzyGOg
I'm old and could be remembering wrong.

 

[KOPBET]

Every Glock has a "manual" safety.

 

[Waltercat]

Every Glock has a "manual" safety.

Thumb safety.
The Shield and others have offered both with and without and have not seemed to gravitate to either
one for production. That tells me that they see the market is there for both and can justify both.

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

No amount of safeties will overcome poor training and gun handling habits. I know you apparently like a manual safety on a gun but there's simply no need on a Glock. They're popular with LE precisely because they DON'T have a manual safety. How long have you been shooting revolvers without manual safeties?

Glocks have 3 safeties and are likely one of the safest guns in the world...unlike some Sigs with manual safeties that are known to fire while holstered without any input from the shooter. Which would you rather have?

Find one you can shoot. If you like it, get one. If you don't, don't get one.

 

[dancer4life]

What he said.

 

[Randy_]

They have made some for military contracts but unlike Sig, have never offered them for civilian sale. While not a replacement for a thumb safety, you might want to look into the "striker control device" or NY1 trigger spring to see if either of them interest you.

Otherwise, the Smith & Wesson M&P 2.0 guns are great, and come with a thumb safety option, which is why I personally went with M&P over Glock for a couple purchases.

 

[conditionzero]

Not sure why you would ever want any striker fired gun with a manual thumb safety. Remember, GLOCK's are PERFECTION.

 

[Waltercat]

"Otherwise, the Smith & Wesson M&P 2.0 guns are great, and come with a thumb safety option, which is why I personally went with M&P over Glock for a couple purchases."

It's my current CC. .45.
Just never could get over a loaded Glock, and others, in single action, being in someone else's hands.
That scenario shouldn't happen but...............

 

[Waltercat]

Not sure why you would ever want any striker fired gun with a manual thumb safety. Remember, GLOCK's are PERFECTION.

Ok. You asked for it. It's that 6lb. pull without a thumb safety that gets me. But yes. They are fine guns.
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