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Tatsumi67 · November 28, 2008, 12:40 PM

Buddy,

From the nature of your question I gather that you don't quiet understand how handguns work. Take some training courses. Your local VFW, Range or Gunshop can help you out with that. Hands on training is the ONLY way to really understand what you do with a gun.

Glocks are DAO or Double Action Only pistols, meaning the hammer cannot be cocked untill you are actually pulling the trigger. Glocks are unlike other pistols as tehy dont use the traditional safety mechanism, its more than effective in its uniqueness but it will make you very anal about constantly checking the chamber.

The key to safe gun handling in my educated opinion Is awareness of your gun, knowing what its doing, why its doing it, when its doing it.

November 28, 2008, 12:40 PM	#11
Tatsumi67 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2007 Posts: 575	Buddy, From the nature of your question I gather that you don't quiet understand how handguns work. Take some training courses. Your local VFW, Range or Gunshop can help you out with that. Hands on training is the ONLY way to really understand what you do with a gun. Glocks are DAO or Double Action Only pistols, meaning the hammer cannot be cocked untill you are actually pulling the trigger. Glocks are unlike other pistols as tehy dont use the traditional safety mechanism, its more than effective in its uniqueness but it will make you very anal about constantly checking the chamber. The key to safe gun handling in my educated opinion Is awareness of your gun, knowing what its doing, why its doing it, when its doing it. __________________ "Do what you can, what you want, what you must,feel the hunger inside, just don't lose your trust" - KMFDM, Trust. NRA Member,Minnesota State Safety Certified, Eagle Scout Currently schemeing on an AR-15 build.