Decocker or no?

[djhall]

I have decided on the Manual safety, Training consistent across all guns and with all the kids.

I was thinking about this aspect while driving to work this morning. What is the most consistent training without limiting yourself to only guns with 1911 style safeties or only striker fired pistols?

I suppose one point of view would be to train with the safety and if you pick up a striker fired and your training kicks in you'll just try to flick off a safety that isn't there.

[heidad01]

If you're really concerned with personal safety more than "adding to the collection", stick with a single type of firearm action. Don't carry a striker fired gun, then have a pistol with manual safety for home. Keep it simple.

If you want to be better equipped for self defense, take a self defense pistol class, then take another. What you already own is probably more than enough to defend yourself. Invest in your software.

^^^ Good advice

I do not care for a gun with a decocker and always thought they are made for the clumsy folks. Anyone handling a gun should be able to lower the hammer safely, without a decocker lever/control, like it has been done since the 1800s. Now, if a gun has a decocker (like sigs) and I like the gun, so be it. It is there and I might even use it once in a blue moon, but I would not buy a gun because of the decocker on it.

Ok, I know I am going to get heat for this one. I have taken cover already.

[penguin0123]

Adrenaline is something you also need to practice with. Competitive shooting helps with that.

Truer words have never been spoken. I'm able to center my shots when doing the casino drill; but when the timer comes out, I always pull my shots low. Just a tiny bit of stress makes a world of difference.

[HKRick]

I have several CZ 75's and love them. I wish I would have got a decocker model instead of the safety versions though. I don't like that you cannot activate the safety in the DA mode (hammer lowered) also going off memory I think you have to take the safety off to clear the gun (could be wrong). That being said if you are buying for home defense I would recommend getting the SP-01 instead so you can add a light if you want via the rail system. Very important for home defense.

[heidad01]

I suppose one point of view would be to train with the safety and if you pick up a striker fired and your training kicks in you'll just try to flick off a safety that isn't there.

Yes. That is a good way of looking at it. One is better off training and knowing all kinds. Like math, one should know how to multiply and divide. After that it is quite all right to use a calculator if you choose to do so or needed for cumbersome situations.

[cannon]

Bunch of mechanical safeties in place like half notch intercept and firing pin block that are not disengaged unless you pull the trigger. Also note that some decockers let you lower the hammer gently (e.g. Sig) which gives you even more safety.

I just don't have the same faith in mechanical devices made by man that you do.

To each his own.

[nitroxdiver]

You read correct, I rarely use the decocker and not because is something wrong with that. It helps a lot actually to use the same habits on all the guns are used for defense or carry. In a stressful situation there is no time to think what gun you have in your hand and what features the gun have, so the best thing is to use them in the same way or the more similar way possible.

Just my way of thinking

Thanks for replying. I personally have no issue lowering a hammer on a live round. Have done it more times than I can remember on revolvers and semi autos that don't have a decocker. Just had never heard of anyone doing that as a point of practice on a firearm with a decocker. Take care.




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