After a range trip, unlock and load your guns!

[odesskiy]

I'm sitting on the porch having a smoke reading this with my GLOCK 17 concealed on my hip semi-cocked and ready to ROCK.

How do you semi-cock a Glock?

[ar15barrels]

How do you semi-cock a Glock?

Did you know that glocks are ALWAYS semi-cocked when your finger is off the trigger?
When you take up all the slack in the trigger, they are fully cocked.

[GI_JOE]

Get yourself a permanent house gun and make sure everyone in the house is trained to use it. Fortunately, you were home and able to provide your wife with a sense of safety. Since the bluebird seems to be a common occurence in your area, what's the wife to do in a similar situation when you are at the range with all the guns.

[odesskiy]

Did you know that glocks are ALWAYS semi-cocked when your finger is off the trigger?
When you take up all the slack in the trigger, they are fully cocked.

Actually, I thought they were always fully-cocked (after cycling the slide, of course) and the process of pulling the trigger was moving the firing pin safety out of the firing pin channel and releasing the striker.

[ar15barrels]

Actually, I thought they were always fully-cocked (after cycling the slide, of course) and the process of pulling the trigger was moving the firing pin safety out of the firing pin channel and releasing the striker.

While pulling the trigger, the following actions occur:
Trigger safety withdraws into trigger, allowing rearward movement of trigger.
Trigger bar begins moving rearward.
The spur on the trigger bar de-activates the firing pin (drop) safety.
The rear of the trigger bar pushes the striker rearward until the trigger bar contacts the connector.
Through continued rearward movement, the connector cams the trigger bar downwards, allowing the striker to fly forward under pressure of the striker spring.

[odesskiy]

Thanks, Randall.

[ohsmily]

So you brought EVERY gun you own to the range that day? I think some of us would need a couple of vehicles to bring EVERY gun we own for a range outing. I always have a couple of house guns in various places around the home.

Get an extra gun for the house.

[jkasandiego]

I've identified the problem. You don't own enough guns!!!

If you loved your family you would make sure you have too many guns to bring all of them to the range, meaning there is always something left in the safe with a loaded mag next to it.

You better fix that problem right now.

+10000000

[ar15barrels]

I think some of us would need a couple of vehicles to bring EVERY gun we own for a range outing.

I can't even keep them all in one house.
I have them spread between 3 houses.

[RAD-CDPII]

I've identified the problem. You don't own enough guns!!!

If you loved your family you would make sure you have too many guns to bring all of them to the range, meaning there is always something left in the safe with a loaded mag next to it.

You better fix that problem right now.

Thought I said that.

[RAD-CDPII]

While pulling the trigger, the following actions occur:
Trigger safety withdraws into trigger, allowing rearward movement of trigger.
Trigger bar begins moving rearward.
The spur on the trigger bar de-activates the firing pin (drop) safety.
The rear of the trigger bar pushes the striker rearward until the trigger bar contacts the connector.
Through continued rearward movement, the connector cams the trigger bar downwards, allowing the striker to fly forward under pressure of the striker spring.

In other words, a Glock is always half cocked, no safety, pull triger, go bang.

[ar15barrels]

In other words, a Glock is always half cocked, no safety, pull triger, go gang.

Always half cocked with 3 safeties engaged.
Pulling the trigger dis-engages each of the safeties.

[11Z50]

My personal technique is to rotate house guns. I always have at least 3 ready guns immediately available.

I keep a Mossberg riot gun at the ready in my study loaded with 00B, at arms reach. I swap it out with one of my 870's from time to time. My carry pistol, which varies, is on a table next to my easy chair.

The wife keeps her pistol available as well.

We reside in a rural setting, and a Police response is a 30-minute proposition. We are happy to take care of ourselves.

I do indeed understand the OP's dilemma. The only answer is to own more guns! One should, IMHO, have 2 complete sets; shoot one, clean and rotate with the other!

[KenpoProfessor]

http://www.genitron.com/glock23/intglock.html

Operation of a Glock.

Have a great gun carryin' Kenpo day

Clyde

[Johnny Diablo]

.....

Then, we could hear what sounded like a voice on a bullhorn. After maybe fifteen seconds, my very pregnant wife gets up and opens the front door so she can hear better. ......

Early on Dad taught me to to almost always do the opposite of what comes naturally. I reinforce this with my loved ones and they "avoid gathering crowds, avoid spectacles, resist the urge to go see whats drawing a crowd, suspect anyone who is calling for attention, etc...


As soon as I hear a copter overhead I am already thinking in survival mode. The bullhorn has me turning the lights down and peeking from the blinds. Over the years there has been numerous foot chases around my street and twice through my yard.