JimH58

My two primary CCW are a Bersa 380 and a S&W 442 .38 special. The Bersa has an external safety but is also a DA/SA pistol which can be carried chambered with the safety off very safely following trigger safety procedures. The trigger pull in DA is fairly long and is about 8 lbs.

The Smith is DA only and has about a 8 to 10 lb trigger pull.

I tried carrying my S&W 9mm M&P but it is SA only and when chambered the trigger pull on it is less then 5 lbs. I never felt comfortable carrying it chambered because of the rather light trigger. Even with a good holster I still felt uncomfortable.

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JimH
Kentucky
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S&W 442, Bersa 380, S&W 9mm M&P, Springfield XD40c
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Member: NRA, USCCA

Rugergirl

The best safety any gun can ever have is not even part of the gun, it's the one between the ears. And it happens to be the one everyone has.

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Ron

Not debating the statements that the best safety is the one between your ears, but I prefer the extra security of a manual safety. Yes they can fail, and yes one should not be overreliant on them, but I still prefer the extra sense of comfort they provide for me.

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kazzaerexys

Hey, Ram Rod, what's your carry gun again...?

Okay, I want to offer the alternative viewpoint here: a manual safety is not a necessity and should never be a crutch for bad weapons handling, but that does not mean it is not a viable option. A manual safety is a good option, for example, if you are more concerned with retention issues than with needing an extra split second to make a decision on a first shot.

By the way, if the only necessary safety is the brain-to-finger connection, then why don't you all carry around 1911s cocked and unlocked with pinned grip safeties? After all, it can't go off unless you pull the trigger, and you obviously don't need a long double-action trigger pull to keep you from breaking an unwanted shot, and we know all you striker-fired guys are all about the consistent trigger pull...

For the record, I own DA/SA guns and would carry a cocked-and-locked SAO gun. I have almost no interest in DAO autoloaders or striker fired guns. YMMV.

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