I took an advanced pistol course a few weeks ago and used my S&W PC bobtail that ran like a top for almost 600 rounds.
I engage my thumb safety before holstering out of habit. When stress was introduced into the drills, I was caught a couple times not engaging the safety...I learned something about myself. Never had an issue flipping off the safety during my draw...lucky I guess.
I understand my single action trigger at 4lbs, with very little pre travel is easier to set off than the striker fired pistols everyone else was using. That said, the instructors never called anybody else on not engaging their safeties before holstering (those that had 'em).
Speaking to a couple of the students during breaks revealed they didn't use their safeties at all. The next time it happened to me, I called the instructor on it. To be honest with you, I don't even remember his response. All I heard was bla, bla, bla. What is the difference??? I knew beforehand the instructors were very pro Glock so maybe having a 1911 in the class rubbed them the wrong way.
Since birth or even earlier, I've been taught to keep my finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.
BTW...every other student had on going problems with their pistols.
I engage my thumb safety before holstering out of habit. When stress was introduced into the drills, I was caught a couple times not engaging the safety...I learned something about myself. Never had an issue flipping off the safety during my draw...lucky I guess.
I understand my single action trigger at 4lbs, with very little pre travel is easier to set off than the striker fired pistols everyone else was using. That said, the instructors never called anybody else on not engaging their safeties before holstering (those that had 'em).
Speaking to a couple of the students during breaks revealed they didn't use their safeties at all. The next time it happened to me, I called the instructor on it. To be honest with you, I don't even remember his response. All I heard was bla, bla, bla. What is the difference??? I knew beforehand the instructors were very pro Glock so maybe having a 1911 in the class rubbed them the wrong way.
Since birth or even earlier, I've been taught to keep my finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.
BTW...every other student had on going problems with their pistols.