Texas_Blaze wrote:I couldn't carry my G17 often, just to big. but even when I did, I didn't have one chambered. So, I carried my wife's .38 spl most of the time (she doesn't carry-no chl). Liked that it had a real heavy trigger, but it has only five rounds
so recently I got a Ruger SR9C. 10+1, has a manual safety. Now I carry loaded in the chamber, w/ safety on. Now, I know many may say in a stressful situation you might forget the safety is on, but I look at it this way...rather flip the safety w/ my thumb then rack w/ both hands.
I don't know if my concern w/ a chambered gun has gone away. Maybe i feel that my carry weapon is safe because of the safety.
I'm not criticizing you but I want to cause you to think. If you were in George Zimmermans situation (ignore all the hype), would having a manual safety on hinder you and possibly cost you your life? I carry the SR9c and do not use the safety. After draw and dry fire practice showed me that about 10% trying to disengage the manual safety made me less safe and cost me valuable seconds, I quit using it. If it were a 1911 with a hare trigger, that be a different story.
YMMV
