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jsk wrote:

I have a personal bias towards 1911s though I do think Glocks are good guns. I would be almost willing to bet that if you check what weapons have the most unintended discharges, it would be Glocks. That could be because they are so common in police work, but it could also be because they do not have the external safety that 1911s and other pistols do. I have not done a proper study on this, so it is just a seat of the pants estimate, fueled by bias, so I could be wrong. It is just something to consider, IMO.

There's a reason the term "glock leg" exists; I've never heard it called "1911 leg". :)

But it still happens...

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You would carry a DA/SA pistol decocked because the trigger is very light when it is cocked. On my M59, it is about the same as a 1911's trigger which is lighter than my Glock's trigger. It also has no trigger safety like the Glock. Theoretically speaking, you probably could carry the DA/SA pistol cocked but I personally wouldn't.

All I carry are striker fired pistols and the only way I will carry is with one in the chamber. That's how I've done it from day one. I do not carry a gun in a condition I cannot immediately fire because my line of thinking is if I need a gun, I need it now.

There are too many entirely plausible scenarios where I would only be able to employ my gun with one hand for me to consider carrying anything else.

My philosophy is carry in a high quality holster that completely covers the trigger guard, holster carefully and then leave it alone.

In my admittedly limited experience, most semi autos with external hammers will either have the ability to carry cocked and locked our will have a decocker that you can safely drop the hammer with.