Originally Posted by
hookeye
Nope. Not the same.
Most DA revolvers have a transfer bar, or have a hammer block..........will not fire unless the trigger is rearward. Drop safe.
I carry a single action auto, cocked and locked. Have for decades. Doesn't bother me one bit. Series 70 or 80.
Lots of BS about sweeping for a safety. I sweep for it as the gun comes up..close to holster part of draw, not when the gun is almost up. It's automatic. If the gun doesn't have the thumb safety, the sweep happens anyway.
Note: all my autos have safeties that operate in the same direction. I don't mix it up, with other types. But that's just me.
I grew up shooting older style, truckloads of rounds...........so I stay with it.
Of course I don't stuff my cocked and locked auto in my pants with the muzzle resting on my other gun.
I respectfully disagree. If you pull the trigger on your DA revolver it will go bang with no manipulation of any external safety. If you pull the trigger of a Glock for instance it will go bang with no manipulation of an external safety. The internals are very different, but the end result is the same. I choose to carry an auto with an external safety and like you I train to "sweep" the safety in the function process of drawing the firearm.
What I was getting at was I don't understand carrying a firearm on an empty chamber. I know I'm gonna catch some heat here, but I fully believe if an individual cannot carry said firearm loaded ready to fire you are not proficiently trained with said firearm. The one instance would be a firearm that is not fall/ impact safe, which I own one, but it is a family heirloom and not used.