Grip Safety

[only49ersfanleft]

I agree with the store employee. what if you need to shoot your XD with your feet, the thumb safety gets in the way.

[body942]

I'll play Devil's advocate here, but first let me say that I love my XD Service 45 and the grip safety is intact: That being said, I have heard from a guy that is a DIE HARD Glock convert from a career of shooting 1911's competitively that IF he were to ever own an XD for carry that he too would "modify" the grip safety. He points out the XD grip safety is very narrow compared to a 1911. This allows for much less margin for error when securing a grip than a 1911. He states he's seen a few (admits VERY few) FTF's from sloppy grips on XD's and then he personally put rounds downrange out of the same pistols with nothing else done other than securing a good grip. I know the internet makes instant skeptics, but I will say that the guy I'm talking about is a gun guy's gun guy. Again, I haven't changed anything on my pistol, but like I said, Devil's advocacy gives food for thought.

[skilled1]

Originally Posted by TOMBO

Was he a self professed Mall Ninja. I hate ID10T's. The grip safety was put there for a reason. Would he do the same to a 1911. If he even knows what one is.

1911? no the date it was made was produced was in 2006 sir.

[Breadfan]

Originally Posted by only49ersfanleft

I agree with the store employee. what if you need to shoot your XD with your feet, the thumb safety gets in the way.

ROFL

Anawy, I'm quite surprised with the replies here. There was a discussion about this some time ago and quite a few people claimed grip safety should be taped and someone even mentioned there was an officier with a colt .45 that had this problem when engaging a criminal.

I personally think grip safety is great and if it wasn't on the gun, I wouldn't be buying my HS that's for sure, especially coming from someone who got used to thumb safeties.

[Scribe]

I haven't been able to shoot the gun at the range without fully pressing the grip safety. How does the dude hold the gun to manage that? Feels hell awkward

[Breadfan]

^^ It's the web that presses the grip safety, not your whole hand. Which means, you don't even have to hold it tight, you just need to grab it and that's it.

If I understand correctly, 1911 has bigger grip safety and it requires larger portion of the hand to engage it, which might make a quite a difference right there.

[mhillsing23]

Typical retail moron that thinks he is so much better than the customer because he is on the other side of the counter. Not everyone in retail is dumb, but gun guys at large sporting goods stores tend to be.

[agalindo]

Mall Ninjas use secret "Ninja" techniques that don't require you to touch the gun in order to fire it.

[KarolinaKid]

Originally Posted by ChrisChris

Funny thing happened the other day.

I was in a large outdoor store and was hanging out over by the firearms. I was talking to a guy who was looking to buy his first pistol. I had the store employee pull out an XD and went all through the pistol, showing him why I love it.

The employee said he did not mind the XD, but if he owned one he would put electrical tape on the grip safety. He told me that if he needs the pistol for defense he does not have to worry about having a proper grip on the pistol and that he was experienced enough to shoot without having to have his thumb around the back strap.

Now, I understand why someone might not want a grip safety, but how on earth do you justify it by saying you are experienced enough to quickly draw and fire with a horrible grip! The last thing I want are bullets flying out with me barley holding onto the weapon.

Anyone have any thoughts?

Sounds like something a glock-head would say.

[chromechicken]

He might have meant that in a SD situation, his draw may not be perfect, and is concerned that if his grip wasn't "textbook", the grip safety might not be fully disengaged, and it might cause a problem. This is a theory I have heard before. While I don't agree with it, I understand it, and I have heard worse things from a gunstore clerk.

Again, I don't agree with it, but it's not completely retarded either.