[BACKTOGLOCK]

I added a knob to the paracord lanyard for removing my trigger guard cover. This safety setup works for the truck console, briefcase, and other carry locations as well as the night stand.
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Thanks for the picture and your help. I think this is perfect for me in the nightstand. I don’t carry but I do throw it in the tackle box when I’m out in the woods. Would work well there too. Im going to acquire and use it. Can you tell me which brand you have. Thanks

 

[Bren]

If you have to have a %$#$# manual safety, buy a gun with a %$#$# manual safety. Don't modify your home defense gun with potentially defective BS. If this is a nightstand gun, carry size isn't an issue - get an M&P with manual safety, or a Beretta, or a Hi-Power, or a 1911 or a Springfield XD or a Sig M17. Why choose the one gun that doesn't have the feature you want?

 

[9mmskng]

You're headed in the wrong direction Bud. Get a gun with a Safety, if that's what you want, that's why they're making them as we speak! Don't modify guns you rely on for the wet ass hour!

 

[BACKTOGLOCK]

If you have to have a %$#$# manual safety, buy a gun with a %$#$# manual safety. Don't modify your home defense gun with potentially defective BS. If this is a nightstand gun, carry size isn't an issue - get an M&P with manual safety, or a Beretta, or a Hi-Power, or a 1911 or a Springfield XD or a Sig M17. Why choose the one gun that doesn't have the feature you want?

Great question. Was looking for a solution for using the pistol I wanted and acquired. I have found some comfort level with the suggestion of a trigger guard used on my 19x. I’m going to buy it and use it as I don’t carry I don’t feel the need to change pistols or use a complete holster. Thanks

 

[IAhunter]

I won't flame ya. Personally, I don't believe in manual safeties on SD pistols and I am also not a 1911 fan. I don't even own one.

That said, if I wanted a nightstand gun with a manual safety, I would choose a 1911 type pistol. Why have a manual safety then have to deal with the Glock trigger that includes three additional safeties if you have to fire when you can have a nice crisp 1911 trigger? I would have ZERO confidence in an added aftermarket safety on a Glock.

 

[PhotoFeller]

You're headed in the wrong direction Bud. Get a gun with a Safety, if that's what you want, that's why they're making them as we speak! Don't modify guns you rely on for the wet ass hour!

Maybe the OP isn't in a position to buy a different gun at this time. He doesn't carry on a regular basis. His interest is primarily to make his Glock night stand gun safer in the unlikely event he needs to pick it up from a sound sleep. Sometimes a new gun isn't the only solution.

 

[xds45]

I carry my g43 equipped with a Siderlock and Clipdraw. Works for me.

 

[PhotoFeller]

Thanks for the picture and your help. I think this is perfect for me in the nightstand. I don’t carry but I do throw it in the tackle box when I’m out in the woods. Would work well there too. Im going to acquire and use it. Can you tell me which brand you have. Thanks

I'll try to figure out which brand I have. You need to be sure the cover will properly fit your 19X.

 

[BACKTOGLOCK]

I carry my g43 equipped with a Siderlock and Clipdraw. Works for me.

Actually getting some positive feedback with options that will help me. I just watched a video on Siderlock. I want to try it along with a trigger guard. Just need to see if it works with 19x. Thanks

 

[BACKTOGLOCK]

See guys we all can enjoy the Glock platform. Some guys upgrade sites, triggers, barrels...other guys maybe a safety device. Happy happy with my new pistol.

 

[IAhunter]

I won't flame ya. Personally, I don't believe in manual safeties on SD pistols and I am also not a 1911 fan. I don't own one.

That said, if I wanted a nightstand gun with a manual safety, I would choose a 1911 type pistol. Why have a manual safety then have to deal with the Glock trigger that includes three additional safeties if you have to fire when you can have a nice crisp 1911 trigger? I would have ZERO confidence in an added aftermarket safety on a Glock.

 

[mmcbeat]

I hear what you are saying. I like a Glock for a nightstand gun with one in the chamber but don’t care for a manual safety. Several of the Kydex holster manufacturers offer “pocket holsters” for the G17 and G19. For me, it’s the perfect solution. Nightstand gun with a round in the chamber in a holster. Available with a thumb push off.

 

[LostinTexas]

This still seems active. Any thoughts 175?
Just in case, this is also an alternative, and doesn't modify the gun. https://www.ebay.com/itm/SAF-T-BLOK...ock-17-19-20-21-22-23-24-29/173188313678?hash=item2852d3f24e:g:LNcAAOSwQItT44DM
I had forgotten about these, and never gave them a lot of thought, but a Constable friend had one the other day and since this is still rolling, here you go. Not sure exactly the one ha has, but it fit nice, snapped in a crisp manner and he said he had carried it around for a few weeks and it stayed put. He also said he had played with it a lot, and it was still crisp.

 

[ithaca_deerslayer]

Someone earlier in the thread mentioned using a holster then that would act as a safety. At least slow me down a bit. Since I committed to a 19x that would be good. But is removing from a holster any faster than flipping a safety? Not sure but a moot point now.
Your right about training as I shoot at least a couple hundred a month but how do you train for the deep sleep transition to pointing a gun?
Listen you guys are all so confident in your abilities and that’s great. Others like me want family protection and are less confident and cautious.

You have to do what is best for you and your family, no matter what the others say.

Anyway, I carry a Glock every day, and keep it out while sleeping. But the gun is in a holster.

I use a kydex well fitted holster that is snug around the front of the trigger guard. That is where the friction tension is. To draw requires a brisk tug.

At night, the gun and holster (not unholstered) come off my belt and placed where readily accessible.

But what is the night time draw, since the holster is not attached to anything? The holster has a sweat guard, which simply means that the left side of it (I'm right handed) comes up to even with the rear of the slide. This is a common kydex holster design, and not especially fancy. (It keeps the holster material between you and your gun when wearing IWB).

Anyway, to actually "draw" from the unattached holster, one handed, I press my thumb down on the sweat guard to push the holster off the gun. You have to practice this move.

The difference for me, between this and a thumb safety, is that I know no matter how I carry or sleep, that the gun has to be free from the holster to work. If adding a thumb safety, then in general, the gun has to be free from the holster and the thumb safety has to be clicked off. That makes an extra step.

To each their own. I don't like thumb safeties. Sometimes using one means readjusting the grip. Shoot enough from different positions, different draws, different speeds, etc. Through all that, I don't like having to get my thumb on the safety.

Also, I have more than one gun. Whether LCP, snub revolver, single stack Glock, or double stack Glock, I want them all to just be: draw and shoot.

Even though this is a revolver holster, I bet you can see where my thumb would push for a one handed draw

In this pic, the bottom holster with Glock 43 has a sweat guard, the empty holster on on top does not.

 

[tuica]

Can certainly see your point 175. People awaken at varying degrees of alertness. I’m fortunate in that I’m pretty alert immediately upon waking. No added safety for me. Glock Perfection, right?

No other’s (legally!), in my home, so another less hazardous situation. I would go with something DA/SA, but since the G19 is your weapon, the holster is the next best option. Good luck in your choice.

 

[BACKTOGLOCK]

This still seems active. Any thoughts 175?
Just in case, this is also an alternative, and doesn't modify the gun. https://www.ebay.com/itm/SAF-T-BLOK...ock-17-19-20-21-22-23-24-29/173188313678?hash=item2852d3f24e:g:LNcAAOSwQItT44DM
I had forgotten about these, and never gave them a lot of thought, but a Constable friend had one the other day and since this is still rolling, here you go. Not sure exactly the one ha has, but it fit nice, snapped in a crisp manner and he said he had carried it around for a few weeks and it stayed put. He also said he had played with it a lot, and it was still crisp.

Thanks for asking and adding the link. I’m actually very enthusiastic about all the positive feedback regarding my NY trigger upgrade and safety options for the pistol. If the Siderlock is available on the 19x I’ll get it, also a trigger cover. I’m certain to try a NY1 trigger as well. Thanks

 

[Quigley]

Thanks for asking and adding the link. I’m actually very enthusiastic about all the positive feedback regarding my NY trigger upgrade and safety options for the pistol. If the Siderlock is available on the 19x I’ll get it, also a trigger cover. I’m certain to try a NY1 trigger as well. Thanks

Holy Safeties batman! How did you go from a Thumb safety to a Siderlock, trigger cover, and NY1 trigger? The gun already has 3 built in safeties and you've just added 3 more.

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[BACKTOGLOCK]

Now

Holy Safeties batman! How did you go from a Thumb safety to a Siderlock, trigger cover, and NY1 trigger? The gun already has 3 built in safeties and you've just added 3 more.

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Now that’s funny thanks for the chuckle. I’ll get it figured out. I’ll get comfortable. But I now have some options I wasn’t that aware of 48 hours ago.

 

[LostinTexas]

Now

Now that’s funny thanks for the chuckle. I’ll get it figured out. I’ll get comfortable. But I now have some options I wasn’t that aware of 48 hours ago.

With some of the comments and "needs", I just have to ask, are you new to Glock or pistols. Either way, I get the concern. When they came out, the Glock scared the hell out of me. No way on earth it could be safe. We had grown up with several actions, mostly SA or SA/DA, but all had a safety at that point. Well, that I had ever seen or used.
It took that Constable I talked about earlier, taking one apart and showing me how they operate. I was still cautious, but have has one ever since.
Be careful with any internal mod to a Glock. No matter how much someone sells the idea, there are too many aftermarket mods that cause failure. Leave it alone. If you do make a change, start like it is day one. Take a few hundred rounds to the range and run it like a rented mule from a man you hate, then run it a little more. I start out with no less than 300, and many claim that isn't enough. Then 50 or so of my carry ammo and an assortment of magazines. Yes work all of them in every combination you can think of.
I don't think I would want to make the trigger more heavy. Too many people can't shoot a Glock in the first place, and adding trigger weight will magnify this, on top of it being a modification that must be proven in your gun. Your choice.
A few random thoughts. A lot of unknown shooting experience around here, by usually well meaning people, so proceed with caution, no matter what you decide.
Cheers

 

[Neal]

For the OP: I have a Glock 23 Gen2 with a Cominolli safety. It sits in the safe now. Tried carrying it but the safety lever would not stay engaged in my leather carry holster. It is just not very good compared to a 1911 thumb safety. I now install SiderLocks on all my Glocks that I intend to carry with a round in the chamber. Years ago I tried those trigger blocking plugs, but lost 2 out of the 4 I bought. If the Cominolli was a positive click devise that worked well, I would have stayed with them. Why don't I buy a different brand with a manual safety? Because the Glocks have a big weight and firepower advantage over other brands. Carried a customized Talo Colt Lightweight 38 Super Commander for a few years, but replaced it with a Glock 48 as soon as they were available. Much easier to carry IWB and does not pull my pants down near as much. If I want more power, I have a Glock 23 Gen4 with an extended KKM barrel in 357 SIG, and it holds more rounds and is still lighter than the 38 Super Commander. Still like 1911s better, they are just too heavy for me in my old age.