Why not just decock your QA? Aren't the decockers on both the AS & QA mechanically the same?[b said:Quote[/b] (BlakeTyner @ Sep. 16 2006,11:43)]The only thing I do a little different is place an old student ID card in the holster over the trigger guard. SmartCarry is not flimsy, but I feel better knowing that something isn't going to somehow pull the trigger thru the fabric. With a decocked AS I probably wouldn't worry about it.
The problem is that decocking an AS puts the gun into regular Double Action meaning that it would take a relatively longer and heavier trigger pull than it would when cocked and in Single Action, but it can still fire. In contrast, decocking the QA means the gun cannot be fired until the slide has been partially racked in order to cock the action. Typically this means a person carrying a P99 QA will carry it cocked (or pre-cocked) with one in the chamber, just like a Glock. On a P99 QA, the decocker's main purpose is to avoid the step where you must pull the trigger to disassemble the gun like you would with a Glock. It's not to be a safety to carry an uncocked gun.[b said:Quote[/b] (kankujoe @ Sep. 16 2006,8:45)]Why not just decock your QA? Aren't the decockers on both the AS & QA mechanically the same?
This is very well said. There are a lot of things that go into carrying for self defense. Things that come up in actual self defense scenarios are things that you may not have contemplated or practiced. Simple tasks are not always simple when you are in a self defense situation.[b said:Quote[/b] (ShipWreck @ Sep. 17 2006,12:17)]Please realize that there are several realistic scenarios which may require you to use a gun in self defense - and, quite often, U are lucky to be able to even bring the gun to bear in time. By you assuming you will have enough time to cock your gun - I think U are making a mistake in carrying it that way. The QA decocker is not designed to be a carry safety.
Thanks for your advice... I just happen to disagree with it.[b said:Quote[/b] (ShipWreck @ Sep. 17 2006,12:17)]I think there was another thread on the whole - carrying the QA with the gun decocked. If you are not comfortable carrying a round in the chamber, then maybe you shouldn't be carrying. I too had some "issues" when I got my 1st gun in 1993 - a Glock 17. But, after having it a few months, I became more comfortable w/ it, and started to keep a round chambered.
Please realize that there are several realistic scenarios which may require you to use a gun in self defense - and, quite often, U are lucky to be able to even bring the gun to bear in time. By you assuming you will have enough time to cock your gun - I think U are making a mistake in carrying it that way. The QA decocker is not designed to be a carry safety.