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Offline jimjc

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SAFETY OR DECOCKER
« on: September 09, 2017, 08:12:19 PM »
Well, today I was at a gun show and I've had a lot of interest in CZ's, I recently purchased a P10C and love it. Since I've shot quite a few striker fired guns for some time I decided to purchase a CZ PO7 9mm and I found one and it came home with me.

How do you guys feel about setting the gun up for a safety or decocker. I really the idea of being able to do it with the P07. Which do you like and why is one better over the other?

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Re: SAFETY OR DECOCKER
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2017, 08:47:55 PM »
My rule is DA/SA guns have decockers, SAO guns have safeties... so decocker is my choice.
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Re: SAFETY OR DECOCKER
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2017, 09:40:27 PM »
I agree- I prefer decockers
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Offline viking499

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Re: SAFETY OR DECOCKER
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2017, 09:44:27 PM »
I also prefer decockers.

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Re: SAFETY OR DECOCKER
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2017, 09:57:11 PM »
Another vote for decocker.

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Re: SAFETY OR DECOCKER
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2017, 10:04:09 PM »
Do you guys feel it's a bit safer when you have one in the chamber if you use a decocker?

Offline DOC 1500

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Re: SAFETY OR DECOCKER
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2017, 10:19:44 PM »
Do you guys feel it's a bit safer when you have one in the chamber if you use a decocker?
Having One in the Chamber , I don't know if I call it safer but I call it being prepared. One in the Chamber means that you're ready . To me having a safety means an extra step to have to go through before pulling the trigger.
 I like the decocker, because if I happen to be in the single action mode, ( Hammer all the way cocked )  I don't have to lower the hammer by pulling the trigger and lowering the hammer with my thumb. I just decock it and I believe that is safer.
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Re: SAFETY OR DECOCKER
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2017, 10:39:37 PM »
If it's not DAO then I prefer decocker. Old habit!

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Re: SAFETY OR DECOCKER
« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2017, 10:56:06 PM »
Safety for me.

Manually decocking is neither unsafe nor difficult.

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Re: SAFETY OR DECOCKER
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2017, 11:30:34 PM »
Decocker.

Offline DOC 1500

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Re: SAFETY OR DECOCKER
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2017, 11:48:29 PM »
I have decocked many DA manually so many times without incidents that I am used to it and can do it with my eyes close  :o.
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Re: SAFETY OR DECOCKER
« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2017, 02:28:58 AM »
I prefer safeties, as I think it provides more versatility. Cocked and locked, or, you can manually decock no problem as long as your paying attention and have the DA first pull.
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Re: SAFETY OR DECOCKER
« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2017, 04:54:18 AM »
Do you guys feel it's a bit safer when you have one in the chamber if you use a decocker?

ALWAYS one in the chamber - regardless of the type of action - unless the gun is unloaded ;-)

A double action trigger does give you more opportunity to prevent mistakes due to the longer, heavier pull and the visual and tactile feedback you get with the hammer.

Yes, I feel it is safer. 
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Re: SAFETY OR DECOCKER
« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2017, 07:04:35 AM »
I always prefer a decocker. I did manually decock my Witness and early CZ pistols for many years before I got the P-01, but since then I far prefer a decocker. Personal preference.
Any carry sidearm will be hot, i.e., loaded chamber, as any other method, in my mind, will require two hands/time to employ that just might not be there.

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Re: SAFETY OR DECOCKER
« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2017, 07:17:32 AM »
Either one suits me just fine. I'm so used to manually decocking a pistol that I often don't even use the lever on my CZ BD guns.

If you want to safely carry cocked and locked then go safety. Both are perfectly safe to carry chambered with the hammer down or at half cock.
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