SR9c - Quick Draw & Thumb Safety

[dekova]

So... the SR9c... I've made it to the range and fired it, it's a sweet little 9mm. I'm concerned though that the safety will be awkward to work in a quick-draw/defensive fire scenario.

For those of you who carry the SR9c, does the safety slow you down at all?

 

[ballcoach16]

Doesn't slow me down. Just do a lot of practice (unloaded of course) and it will become second nature.

 

[Tam 212]

Just needs a lot of (regular) practice. Ride that little chiclet of a thumb safety like a 1911 and sweep it off when it comes out of the holster.

An alternative is to never use it. But since it's there, there is the off chance that it might somehow be engaged when you really, really don't want it to be.

imho, better to practice disengaging it. every time.

 

[Big Stu]

Just needs a lot of (regular) practice. Ride that little chiclet of a thumb safety like a 1911 and sweep it off when it comes out of the holster.

An alternative is to never use it. But since it's there, there is the off chance that it might somehow be engaged when you really, really don't want it to be.

imho, better to practice disengaging it. every time.

+1 I practice disengaging the safety a lot. It is second nature to me.

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah, it's pretty easy to sweep off quickly if you practice it fairly often.

I always use the safety and practice that way, so even if it was off and I thought it was on, it wouldn't matter, but the other way around could really suck.

 

[cruzerlou]

Just needs a lot of (regular) practice. Ride that little chiclet of a thumb safety like a 1911 and sweep it off when it comes out of the holster.

An alternative is to never use it. But since it's there, there is the off chance that it might somehow be engaged when you really, really don't want it to be.

imho, better to practice disengaging it. every time.

+100 I carry my 1911 cocked and locked and as i clear leather the saftey comes off and my thumb is riding it . Of course my finger is indexed along the side of the frame untill I'm ready to shoot.
Lou

 

[Tam 212]

+1. My only complaint is the thumb safety on the SR-series/LC9 is on the small side. Unlike the large thumb safety on late model 1911's, it is (more) possible to miss the SR9 thumb safety in situations of high stress.

Heck, I've missed it and fumbled a presentation while on the clock in action pistol matches with my SR9. And I must have dry practiced it a thousand times.

Ruger says they intentionally made it this way so folks who use a manual safety have one while folks who don't can just ignore it......

After roughly 4,600 rounds through my SR9, I recently sold it and now run S&W M&Ps for competition and SD/HD.

 

[Dmann9]

frowned upon carrying with safety off trusting the trigger safety solely?

 

[Tam 212]

Not at all.

But if you trust that the manual safety is always off, Murphy's Law says there is a possibility it will be on when you least expect it to be.

I can't carry in my home state but at the local matches, all safety devices, as designed by the manufacturer, must be utilized.

 

[Idaho Spud]

I deactivate the safety with the side of the "knuckle" of my thumb instead of trying to use the thumb per se, just after I clear the holster. Finger OFF the trigger! Actually worked up a small callous on my thumb. With a high hold it's the only way that works for me.

 

[Gizmo42]

I deactivate the safety with the side of the "knuckle" of my thumb instead of trying to use the thumb per se, just after I clear the holster. Finger OFF the trigger! Actually worked up a small callous on my thumb. With a high hold it's the only way that works for me.

This.

Thats how I learned and practice to flick the safety off. Works very well once you get used to it. At first I couldnt because the safety was really stiff but after a few practices it flicks off easily with the side of the knuckle.

 

[Verndog]

+1 I practice disengaging the safety a lot. It is second nature to me.

+2
I practice this and verbally think draw, click, aim. Train yourself with the 1,2,3 process and you will never need to think about it. The moment you need to draw the weapon, the safety needs to be off, and engage finger safety (off trigger till target is acquired). Never wait to disengage the safety or one day you could forget.

 

[UrineSane]

Yeah, it's pretty easy to sweep off quickly if you practice it fairly often.

I always use the safety and practice that way, so even if it was off and I thought it was on, it wouldn't matter, but the other way around could really suck.

Pretty much the same thing I do.

 

[Buck B.]

+1 With some practice "sweeping" off the safety becomes natural during the draw. Ive practiced with it enough that when I carry the LCP I've caught myself sweeping for the safety even when there is none.