[SilverRun]

No - its actually easier to make it go off as it has no manual safety. That is why I suggested the training. The Glock has 4 (I think) physical safeties that keep it from going off under use (like dropping, throwing, kicking, running it over with a truck, etc.), but the safeties are all integrated with the trigger. In other words, when you pull the trigger with a round in the chamber, it is going bang - every time. There is no manual safety to disengage before pulling the trigger (it doesn't know if you meant to pull the trigger or not). They do go bang every time - that is why I like em.

As for how it shoots compared to a Ruger, that is all personal taste. I like them better than Rugers, but that is just me. Your buddy needs to go to a range that rents pistols and handle and try them out until he finds what he shoots the best. Now days, just about all well know pistol are dependable and function as designed. It is all how they feel and personal taste. Nobody can tell your buddy how it feels. He has to figure that one out.