A 1911 should be carried cocked, locked, and ready to rock.
Hammer down on a live round presents two ways to wind up with a ND. Either dropping it on the hammer on a non firing pin safety gun or having the hammer slip when you decock.
Also I don't like from a the tactical standpoint that you have to cock to fire. Kind of a way to have a paperweight when you need a gun in a gunfight..................Sliding the thumb safety off is much more natural. Speaking of safeties.....who needs 'em. Team Glock fo' eva foolz. lol.
Quoted for the win. I understand all of the arguments I was just wonder about the technical reasons for not doing so as well. Oh well back to Glock fan boydom.