How was the 1911 designed to be carried

[strider12]

When it jams after the first shot, how far can some of you throw it?

 

[jjrock]

I've said it before and I'll say it again...1911s are not for the faint of heart.

This.

 

[Shemp]

I thought everyone without a vaajayjay carried it cocked and locked

Lol I dunno my wife wasn't scared of cocked and locked....

 

[Shemp]

When it jams after the first shot, how far can some of you throw it?

Lol...far enough

 

[strider12]

Lol...far enough

 

[handloader]

You should carry it unloaded with an empty magazine in your back pocket and your bullets in your front pocket the opposite your pistol. Also with a chamber flag in the gun so that you don't forget to load it while you are being mugged.

 

[Shemp]

You should carry it unloaded with an empty magazine in your back pocket and your bullets in your front pocket the opposite your pistol. Also with a chamber flag in the gun so that you don't forget to load it while you are being mugged.

Don't fort the "I HAVE A GUN" t-shirt

 

[mtdawg169]

I thought everyone knew condition 1 was how they are to be carried...

Carrying a 1911 with the hammer down on a loaded chamber is a really bad idea.

Yep. If you're not comfortable with that, don't carry a 1911.

When I am carrying I used to keep the weapon loaded with the hammer in the half cock position. I have trained myself to pull the hammer as I draw from my holster, with my current 1911 and my hands getting older I have learned to keep it cocked and loaded when I carry. My current Serpa holster with the button to unlock also makes it more difficult to pull the hammer back, but it also protects the trigger from being accidentally pressed (of course my current 1911 has a stiffer trigger pull than any I've encountered before too)

Cocking the hammer while drawing from a Serpa? I've got two words for you... Tex Grebner.

 

[protective measures]

Yep! explain that to the Israel military!
I think they have a pretty good idea of how this would effect their ability to protect themselves.

Which still puts them at a disadvantage in a fight regardless of how well trained they are.
That technique is antiquated & probably still taught because of tradition.
No other elite unit I can think of offhand carries that way for a reason.

Carrying that way puts the user at a significant disadvantage. In addition to requiring 2 hands or being trained to do it onehanded which requires considerable practice to become proficient it takes time which is sorely lacking in a close quarter surprise attack.

I respect 1911's & carried one years ago. I dont care for a manual safety & encourage whose who carry one to practice with it almost exclusively.

For serious students of self defense I recommend carrying it "cocked & locked" (condition one") in a holster that securely covers the triggerguard.
I have seen & heard of instances where the safety was wiped off so having a proper fitting holster that covers the trigger adds another layer of safety w/o impeding its speed of deployment.

 

[Shemp]

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