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With a slide mounted safety I recommend condition 2 which chambered, hammer down and safety off. If you aren't comfortable carrying with the safety off I recommend Condition 3or full mag but no round in the chamber. I can draw and rack the slide much faster than I can draw and try to...

It's not just the partially unsupported chamber it's also a tendancy to fire out of battery.

With steel case you get unlubricated steel on steel at the extractor and it causes it to wear faster than soft brass or aluminum would. Also, steel doesn't expand as fast and seal up the chamber or so I've heard. I've never tested. Aluminum can get hard and brittle over years of storage...

Colt and Para have both made DA/SA or DAO 1911s. I'm not sure if they have decockers. Otherwise a CZ75 BD may be a good choice. Similar feel to a 1911 and designed to be carried Con 2 Not to be a smart ass or anything but if you want to carry a gun con 2 then a single action gun is the...

I decided I didn't want to stamp it because that may be altering it. I checked with an engraver but it would be a 1.5 or 2 hour rd trip to drop and then another to pick up. I think I'll just try to use a pick and clean up the S/N between coats and if someone official ever asks I'll scrape...

No cartridges are going to suffer setback from one chambering. They get thrown around both in the magazine during recoil and during normal cycling. If you're worried instead of unloading the chambered round at the range why not just shoot it? Or is that not an option at your range?

It was half a joke. Don't take things so seriously. It's supposed to be fun. But the fact is a single stack mag is much easier to top off making the OPs question moot. Second, Get a safe $40 safe and leave the thing loaded solves all the above issues.

All autos will suffer from setback if you load the same round over and over. So the real solution is get a 1911, load it, get an extra 10 rd mag, load it and get a small safe so you can leave it loaded. Don't forget to bolt the safe down.:D

The real answer is to get a 1911. The last round in the mag is easy to load. Then get an extended 10 rd mag and put it in your pocket. Viola, 19 rds and an extra mag in case the first one malfunctions.

The SA is the only plastic centerfire I have considered getting. Unfortunatley the one I had a chance to buy for a good price was in .40 and I don't really want a .40. I have .45s and 9s and don't need another caliber auto.

Thanks U.R. I thought about that but I do have the recipt and the box it came in with the SN on it. If there was ever an issue I was planning on playing dumb. I rule at playing dumb. I don't even have to play.

Another +1 for the Dan Wessons. They are the finest PRODUCTION 1911s. No Plastic or MIM parts but they are a little more expensive than the Kimbers.

Hello all. New to the forum but I ran into an issue with an EAA Witness.. In the middle of a RIA 9mm 1911 rebuild I decided to try Alumihyde 2 from Brownells and change the frame of my 9mm/22conv from black to Coyote Tan. Just to be different. How many black guns do you see every day? I...

I can see where topping off your mag could be a hassle on the double stack mags that require a mag loader to get the last couple in. If it's a big deal just load a practice mag and keep it next to your pistol and carry mags. To load put in the practice mag, chamber a round and then switch to...

One thing that hasn't been mentioned is because of the geometry of the hammer and slide it is unlikely a hammer gun will discharge out of battery. I've had both XDs and Glocks discharge out of battery. The glock blew up and the owner went to the hospital. The XD just blew out the side of...