Sarge55
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Never had a problem with a safety coming unlocked in all the years I've carried (on and off) 1911 type pistols.
This thread reminds me of a little story that was told to me by a retired southern California police officer who carried a Colt Government 1911 as a duty weapon. Don't know how true it is, but it's worth telling for the entertainment value.
Many years ago, this officer and his partner stopped for lunch at one of the local diners in their sector. While seated at the counter waiting on their orders, the retired officer was approached by a woman in her late sixties/early seventies. The conversation went like this...
Woman: "Excuse me officer"
Officer: "Yes, maam"
Woman: "Do you know that your gun is cocked?"
Officer: "Yes maam, it was designed to be carried this way"
Woman: "But isn't that dangerous?"
Officer: "Damn right it is!"
The woman just turned around, mumbled something, and walked away.
(I guess you had to be there when he told the story....)
This thread reminds me of a little story that was told to me by a retired southern California police officer who carried a Colt Government 1911 as a duty weapon. Don't know how true it is, but it's worth telling for the entertainment value.
Many years ago, this officer and his partner stopped for lunch at one of the local diners in their sector. While seated at the counter waiting on their orders, the retired officer was approached by a woman in her late sixties/early seventies. The conversation went like this...
Woman: "Excuse me officer"
Officer: "Yes, maam"
Woman: "Do you know that your gun is cocked?"
Officer: "Yes maam, it was designed to be carried this way"
Woman: "But isn't that dangerous?"
Officer: "Damn right it is!"
The woman just turned around, mumbled something, and walked away.
(I guess you had to be there when he told the story....)