. . . I found the safety off my 1911 off at the end of the day. He said he never had that problem then looked at his gun and the safety was off. We both got a good laugh out of that one and it couldn’t have been timed any better. I said “Exactly”. No big deal really because the trigger will still not be pressed while holstered but it’s a weird feeling when you expect it to be on.. . .
This is precisely the reason I stopped carrying my Colt .380 Government Model. I was finding the safety off too many times. As you say, it really isn't that big a deal. It has a Series 80 firing pin block and a holster that covered the trigger; however, it annoyed me.
I ended up replacing it with a Makarov for a while as a daily carry pistol and later on a Glock 42, then back to a Kimber Micro. While the Kimber is, essentially, the same gun it has a stiffer safety detent (the notch is drilled deeper). I tried replacing the safety lever; but it was still the same problem. Yes, I should just take a drill press to it. Someday I probably will. However, I have been looking at the Browning 1911-380. It is in the form that I clearly like and it has the grip safety that both the Colt and the Kimber lack. Before I do that I will throw more money at the Glock to see if I can turn it into something I like (the Glock 42 has the worst trigger I can recall, I recently read a good write up on why it is so bad and I have some parts on order to see if I can address it).
So yes, I went from bad safety (Colt) to no safety(Makarov and Glock). Why was I willing to do that? Because the Glock and Makarov were designed to work with no safety and, as all are aware, make up for it with a long, heavy, trigger pull. The Colt was not designed to be carried with the safety off.
As far as the new Sig 365, no, I don't think it will be high on my list. Not meaning to reignite an old debate; but, for every day
defensive carry I don't feel that the 9mm is a better choice. The only thing that could push me into the 9mm camp are the features of some of the newer 9mm pistols, not the caliber itself.
The only other pistol caliber that interests me is the .22 tcm. It seems that it may be even better than the 5.56 for loosing energy on impact with, pretty much, anything. Again, no intention of reigniting any over worked debates; but I am very concerned with the risks of over penetration. This is one of the reasons that the 9mm leaves me cold. Again back to the topic, I am not too excited about the Sig 265 because I am not too excited by 9mm as a defensive round.
All that being said, I do like to see now models and developments.
QUOTE: Why does one need safety lever on 1911? Is it because if dropped accidentally and falls on hammer spur it will go bang?
Or the muzzle...if it doesn't have a firing pin safety.
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As a comment, many 1911 style pistols do have a firing pin block. That was the main difference when the series 80 was introduced. So some do and some don't, it isn't a clear cut "the do/they don't" thing.