1911 -Carry "cocked & locked"?

[BigWoolyBanjo]

Just curious to hear how many carry their 1911 cocked & locked vs. how many carry with an empty chamber & the hammer down?

I don't see the usefulness of carrying with an empty chamber. If you got into a situation where you needed the gun in a hurry, you'd have to go through the extra motion of racking the slide to chamber a round.

Am I missing something here?

-Jeff

 

[kyletx1911]

Nope not missing a thing c/l only way

 

[rcmodel]

Polls:
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=555499&highlight=cocked+locked+poll

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=375091&highlight=cocked+locked+poll

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=299757&highlight=cocked+locked+poll

rc

 

[WC145]

Geez. Is it that time again already?:banghead:

 

[JTQ]

I carry Condition 1. However, I concede there are times when another carry Condition may be to your advantage.

See Sheepdog 910's picture 3, in post #18 in this thread on 1911Forum. Blocking the firing pin with a bunch of snow and ice, in this case, or possibly mud or sand would probably be a bad thing.

http://forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=212043&highlight=sheepdog

 

[kyletx1911]

man oh man shoulder holster for those times ya aint supposed to let a 1911 get that close

 

[smalls]

Cocked and locked, because I don't wrestle in the mud and snow with my 1911

I can see how that would be a pretty good idea, though, JTQ.

 

[BigWoolyBanjo]

Thanks y'all, and thanks to the links to the polls RC.

Cocked & locked is the only way I've ever considered.

I just got a new Bianchi 19 leather belt holster. The thumbstrap seems to be made to go over the hammer when the hammer is DOWN. You can contort it to go in front of the hammer when cocked, but not easily and not 1 handed. Plus, that wedges the thumbstrap up against my adjustable rear sight.

Any suggestions for a good leather 1911 belt holster that's made to carry the gun cocked & locked?

 

[smalls]

I'm on my phone, so it's hard post links, but if you run over to 1911forum.com, they've got a leather/kydex section, with plenty of info on goood holsters.

I prefer mine with no thumbstrap, I feel no need for one with a quality holster with good retention, and it's slower on the draw. YMMV.

 

[alde]

+1 on no thumbstrap. A well designed open top holster will not allow the safety to go to the fire position. A poorly designed thumbstarp holster will put the safety in the fire position if the gun shifts. Many thumbstrap holsters are designed to carry with hammer down on an empty chamber. I think it's a lawer thing.

 

[9mmepiphany]

This subject has been done a number of times and it hasn't been long enough since the last.

If you have questions, please check out the links.

If you have questions about holsters, please post in that sub-forum