1911 Cocked and Locked?

[CSA 357]

i carry my 1911 in a bianchi askins avenger, no snap on it ,cocked and locked is the only way i carry mine, i forget where i read it, but there was a texas ranger that went to this big party carrying his 1911 cond 1 and this lady saw it and asked him isnt that dangerous? he replyed yes mam, i always liked that!*csa*

 

[kansas45]

I can't carry a gun in Kansas yet. But I do carry one around on private land when hikeing or fishing or something. I have carried my Ultra Compact quite a bit & always carry it "Cocked & Locked". In my opinion that is the only way to have it. I have had no problem's at anytime with it. When January 1st,2007 come's around & if everything goes as planed & we can carry in Kansas that will one of the gun's I will use. Practice carrying your's without a round chamberd but cocked with the safety on for awhile & you will be comfortable doing it that way.

 

[Black Knight]

I carry my Series 70 Gov't Model in an old Bianchi Shadow. It looks very similar to your holster. The strap between the hammer and frame do make it a little safer. It took me quite a while just to get used to it being in Condition 1. Hopefully I will never be 100% comforable with it. I feel the more comfortable you are the more likely you are to become complacent and have an accident. I don't want to become complacent. I know others will say hogwash but anything that helps you keep from having an accident the better. Train with it til it becomes second nature. Train with it unloaded until you feel somewhat comfortable. I have been carrying professionally since Dec. 1978. I started with revolvers and now I mostly carry semi-autos. Choose the holster that you feel good about. Remember the trinity of firing, thumb safety off, grip safety on, pull trigger; if one is missing it will not fire. That is unless there is a worn safety, and they are reletively easy to fix.

 

[jdmb03]

I feel very comfortable carrying in condition 1. Like others have said you have the manual safety and the grip safety. Give it a try, I'm sure you'll get used to it.

 

[rtl]

I too prefer an open top holster such as a Don Hume belt slide, but what you're looking at there is also one darn fine holster. If you like it and it works for you, don't hesitate.

An idea - to get used to condition 1 carry, maybe carry it unloaded in the holster around the house for a few weeks. Once you see that it won't fire until you want it to fire, you may feel better about it. Just a thought.