Preacherman
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Hi, all. I like the 1911, but have long since stopped carrying one as my CCW piece, and in fact only have one left in my collection. I completely agree with Col. Cooper that the grip safety is a redundant feature on a modern weapon (IIRC, it was only included in the original design as a safety feature for cavalry troops, who were more likely to drop the pistol!). Since there have been 1911 variants (e.g. Ballester-Molina) that dispensed with the grip safety, why isn't any modern manufacturer simply making a solid grip frame and dispensing with this? I also don't understand why the Springfield XD bothered to incorporate the grip safety feature. I just don't see any point to it, and given the number of times I've had to grab for a gun with a sweaty/wet/bloody hand, with my grip slipping and sliding as I present the weapon, I don't want anything that would prevent my firing it without a perfect grip.
What do you folks think?
What do you folks think?