Trigger Mike Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 I usually carry a 1911 in a holster with a top strap that keeps the hammer from falling as it is snapped under the hammer(cocked and locked). How safe is it to carry a 1911 cocked and locked hammer back without that leather strap in some of these IWB or fast draw holsters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 I have carried one every day I work for the past several years, and off and on for better than 30 years. I've never had an issue with it. My regular carry holster is a Bianchi CarryLok. One of my others is a Wilson Combat Rapid Response. Neither of these has a strap between the hammer and the frame. Seeing as I keep regular maintenance on my guns, and check to insure the grip and thumb safety are in working order, my 1911's are safe to carry cocked and locked, and I have no concern about accidental discharge with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Rick Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 I don't have the time with it as LawMan Mark, but I've been carrying a 1911 in a Fobus paddle holster as well as a couple of other styles for the past three years. I believe it all comes down to training with what you're carrying. The safety is not going to move without human input in a well designed holster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas LawDog Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Cocked and locked is percieved by the public as being dangerous. The pistol is used as a last resort for protection. The less you handle the pistol in Condition 1, the less likely you are going to have an accidental discharge. I was a LEO for almost 40 years, before I retired, and I carried a Govt. model and a Commander at various times, always in the cocked and locked position. The uniform and non-uniform holsters were thumb break with a strap between the hammer and firing pin. No discharges ever occured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake River Clay SASS #34984 Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 An NRA magazine a while back recommended carrying a 1911 cocked and locked in a thumb break holster. I prefer that for myself and have a pancake holster like that. I also have 2 IWB holsters, one tuck-able, without straps. I choose the holster I use by what I am wearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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