Is it less safe that having the hammer down on a round ? Seems more safe to me. The real reason for me is it's easier to cock when you draw. For my thumb it's a long reach to fully cock it.SA1911a1 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 19, 2023 6:47 pmI guess you could modify the condition in that way, but trusting a hammer notch as a safety is not something I have ever been willing to do.steelbuttplate wrote: ↑Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:29 amWhat about adding to Condition 2: Hammer in half cock. It would be adding another safety wouldn't it, and know your gonna cock it anyway.
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It is whatever you are most comfortable with. Some people won't carry with a round chambered. I am happy just depending on the manual safety, the grip safety and finger off the trigger. If you have the manual safety on, and at half cock, that means you have to cock the hammer and release the safety, not that much time, but it complicates it a bit, two tasks to do with one thumb; one more thing to flub in a jam.
Most people that carry the 1911 will carry it cocked and locked. What makes me feel strange is carrying the SIG with no manual safety, but I am trying to get over it.
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