Anyone carry their 1911 like this???

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This poster has a history of trolling or baiting. . . whatever you want to call it.

In his own words from other threads:
For petes sake it's my monthly hoax!!! Geez folks, hook, line,sinker,boat, fishing license..... Do a search for my last one "stranger 2am" and I surely will do it again!
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Damn I like causin trouble! Everybody through cryin yet?
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WHat I really wanted to point out was since YOUR tastes don't like the Glock trigger etc. doesn't mean they suck. What it really means is that you are a whiny little baby! Relax, I'm just causin trouble...
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I think from now on I will avoid any "threads" (trolling) started by this poster. What a joke. . .

Shake
 
Whether this post was meant in jest (which I should hope) or not, should anyone out there seriously want to carry their 1911 in this fashion, I would suggest buying a Para-ordnance LDA. It uses 1911 magazines and is, in many respects, very similar to the 1911, but is a double-action pistol. You carry it with a round in the chamber and the hammer down. If I were uncomfortable with cocked-and-locked, this would be the weapon I would carry. The double-action trigger pull is, very surprisingly, extremely light and quite nice.
Fortunately, I'm fine with the classic 1911.
 
Wait a second, let me get this straight. Its not okay to "decock" or lowering the hammer by easing it onto an empty chamber? Does this apply to Series 80 Colt's?
 
I couldn't say whether it's bad for the gun, but why would you ever do this? If the chamber's empty and you want to decock, just pull the trigger.

In other words, you should never (have to) "ease" the hammer down. If there's a round in the chamber, then the hammer stays cocked until it's time to fire, or until you eject the round. If there's no round in the chamber, you can pull the trigger to decock.

This applies to 1911 pistols, of course.
 
EXCUSE ME

I was under the impression that the 1911 was designed to be carried INTO COMBAT cocked and unlocked; that's what the grip safety is for.

I carry C-and-L'ed.
 
I believe JMB designed it with just a grip safety, but the military wanted him to add the thumb safety.
 
Tim, the version I read has the manual safety

Making appearance first, but the grip safety was added before the gun went into production. Can't vouch for what I find with a search engine, but here are a couple quotes:
http://www.sightm1911.com/1911 History.htm
During the trials, several alterations were made to the original design such as a single swinging link, an improved manual safety, and the inclusion of a grip safety and a slide stop. The other significant change was to the grips, which were angled more acutely and lengthened slightly.
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Hmmmm. Well, I meant to have a couple quotes, but most of what Google brought back were variations on the original one, or discussions about the Hi-Power.

Time for me to find a nice, printed history of the 1911 to read...

-J.
 
I'm sorry guys, but I must close this thread even though a good discussion on the 1911 has developed. Please feel free to continue in a new thread.

brookstexas - don't do anything similar to this again. Humor is one thing, trolling is another.
 
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