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About LinkBacksI am wondering how people out there are carrying their SA autos, I do not mean holster type.
Do you carry:
-cocked and locked
-draw and cock
-draw and rack a round
-or some other way
CARRY ON!
This is a discussion on CC of single action autos within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I am wondering how people out there are carrying their SA autos, I do not mean holster type. Do you carry: -cocked and locked -draw ...
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I am wondering how people out there are carrying their SA autos, I do not mean holster type.
Do you carry:
-cocked and locked
-draw and cock
-draw and rack a round
-or some other way
CARRY ON!
One day you will be asked to make the ultimate sacrafice for your country, freedom and liberty. Give only blood.
- Retired Army Major in 1976- My Grandpa
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1911, one in the pipe with hammer on first click up. I used to go cocked and locked but i found that the safety got bumped to fire once in a while.
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Condition 1. Cocked & locked, ready to rock.
Freedom doesn't come free. It is bought and paid for by the lives and blood of our men and women in uniform.
USAF Retired
NRA Life Member
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This question or some variant of it must be the most asked on the interweb and yet I can't not answer - FNP45T in C1 on duty, Colt 1991A1 Commander or Compact in C1 off duty.
Never forget. Never forgive.
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Assuming you're carrying a 1911 you still had at least two safeties backing the thumb safety up - they won't fire without the grip safety deactivated and the trigger pulled - no worries.Originally Posted by Freedz
Never forget. Never forgive.
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I have a pair of HK's (USP 9mm compact and HK45 compact) that I choose to carry cocked + locked. They could both be used DA/SA, but I prefer to operate them SAO.
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Remember I am new to guns. I have not had a gun my entire life and I am 58 now. My wife and I recently got our CHL and I carry now regularly.
In my life I have NEVER had an instance where I could say - it would have been better with a gun (so far). Since it is not what I do for a living. I practice getting it out of the holster and removing the safety and racking a round. I can do it rather quickly.
Consequently I NEVER have a round in the chamber and it is not cocked and the safety is on (Sig Sauer P238)
Since accidents can happen, I would rather be safe than to be able to say that I could have fired 1 second sooner. Could I be wrong - yes - but the CHANCES are higher that I would cause myself damage or someone that I love damage if I do not take the maximum safety precautions.
Does one in the pipe and cocked and locked sound cooler - yup. But for me this is not a Bruce Willis competition or even a Steven Segal. It is simply safety. You have to do what is right for you. (IMHO).
Bill
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one in the pipe, cocked and locked. THat is how the 1911 was designed to be carried. Why try fix what isn't broke?
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Remember there are "5" safeties on a modern 1911.
1.) Proper holster
2.) Safety switch
3.) Grip safety
4.) Your finger
5.) Your brain (Most Important one)
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Cocked, locked and one in the chamber.
You may not have the time to jack around getting it ready to fire.
What we detest most in others is what we fear most in ourselves.
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In some cases number 5.) might be missing.
Glenn
USN Submarine & UDT/SEAL Veteran
1SG, US Army Retired
Airborne Infantry all the Way!
Special Operations Mentor
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As you get more comfortable with the gun, it will feel more natural. I have one single action that I do carry hammer down tho. Its safety doesn't lock the hammer like a 1911, So I carry it with one in the chamber and the hammer down. DR
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