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I carry a S&W 1911 and the safety comes of naturally on the drawstroke if you pratice. It stays on quite nicely too if that's a concern.
That is one of my concerns. I shoot my 1911 and my thumb rests quite naturally on the thumb safety.
In any sort of situation where I draw my gun, that is where my thumb is going to go and my safety is going to disengage...leaving me a single action trigger with no safety.
I have a colt commander, colt jr and colt mustang. What are the liabilities of carrying a gun like this cocked and locked, half cocked or empty in the chamber verse a new double action auto.
If it is a 1911 in good working order, it is designed to be carried "cocked & locked". With it's redundant safeties, it cannot discharge accidentally.
I don't think anyone is saying that 1911's are unreliable and safeties are liable to fail...
Back to the original question:
Never carry a gun half cocked, or with nothing in the chamber.
With that being said, the question centers around the action.
I see it as a simple question: If you had your finger on the trigger of a single action or double action gun, which one would you be more likely to accidentally discharge?
If your finger isn't on the trigger, its nearly impossible to have an accidental discharge. If you're committed to the point where your finger IS on the trigger, one should expect the weapon to discharge.
Well, in addition to the rest of the advice given all I can add is;
If you are not 100% comfortable with a firearm, don't carry it.
1) With any carry pistol, the holster choice is paramount. If you have a Glock or any pistol based on this concept, the holster should cover the trigger guard.
If you are not 100% comfortable with a firearm, don't carry it.
As long as by 'this concept' you mean has a trigger that causes it to fire, I agree. ALL holsters should cover the trigger guard. I don't care if the gun has a million safeties and mechanical locks, the trigger guard needs to be covered.
That is one of my concerns. I shoot my 1911 and my thumb rests quite naturally on the thumb safety.
In any sort of situation where I draw my gun, that is where my thumb is going to go and my safety is going to disengage...leaving me a single action trigger with no safety.
I forgot what they call it, but many holsters can be purchased with a section of leather that covers the safety. I have a Wilson's Combat "summer special" that has this high back which is molded around a weapon on "safe". It basically makes it impossible(Murphy's Law's) to have the safety come off while its seated in the holster. For in the IWB holsters this is also a nice feature because it provides a barrier between your skin and the weapon(No pinching).