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FN 5.7 is the best carry gun ever made.

The leather holster for my 1911 has a thumb break strap that fits between the hammer and slide, while cocked and locked. That adds even an additional level of safety comfort. For those not comfortable carrying cocked and locked, it's something to think about.

If he had entered the church first, the responder would be a dead man.

The leather holster for my 1911 has a thumb break strap that fits between the hammer and slide, while cocked and locked. That adds even an additional level of safety comfort. For those not comfortable carrying cocked and locked, it's something to think about.

Yes, Kellory - except for this...



Maybe - maybe not. If he was dead, it makes no difference. But if he wasn't among the first few shots or if he was only wounded, there might have been time to react effectively. We can speculate all day on the "ifs" - but adding an another step to deploying the pistol does what it does.

Yes it was a serious question. Thanks for answering. Why don't you just use the safety?

I use the safeties on my 1911 and other carry weapons when target shooting. For Condition 3 carry, the safeties are worse than superfluous - safety on in Condition Three is counter productive.

As I've stated before, Carrying in Condition Three allows me to use the same procedures for any of my autoloaders. No need to think about safety up or safety down (or no safety at all, as is the case with my Beretta), no possibility that an extended safety will catch and move into the off position, no fumbling with a small flat safety.

Every condition of carry has its advantages and disadvantages. There has never been an AD/ND with a gun in Condition Three, while there have been many with Condition One. I've made the determination that Three is adequate for more than 99% of my carry time and it comes with the advantage of much higher safety during that time.

I use the safeties on my 1911 and other carry weapons when target shooting. For Condition 3 carry, the safeties are worse than superfluous - safety on in Condition Three is counter productive.

As I've stated before, Carrying in Condition Three allows me to use the same procedures for any of my autoloaders. No need to think about safety up or safety down (or no safety at all, as is the case with my Beretta), no possibility that an extended safety will catch and move into the off position, no fumbling with a small flat safety.

Every condition of carry has its advantages and disadvantages. There has never been an AD/ND with a gun in Condition Three, while there have been many with Condition One. I've made the determination that Three is adequate for more than 99% of my carry time and it comes with the advantage of much higher safety during that time.

FreeMe and cooper57m, you are both correct.

I stated that in this particular event, there would have been time to load. It is not what I would have done, but it could have been done, due to the wall acting as concealment (not cover). I said this was a bad example of why it had to be ready to fire at the instant. (It could not have been used instantly.) By the time you could get to a vantage point and able to find your target, there was plenty of time to insert a mag and rack a round. (Again, not my method).

If he had entered the church first, the responder would be a dead man.

Now, I'm done arguing with someone who can't understand timing. I can run a split second shot clock for a radio station and make it sound natural, (dead air is a career killer). You have to think ahead, and muscle memory plays a big role. But you can't do things in the wrong sequence, or it is completely wrong. Timing matters.

In this particular event, there was time to load, without effecting the outcome.

If you are not comfortable carrying cocked and locked, you should not have a 1911 to begin with.

I use the safeties on my 1911 and other carry weapons when target shooting. For Condition 3 carry, the safeties are worse than superfluous - safety on in Condition Three is counter productive.

As I've stated before, Carrying in Condition Three allows me to use the same procedures for any of my autoloaders. No need to think about safety up or safety down (or no safety at all, as is the case with my Beretta), no possibility that an extended safety will catch and move into the off position, no fumbling with a small flat safety.

Every condition of carry has its advantages and disadvantages. There has never been an AD/ND with a gun in Condition Three, while there have been many with Condition One. I've made the determination that Three is adequate for more than 99% of my carry time and it comes with the advantage of much higher safety during that time.

Actually, if you go on Galco's website and look at Q&A's, they will tell you not to do that. Additionally, they say using a holster without a retention strap to go by your gun manufacture's recommendation. With Colt, that means cocked and locked is okay.

I have no idea why they recommend that. They will not tell why either. I have asked them.

No one has seen fit to answer my question about XD yet, but no matter. This thing has turned ridiculous, with a bunch of guys claiming a"right" and "wrong" way for another guy to carry his gun. Are you people retarded? How many different pairs of pants do you have (the answer better be one)? How many jackets (again, correct answer is one). There is only one set of conditions, and we are all exactly the same, so there is only ONE RIGHT ANSWER. Idiots. Why do I even bother?

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