A Safety Won't Get You Killed

[lovemachine]

He already knows.

Careful. Your old arthritic hands may not be able to swing your ban hammer very well.

 

[indiucky]

Careful. Your old arthritic hands may not be able to swing your ban hammer very well.

It's time you all know...Church has a bionic arm...Science is rebuilding Church one part at a time so future generations can glean from his wisdom...

 

[THE BIG SITT]

It's time you all know...Church has a bionic arm...Science is rebuilding Church one part at a time so future generations can glean from his wisdom...

Science? Church? Does that mean that CM is in fact....

 

[BehindBlueI's]

I told you that Possum wasn't dead and to poke him with a stick instead of your thumb......

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He wasn't mean until I put him in the pot. I think he was allergic to potatoes.

 

[croy]

A safety won't get you killed, but a 1911 will because they are crappy unreliable guns.

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Voted for Hillary!

 

[Woobie]

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He wasn't mean until I put him in the pot. I think he was allergic to potatoes.

Come on, everyone knows marsupials and nightshades are a bad combination.

Now there's a sentence I never thought I would use.

 

[red_zr24x4]

It's time you all know...Church has a bionic arm...Science is rebuilding Church one part at a time so future generations can glean from his wisdom...

I thought he was like a Highlander. Only instead of chopping head to get power he bans people

 

[deo62]

A safety won't get you killed, but a 1911 will because they are crappy unreliable guns.

Has he been vetted???

 

[youngda9]

I don't know how many times I've seen it at a training class, steel plate challenge or some kind of a match that someone forgets to click off their safety. I know for me I will never carry a handgun with an external safety. Is it a training issue, sure it is but it's not for me.

A safety won't get you killed, but a 1911 will because they are crappy unreliable guns.

You are actually right...they are much heavier, much more expensive, hold 1/2 as many rounds, and are drastically less reliable than a modern plastic fantastic (Glock, S&W, etc.). With what other firearm can you find so many threads about FTF and malfunctions, with custom work needed to get them to feed HP bullets...none. It is a great gun, I really like mine. But it is not a good carry piece for so many reasons, not to mention the safety issue.

 

[bigretic]

back to topic, I carry various models, some even with RH frame safety even though I am LH. I am keenly aware to an almost paranoid state when I am carrying anything with a frame safety and have practiced with each on method of draw per firearm depending. I have no issue with any of them but I am well aware of what I have on my hip.

 

[chezuki]

Careful. Your old arthritic hands may not be able to swing your ban hammer very well.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to lovemachine again.

 

[chezuki]

back to topic, I carry various models, some even with RH frame safety even though I am LH. I am keenly aware to an almost paranoid state when I am carrying anything with a frame safety and have practiced with each on method of draw per firearm depending. I have no issue with any of them but I am well aware of what I have on my hip.

And all of that "keen awareness" will turn to complete **** the second the adrenaline dumps. I seen a very competent and well trained shooter autopilot into malfunction drills when he forgot to click the safety off on a gun he wasn't used to... and that was just the stress of a timer.

 

[lonehoosier]

And all of that "keen awareness" will turn to complete **** the second the adrenaline dumps. I seen a very competent and well trained shooter autopilot into malfunction drills when he forgot to click the safety off on a gun he wasn't used to... and that was just the stress of a timer.

It's always pretty embarrassing watching a guy do a tap rack on a 1911 because he thinks he has a malfunction but only to find out that he forgot to disengage the safety.

 

[Joegrz308]

Kinda crazy, I have used 1911's for many years for police work, competition and defense. I have no fear that the safety would be any kind of issue.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Has he been vetted???

I think he's been Jeeped.

 

[lonehoosier]

Kinda crazy, I have used 1911's for many years for police work, competition and defense. I have no fear that the safety would be any kind of issue.

Funny, there's always exceptions to the rules. You may be one of them.

 

[chezuki]

It's always pretty embarrassing watching a guy do a tap rack on a 1911 because he thinks he has a malfunction but only to find out that he forgot to disengage the safety.

Yeah, but it's a 1911... it's not unreasonable to assume it's malfunctioning.

 

[in625shooter]

The whole safety thing is nothing but a training issue. When I carried a Beretta it was mandated on fire with a round Chambered. The safety never magically became engaged. I was at a conference and LA Sheriff Dept was mandated to carry theirs with a safety engaged. They had trained to do a downward swipe like a 1911 and the safety disengages. I tried it and it does work. The fear of the Beretta m9/92 having the safety engaged by accident was really not an issue.

And I also have seen those shooters have issues with 1911's at pistol matches. I don't blame the gun or safety. Again a training issue. And without trying to sound like I am profiling anyone the ones I observed having issued would have messed up a Glock too. I see the same ones when I am qualifying 800 plus folks. Some people are just going to screw the pooch from time to time whether they have a revolver, Glock or 1911

Just don't be that guy yourself

 

[lovemachine]

I'm still here

 

[lovemachine]

Yeah, but it's a 1911... it's not unreasonable to assume it's malfunctioning.

Lolz