safety or no safety

[VERT]

I have a 1911 but don't carry it. I have not trained with one in a long time and I don't trust myself to remember to sweep off the safety in a pinch. If I change my mind about carrying the 1911 it will only be after a lot of re-training myself. I really don't see that happening.

Truth be told a 1911 could be carried safety off. I wouldn't personally do that or recommend the practice. I use a thumb over safety shooting style. My cocked and unlocked comment was made as a joke. I am trying to think of examples of guns with safeties or decockers that people wouldn't have to use. There are certainly some striker fired guns like the shield that the safety could be left off. CZs maybe, those come in so many configurations that surely they have an option for something like that. Walther P99 could be carried without de cocking.

 

[nakinate]

I find it funny that people who carry without a safety assume those that use a safety don't use their brain.

 

[Birds Away]

Truth be told a 1911 could be carried safety off. I wouldn't personally do that or recommend the practice. I use a thumb over safety shooting style. My cocked and unlocked comment was made as a joke. I am trying to think of examples of guns with safeties or decockers that people wouldn't have to use. There are certainly some striker fired guns like the shield that the safety could be left off. CZs maybe, those come in so many configurations that surely they have an option for something like that. Walther P99 could be carried without de cocking.

I carry a CZ. It has a thumb safety but the safety can only be engaged if the hammer is at full cock. I carry at half cock. IMO the 6# DA is all the safety I require.

 

[red_zr24x4]

I carry a CZ. It has a thumb safety but the safety can only be engaged if the hammer is at full cock. I carry at half cock. IMO the 6# DA is all the safety I require.

I'm not familiar with CZ's, so you chamber a round then hold the hammer as you pull the trigger to lower it on a live round?

 

[JettaKnight]

I'm not familiar with CZ's, so you chamber a round then hold the hammer as you pull the trigger to lower it on a live round?

Yup. That's why I have a sand barrel at home.

1. Hold hammer.
2. Pull trigger to release hammer.
3. Allow hammer to move forward slightly.
4. Release trigger.
5. Allow hammer to slowly move all the way down.

 

[Birds Away]

Yup. That's why I have a sand barrel at home.

1. Hold hammer.
2. Pull trigger to release hammer.
3. Allow hammer to move forward slightly.
4. Release trigger.
5. Allow hammer to slowly move all the way down.

Well, you go to the half cock notch.

 

[Dead Duck]

Well, you go to the half cock notch.

Yep -
Just like he does on INGO.

 

[1911ly]

It's kind of funny to hear that people carry there guns that have safety's with the safety off. I don't purposely put my safety on. I figured I was the odd man out. Glad to hear I am not strange after all (well maybe some doubt about that).

I treat all my guns like they are loaded and the safety is off. It's a mindset. On my 1911 I still instinctively flip my thump up the safety when I draw just to be sure it's off when I shoot. So I am GTG. The safety adds zero value to me. Nor does it make me feel safe Any others feel this way?

 

[Dead Duck]

Glad to hear I am not strange after all.

Well -
I wouldn't go that far.

 

[1911ly]

Well -
I wouldn't go that far.

Look who's talking!!

 

[Birds Away]

It's kind of funny to hear that people carry there guns that have safety's with the safety off. I don't purposely put my safety on. I figured I was the odd man out. Glad to hear I am not strange after all (well maybe some doubt about that).

I treat all my guns like they are loaded and the safety is off. It's a mindset. On my 1911 I still instinctively flip my thump up the safety when I draw just to be sure it's off when I shoot. So I am GTG. The safety adds zero value to me. Nor does it make me feel safe Any others feel this way?

So, you're saying you carry the gun cocked without the thumb safety being engaged?

 

[1911ly]

Yes I have. My 1911 has a grip safety so it's not like there is nothing. But yes, I have.

 

[Dead Duck]

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

I use the decocker on my CZs. It basically just requires a DA trigger pull for the first shot. Sames as BA does it but mine is fully decocked. I just start taking up the DA slack as I press forward to get on target.

 

[Birds Away]

I use the decocker on my CZs. It basically just requires a DA trigger pull for the first shot. Sames as BA does it but mine is fully decocked. I just start taking up the DA slack as I press forward to get on target.

The decocker takes it to the half cock notch also.

 

[llh1956]

I carry my 1911 with the safety on because when I draw and am bringing the weapon up to the target my thumb is disengaging the safety. Its a natural movement for me and yes I know how the grip safety works! To each his own.

 

[Birds Away]

Larry, Larry, Larry.....

 

[llh1956]

The decocker takes it to the half cock notch also.

Yes the decocker drops the trigger to the half cock!

 

[1911ly]

Larry, Larry, Larry.....

 

[Birds Away]