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03Lightningrocks

rm9792....I am jealous of your collection. All I can say is WOW!!! Well done!!!

03Lightningrocks

Funny...when I responded on this thread, I had no idea it was that old.

03Lightningrocks

By all means, you fellers who are not as experienced with gun ownership and shooting, I think carrying empty is probably a good idea. If you fellers question your own ability to handle a gun safely, then truth be told, your probably correct in your self assessment. I think you should carry this way. I know it makes me feel safer.

Anyone remember old Barney Fife? LOL...this thread reminds me of how Andy would only allow him to carry a single bullet in his front pocket. Every once in awhile he would load that bullet up and sure enough, he would let off an AD.

I loved that show...it was a classic.

03Lightningrocks

I know a feller who carries his revolver with the chamber under the firing pin empty. He is worried that if the gun drops or is jarred, it can make the round under the hammer go off. I attempted to show him why that can't happen and he didn't care and didn't change his way of carry....

My experience with him and after reading threads like these, I am reminded of the old saying, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks".

03Lightningrocks

VoiceofReason wrote:
03Lightningrocks wrote:LOL...so...you choose to blow off the part about not carrying half cocked, the part about damaging the firearm and the part about not carrying a round chambered???? They plainly tell you your wrong. Make of it what you want.

PS I forgot to point out one more flaw in your choice of carry. You cannot engage the thumb safety when the gun is "half cocked".
Further discussion of this topic is pointless. You are not going to convince me I am wrong in the way I carry and I do not intend to convince you the way you carry is wrong.

Yes I do “choose to blow off the part about not carrying half cocked” and “the part about damaging the firearm”. Why are you so concerned about me damaging my firearm? I check it on a regular basis and if I do damage it I think I can afford to have it repaired. If it cannot be repaired I can afford to pay the $1200.00 to replace it at any time, with no problem. As a matter of fact I could buy another one exactly like it to carry while it is being repaired.

Read my post again. I do carry one in the chamber and I am aware you cannot engage the safety with it on half cock. I don’t need to. I will repeat, I check it on a regular basis with “snap caps” in it to make sure the hammer will not fall when I pull the trigger with it on “half cock”.

As far as having to use it quickly, I practice cocking it to “full cock” as I draw it with “snap caps” in it on a regular basis also.

You sir do not know me or anything about me. You do not know why I actually carry two guns and can shoot equally well left handed or right handed.

As I stated further discussion of this topic is pointless. I do not have to justify the way I carry to you or anyone else and I do not expect anyone else to justify the way they carry to me.

No need to get mad...SIR....I was simply pointing out the error of your ways. Don't shoot the messenger. It is plainly written in the manual. I think it is great that you can afford to break and replace a hundred guns...but it does not make you right. Furthermore, it is not my concern that you may shoot yourself in the foot pulling the trigger on a loaded gun while attempting to catch the hammer before it falls on the firing pin. My main purpose was to make sure the handgun noobs reading this forum, don't think for one minute that carrying a half cocked 1911 is a good idea. Facts are...it simply is NOT designed to be used in this manner.

If the weapon was meant to be carried half cocked, the thumb safety would operate in the half cocked position. I could walk around with my shoes on my hands and my gloves on my feet, but that does not mean it is the proper way shoes and gloves were meant to be worn.

Good Day...SIR.

03Lightningrocks

One more thing. No gun has ever just gone off on it's own. The officers involved in all those cases most likely wanted to avoid being embarrassed by doing such ignorant things so they claimed the gun just "went off". I guess that would sound better than...I was fiddling around with my gun and accidentally pulled the trigger.

03Lightningrocks

LOL...so...you choose to blow off the part about not carrying half cocked, the part about damaging the firearm and the part about not carrying a round chambered???? They plainly tell you your wrong. Make of it what you want.

PS I forgot to point out one more flaw in your choice of carry. You cannot engage the thumb safety when the gun is "half cocked".

03Lightningrocks

Here is what is in Kimber manual about the half cocked position on page 17. They recommend against it.

HAMMER SAFETY STOP
The hammer safety stop is a notch on the
hammer which prevents it from falling fully forward
in the event of primary sear notch failure. It also
prevents fingers slip from the slide or hammer
while cocking the pistol, provided the hammer has
been moved past the stop. The safety stop is not
a manual safety! Do not under any circumstances
use the safety stop as a “half cock” position. This
misuse can result in damage to the sear, and/or
unintentional discharge of the pistol. The safety
stop position is an automatically engaging safety
feature and should never be engaged by hand!

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