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...I haven't ever heard whether the Israelis train to have the hammer up or down...it would relieve a tiny bit of resistance, but that hammer would gouge my belly...maybe someone here has rubbed shoulders with the ones trained by the Israelis and acan clear that up...I would, and did, for the short time I carried so, leave the hammer down...for comfort...
...not knocking anyone's decisions, my personal opinion is that every gun should be in a holster...so that it's right where you left it when you reach...instead of laying over in a pocket, or slipping down or hanging on clothing, or accidentally releasing the magazine, leaving you with a single shot...holsters give us safety and control...and I agree with the boss that the revolver needs to have a full cylinder or a pistol needs to have one in the barrel....UNLESS you're carrying a gun with no hammer block/transfer bar, ie an old Single Action Army...in which case...hammer goes down on an empty chamber...

Safety first...then personal preference...

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...that is indeed the way they did it...safety off and barrel empty...drew and racked as you described...cocked hammer really not critical...safety off so the slide would rack..and they taught raking the sights down the leg to cock it...I view that as ONLY an emergency alternative if you have but one hand available...but it worked for them really well for a loooong time...and they trained about 15% of their adult civilian population, issued and REQUIRED that they stay armed...so that the chances would be great that a citizen could stop a public terrorist attack...a few years back, a grandmother did just that...shot a suicide bomber in a restaurant before he could detonate...the USA should do so well...

...before we roast the poor guy, let an old fart like me say that he's doing what the Israelis taught their sidearm-equipped troops and agents to do for decades...it's the safest way to carry a SA weapon, and the raking down the pants cocks it very well...the hammer back does indeed relieve some pressure on the slide, and also allows you to charge your weapon even if you only have one hand free/working...would I teach a roomfull of Americans this? No...but I've taught my rookies, sons, and wives...and carried my Combat Commander that way for awhile in the 70s, until I could afford a holster...it's one more trick in the bag that all of us have now heard about...some others of us have probably used, and may have occasion to use again....best or quickest draw and presentation...probably not by a long shot...

...oh, and, as far as gangs...most of us couldn't join theirs...it's kinda exclusive...
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