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03Lightningrocks wrote:rm9792....I am jealous of your collection. All I can say is WOW!!! Well done!!!

I see it as an investment, my collection has held and increased its value as opposed to 401k, houses, or even earning interest. I can liquidate a pistol in a day or two if cash is ever needed. (usually to buy another pistol!).

I think the topic has been but you can PM. only 5 are in the last year. No will, I am being buried with all of them, the way I have lived I am gonna need some firepower in my new location.

For Skiprr:

Combined 2 to make the Hicap Pro CDP and carry that almost exclusively now. 13+1 of .45 JHP is hard to beat.


Got the Loaded Blackened SS in an AR trade.


I like the HK and .50GI but they are awful bulky and heavy. The 6" is a tack driver but too long to carry except in winter.

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For the record, there is absolutely no way anyone can draw a 1911 from a strong-side concealed carry, manually cock the hammer, and fire as quickly as someone equally athletic and trained can draw, flip the safey, and shoot the gun as intended. Folks who train with 1911s train to pull them out of the holster with their thumbs already on the safety. That's one reason they dominate in the IPSC game: handled as intended, they are no slower to present than "safety-less" firearms like Glocks.[end quote]


I completely agree with your statement. I do compete IDPA C&L and am proficient in that as well. I am never planning on speed drawing, if the danger is that fast and close I waited too long anyway. Any action can be performed with a certain degree of safety and I dont cock or attempt to cock until almost on target. I could care less about milliseconds of time, I simply dont like C&L for daily carry much like I dont like striker pistols. It may be irrational but thats my way. I work on my own pistols, under watch from a highly qualified gunsmith, and I know the sear, safeties, etc are unlikely to fail but I just dont want it C&L for daily carry. I have also said i would carry C&L if a LEO or when I go to bad parts of town (day or night) which unfortunately I have to do for work. Speaking of the collection, I have picked up several more 1911's I need to show off soon! Kimber DW, Kimber hicap, Springfield Blackened SS Loaded, 2 6 incher full customs, etc.

I carry my 1911's hammer down loaded chamber. I have practiced drawing and cocking and find it is not noticably slower than slipping off the safety. (unloaded of course). I practice both C&L and hammer down because I do C&L when out in bad parts of town. My hands are big enough to do this without the finger on the trigger when drawing and cocking so this might night be feasible for you. I also have Kimbers with FPB safety so it is not dangerous if dropped. However you will get arguements about lowering on a loaded chamber but this can be done safely using 2 hands and is only done rarely since the CCW's stay loaded. People have been dropping revolver hammers for decades safely so I dont see the issue. (even before transfer bars and such). To each his own though, biggest thing is you need to be comfortable and practice a lot.(unloaded!)