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This really has nothing to do with carry condition but I thought I would like to share my first expierience with a 1911.

In the late sixties I was stationed overseas in the Philippines at a small communications station called San Miguel. I worked in a classified area which had a back door where soda deliveries were made by by local personnel. Our security proceedures required that whenever this door was opened someone must be stationed at the door with a loaded firearm.

Needles to say the firearm kept for this detail was not one of the newer or better maintained 45's.

On one occassion I got the firearm, inserted the magazine and racked the slide-----you guessed it BANG. Finger was nowhere near the trigger and gun was pointed in a safe direction (though there was a typewriter that was suddenly in need of MAJOR repairs) The 45 was imeediately replaced and an SOP written that required an inspection by an armorer every six months.


Anyway this perversly started my interest in handguns and I shortly thereafter became a member of the base pistol team and competed at local matches.

When I finished my Naval service I returned to NY - Nassau County which had the effect of putting my interest on hold for 35years until I moved to Texas last September.

Dave B.

Nope, didn't trade up - just added a new member to the family! It will be fun to have something I can customize. Not much you can change with Glocks, other then a little trigger work; they sure are reliable though. I think everyone needs some of each.

So many guns, so little cash!

Dave B.

OK,thats pretty much what I thought. I carry my GLocks (yeah, I know boo...hiss) with a round in the chamber so I can't see any reason not too with the 1911.

I am suprised that I feel as comfortable as I do carrying it - I thought the weight would bother me more, have to see how it feels after carrying it for the entire day.

I am very pleased with the Rock Island, seems very nice for the money. ABout the only thing I don't care for on it is the sights

Dave B.

Somewhat to my suprise, my foray into 1911 type pistols (a Rock Island compact) has proven itself reliable enough to be used for carry. I have put 500 rds through it including 300 fmj and 200 hollow point without a single malfunction.

Having used Glocks, revolvers and other DOA semis for carry in the past , I am curious as to what state the 1911'ers carry their handguns in. Having habitually carried my glocks with one in the chamber I am leaning towards "cocked and locked" but am curious as to what others do.

Dave B.