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The Annoyed Man wrote:

Salty1 wrote:I find this post very interesting so I tried to disengage the safety on my 2 1911"s while holstered, they are the only guns I own that have safety's on them. I was unable to get either one of them off while holstered without a lot of effort. It makes me wonder about the holster and the actual fit of the gun in it, if the gun can move in the holster then I can see how it could become accidently disengaged.

The holsters I use are TT Gunleather IWB or a Zlogonje OWB, both have a "notch" that has appeared from break-in where the safety sits so it would be almost impossible to bump the safety off. Understanding that holsters are personal preference I have mine made of all leather to custom fit the specific gun, the cost is not that much more than the generic models that fit many different types.

I may have siezures if my nice guns were ever placed in a piece of plastic (kydex).

For what it's worth, I am left-handed, and in my case, we're talking about ambidextrous safeties. So the "right handed" safety lever on the left side of the frame is exposed to getting snagged on things and disengaged. I suspect that the exact reverse is true for right handers who carry pistols with framed mounted ambidextrous safeties. However, the "default" configuration for a 1911 is a right handed thumb safety, which when the gun is worn on the right hip, is on the body-side where it is protected from being snagged on things.

The Annoyed Man wrote:

Ameer wrote:Good thing it's not a 1911!

It has happened on my 3" 1911 a number of times. I don't worry about it. The gun is holstered. The trigger is covered. The grip safety is not depressed. Instead, I've developed the habit, whenever I'm carrying one of my pistols with a framed mounted safety, of occasionally and discreetly feeling with my hand to see if it is still engaged. I only do it when and where I am sure I won't be observed. I am pretty sure that it usually gets switched off as I get in or out of the car. I carry on the left side, so when I pivot to get in or out, the gun comes in "brushing" contact with the side of the seat back. So I think that is what's doing it. Consequently, that is usually when I check it, as I am pivoting out of my seat to exit the car. The movement is so unobtrusive that I'm pretty sure that nobody would ever notice it. But like I said, even so, I don't really worry about it. Even if I were to draw the gun—which is how I first noticed the problem when I was unholstering at home—I don't keep my finger on the trigger.