If you are not depressing your grip safety then its broken....Mine don't do that.Carry-a-Kimber wrote:On my CDP, I can go from Condition 1 to hammer down simply by putting my thumb on the hammer and my trigger finger on the trigger BUT leave the palm of my hand off the grip safety. Kinda grabbing it like a 6 pack, if that makes sense. I don't typically do this on a loaded chamber and I wouldn't recomend doing with one, but it does work on my gun.
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- Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:33 am
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: 1911 fever
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Re: 1911 fever
- Sat Jun 12, 2010 8:26 am
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: 1911 fever
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Re: 1911 fever
I recently purchased a Kimber Ultra Carry II and the instructions had some info i had never heard before.I have had some 1911's before.
I had a Colt Gold Cup back in the late 80's and still have a AMT hardballer.The Kimber instructions say to never ease the hammer down to go ahead and snap it.
It says that repeated easing down can may mar the sear tip which will cause a substandard trigger pull. It also says not to let the slide slam closed on a empty chamber unloaded under full spring pressure as it can cause premature wear and loosening on a match grade 1911. You are supposed to pull back the slide to release the slide catch then ease the slide forward manually then snap it. Also says when loading a round to not ride the slide forward but to let the slide go under full spring pressure.I carry my 1911's cocked and locked , the manual says to carry with an empty chamber.Until i got this gun i had never followed those instructions.I had manually eased the hammer forward many times with a round chambered.
I had a Colt Gold Cup back in the late 80's and still have a AMT hardballer.The Kimber instructions say to never ease the hammer down to go ahead and snap it.
It says that repeated easing down can may mar the sear tip which will cause a substandard trigger pull. It also says not to let the slide slam closed on a empty chamber unloaded under full spring pressure as it can cause premature wear and loosening on a match grade 1911. You are supposed to pull back the slide to release the slide catch then ease the slide forward manually then snap it. Also says when loading a round to not ride the slide forward but to let the slide go under full spring pressure.I carry my 1911's cocked and locked , the manual says to carry with an empty chamber.Until i got this gun i had never followed those instructions.I had manually eased the hammer forward many times with a round chambered.