1911 Condition 1 carry

[swap71]

New to CHL...shooter for many years. I am 100% comfortable carrying open in condition one when able (deer lease, hiking etc.) Not sure if I will be as comfortable in condition 1 with an ISWB holster.

Any advice?

[74novaman]

New to CHL...shooter for many years. I am 100% comfortable carrying open in condition one when able (deer lease, hiking etc.) Not sure if I will be as comfortable in condition 1 with an ISWB holster.

Any advice?

I've carried 1911s "cocked and locked" plenty of times in an IWB holster with no issues.

Don't see it as a big concern.

[WildBill]

Any advice?

Practice!
BTW, welcome to the TexasCHLForum.

[mojo84]

I do it with my Browning Hi Power. Not worried about it as long as I carry it in a holster.

[74novaman]

I do it with my Browning Hi Power. Not worried about it as long as I carry it in a holster.

That's a good point as well. No matter what I carry, a quality holster that fully covers the trigger guard is a must.

[Longshot38]

Is there any other way to carry? My 1911 is cocked, locked, and loaded 24/7. No reason to give yourself something else to think about when you need to use it.

[The Annoyed Man]

New to CHL...shooter for many years. I am 100% comfortable carrying open in condition one when able (deer lease, hiking etc.) Not sure if I will be as comfortable in condition 1 with an ISWB holster.

Any advice?

Cocked and locked on a full chamber is the only way it makes sense to carry a 1911. The guns are incredibly safe, and the anxiety that people have about carrying that way with that pistol is entirely psychological. It has little or no basis in fact. I carried 1911s for a while, and they are still my favorite pattern of pistol to shoot. That I don't carry them very often anymore is more about adjustments made to my carry rotation that make more sense for me personally. I had two, a 5" and a 3", and I recently sold the 3" to another member of this forum.

[ITTECH]

Is there any other way to carry? My 1911 is cocked, locked, and loaded 24/7. No reason to give yourself something else to think about when you need to use it.

It was a little unnerving for me at first, but now I wouldn't consider carrying it any other way. Love my 1911 Commander.

[mojo84]

It is unnerving to me when my Hi Power or Colt Mustang isn't cocked and locked.

[PBratton]

Been carrying mine in an IWB holster for a very long time with no problems. As TAM said, it's the only logical way to carry a 1911.