How do you carry a 1911

I don't carry my 1911 very often, but when I do I carry it cocked and locked. I was at work a few days ago and one of the guys saw it and acted scared that the hammer was back.

I really never thought about that perception before. I know it is perfectly safe to carry, but alot of people only see a cocked gun.

I spent about 10 minutes showing him how the 2 safetys worked and later he asked if I would take him shooting sometime. Maybe I will recruit a new shooter into the sport.

Anyway, How do you guys that carry 1911's carry them?

Wing master

i stopped carrying my 1911 a little while ago in favor of my j-frame. however, when i did carry it, i carried cocked & locked. 185 grain hornady xtp's over power pistol.

For the last 29 years, cocked and locked in a Bianchi 19L.  788

no... i've never been made that i know of.

Cocked and locked, but I seldom carry my 1911.

MM

I carry it every day at work. Cocked and locked. It's as fast as it NEEDS to be, and for fourty years now I can still hit what I shoot at with it, Thanks to Drill Sgt Jackson, US Military Police School, Fort Gordon, GA.

A cocked and locked 1911 is SAFER than your typical tupperware DA pistol with no external safety.  A 1911 has TWO safeties, whereas the others have none.  Glocks have the highest instances of negligent discharges I know of.  Yeah, it looks scary if you're not used to it, but remember, you must grip the grip safety, and disengage the thumb safety just to give your trigger finger a chance to do the dirty work.  NDs happen because of one reason, people pull the triggers when they're not supposed to.  A proper functioning 1911 makes that much harder to do.  I carry ONLY 1911s.

220's are meant to be carried, one in the pipe and decocked.

Hammer down with the safety on with a 1911 is what we in the trade call a dead mans gun. Especially if it's a series 70 with no firing pin block. Well, honestly, any 1911 with no firing pin block can AD. It's an inertia fire if the gun is dropped and hits on the muzzle. There also is no safe way to lower the hammer on a loaded chamber no matter what anyone says. The half cock notches on the hammer will not stop the hammer from striking the firing pin if the gun falls out of the holster. Condition one is the only safe way to carry a 1911. I carry mine a lot and do NOT care what people think when they see a cocked pistol. Better to be cocked and in my holster and be seen, than to be seen with me holding it cocked and pointed at them. It's just polite I guess. They should in all honesty, be looking at or for my gun. It's kind of like staring at someone who has a big nose..................Kingpin 

You can fix the inertia issue without a firing pin block.  You just need the right firing pin and an extra power FP spring.

Bear, you are wrong.  With an IWB and proper attire, it is impossible to tell someone is carrying a 1911.  Besides, a 1911 is thinner than most pistols such as a Sig 220.  There are 1911s that wouldn't make a good service pistol in any sense, but they are great carry guns.  If I thought I could be made carrying a 1911 I wouldn't be carrying one.  The right rig makes all the difference, even for a skinny guy.

You have any proof of an ND with the mentioned configuration?

Edited by Muleskinner