If I was to carry it condition 2, I would carry it half cocked.
I've been letting this thread run so folks could vent their feelings, but when the thread descends down to this level, I feel obligated to post.
There are four (4) states/conditions how SAO platforms like the 1911 and the FN-35 are commonly carried. This type of discussion has been going on forever, but I realize sometimes knowledge gets lost with the passage of time. We tested these four states back in the late 60s with several top tier shooters, a timer, and lots of rounds
The four states are:
Condition 0 (zero) - loaded chamber, unlocked
Condition 1 - loaded chamber, hammer cocked, locked (thumb safety applied)
Condition 2 - loaded chamber, hammer uncocked
Condition 3 - empty chamber, hammer uncocked - often referred to as the Israeli Carry (used by the IDF)
For speed into action
1st - Tie between Condition 0 and Condition 1
2nd - Condition 3
3rd - Condition 2
For safety
1st - Condition 3 - no chance of ND until a round is chambered
2nd - Condition 1 - the thumb safety might slip off or be disengaged prematurely
3rd - Condition 0 - the "safety is keeping your finger out of the trigger guard until ready to fire
4th - Condition 2 - cocking on the draw can cause fumbles and the trigger finger can enter the trigger guard while trying to maintain control on the pistol
The Israeli carry was still popular at the time so racking the slide on the draw was still practiced and could be very fast...but it required two hands...racking on the holster, on the draw, is much slower and less reliable. The draw was popular not because it was better, but because, at that time, the Israelis had a wide selection of sidearms which required different manual of arms. The draw they used worked with any pistol they might pick up.
Condition 2, cock the hammer was like watching seals clap as neither the 1911 or the FN-35 were designed to be put into action in that way (as military sidearms, they were both designed for Condition 3). The only 1911 I'm aware of that made accommodations to be thumb cocked on the draw was the Detonics Combat Master which had the rear of the slide cut away at the request of a large contract they were pursuing.
The only "Gun Expert "/writer I've ever heard advocate for it was Jerry Ahern. He had his protagonist, John Rourke, in his pulp action novel series
The Survivalist carry twin Detonics Combat Masters in a double Alessi shoulder rig in Condition 2
