Criticism of the 1911 safety can get some prickly responses from 1911 owners. I have seen at least one Delta Force type character bump the safety to "ON" in one of those TV shooting shows. It really screwed up his competition time, it might have been worse had someone been shooting at him while he puzzled out why his pistol was not going bang....
Well I guess they could dream that Mr BG will be so impressed with the beauty of their CCW piece that the BG will just give up, or that their $3500 1911 is actually more reliable than the many $500 duty weapons avaliable. Of course IMHO those dreams ar more fitting to One flew over the cockoo's nest than Walter Mitty.
Speaking from personal experience or grasping at straws?
The only guns that i own that have not malfunctioned, simply haven't been shot enough. Eventually they will all fail. They are machines without a clue to what is stamped into the frame/slide or how much they cost...
Speaking from personal experience or grasping at straws?
The only guns that i own that have not malfunctioned, simply haven't been shot enough. Eventually they will all fail. They are machines without a clue to what is stamped into the frame/slide or how much they cost...
Read then reread then post
My personal experience is like yours which is why I said that belief belongs in One Flew over the Cockoo's Nest. Hence crazy
Why does Clint Smith, the owner of Thunder Ranch require all 1911 shooters to ride the safety? He makes you ride the safety regardless of the configuration of the safety or the grip safety. Perhaps you should ask him if any of his students has ever bumped the A1 safety to "safe", when the student thought the safety was "ready".
I much prefer the A1 safety because it is a lot harder to bump accidentally in either direction than an extended safety, or an ambi safety. But, never say never. I have personally bumped the WW1 style safety on my Les Baer Wadcutter to "safe" due to a weak grip and excessive recoil. That made an impression on me.
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