sgt127
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Very interesting thought. Would you care to share your reasoning here?
I can only speak for myself. I carried a 1911 for 20 years as a duty gun. My thumb was on top of the safety, finger off trigger, if the gun was out of the holster in use. Searching a building. Covering a suspect.
When it was time to fire, the safety went off, and the trigger was pressed.
I wanted the safety on if I tripped. Fell. Somebody fought me for my gun. If they got it away from me, it would likely buy me time while they tried to figure out how to make it shoot.
So, the safety had to be easily manipulated from a full firing grip.
Since my thumb stayed on the safety, while covering someone, or shooting, I always knew, tactility, if the safety was up, on. Or off, down.