1911 carry?

[Guest carbonarcher]

I am obviously in the right place! How many of you carry a 1911? Have you ever had a problem with the thumb safety clicking off in your edc?

Just looking to the Vets for input! Thanks:screwy:

[Guest tnxdshooter]

I do, I alternate in and out with my xd 40. No never had trouble with the safety clicking off.

[timcalhoun]

I have been carrying a 1911 most everyday since 89, and never once has my thumb safety bumped off. My holsters for the past 15yrs do have the flap between me and the gun covering the safety. So any movement of my body is rubbing the holster and never the safety, plus it is more comfortable which is why I switched. But even before that, when wearing open top holsters, I still never had an issue.

[First Strike]

Never had an issue with the safety.

[daddyo]

Never had the safety disengage on it's own while carrying a 1911.

[Guest bkelm18]

I currently carry a 1911 and have before off and on in the past. Never had the safety click off while in the holster.

[lowery100]

Most of the time I have heard of people having this problem it has been with an ambidextrous safety, bumping it on the right/outside. But even that seems hard to do to me.

[eapking]

Most of the time I have heard of people having this problem it has been with an ambidextrous safety, bumping it on the right/outside. But even that seems hard to do to me.

Agreed. This seems to be the situation (for some folks). It makes sense, and is why I'll never have an ambi safety 1911.

[tt0511]

I switch between my 1911 and XD SC. I have found my 1911 safety flicked off one time in the past year and I've carried the 1911 far, far more as I only recently acquired the XD. I carry in a hybrid leather/kydex holster and found that I needed to tighten the kydex shell more to keep the gun from shifting. Haven't had a problem since making the adjustment. As long as the gun is held snug in the holster and the holster has a sweat shield that covers the safety, you will not have a problem with that.

I would not want to carry a 1911 with ambi safety for reasons mentioned by others. I don't know that it matters tremendously that the safety flicks off as the gun cannot discharge unless the trigger is depressed by your finger, or careless reholstering / debris in the holster. Still, I *feel* better when the safety is on.

Edited November 3, 2010 by tt0511

[Dolomite_supafly]

I carry a 1911 daily and have never had a thumb safety bump off. My holster is a bare bones rig with nothing covering the tumb safety or hammer. The thumb safety should be held both on and off in a positive manner. I have seen 1911's where the thumb safety would easily be knocked to the off position. For me I wouldn't carry a pistol with a thumb safety that light as this is the only thing that will keep the sear from coming off the hammer hook when the gun is jarred. The grip safety does not lock the sear, it only prevents the trigger from being pulled. And even if the grip safety isn;t depressed the sear can come off the hammer yet if the thumb safety is properly fitted and in the on position the sear cannot come off hte hammer.

Dolomite

[Guest tnxdshooter]

I carry a 1911 daily and have never had a thumb safety bump off. My holster is a bare bones rig with nothing covering the tumb safety or hammer. The thumb safety should be held both on and off in a positive manner. I have seen 1911's where the thumb safety would easily be knocked to the off position. For me I wouldn't carry a pistol with a thumb safety that light as this is the only thing that will keep the sear from coming off the hammer hook when the gun is jarred. The grip safety does not lock the sear, it only prevents the trigger from being pulled. And even if the grip safety isn;t depressed the sear can come off the hammer yet if the thumb safety is properly fitted and in the on position the sear cannot come off hte hammer.

Dolomite

Yeah mine has an ambi safety. With the stock safety on there I still never had a problem but I had a shortened wilson combat tactical saftey put on it due to the fact that I some day want to add the burlwood crimson trace laser grips to it. With the regular safety they would not have fit on there.

[Guest Scramasax]

I carried a 1911 both full size and commander in an Askins avenger holster and Milt Sparks summer special for over 30 years. In and out of choppers,cars,jeeps, boats and on horseback. Never had the safty come off. I did not use an ambi safty. This could be an issue.

Cheers,

tad

[First Strike]

Maybe Righties shouldnt have ambi safeties. I'm a lefty, and its never happpened to me.

[timcalhoun]

Maybe Righties shouldnt have ambi safeties. I'm a lefty, and its never happpened to me.

I have always carried ambi safeties.

[Guest Travtastik]

Mine has the ambi safety and I have never had a problem.

[Guest spoolie]

I carry a full size everyday...crossbreed holster...never a problem. Para Big Hawg or Para GI.

[Guest herefordman1]

I carry a 1911 all day, every day and never had the thumb safety move to the off position.

[Guest dthurston]

I carry mine in a Tucker Gunleather "The Answer" IWB. Great comfort for me. Ohh the holster also.

Dave