1911 colt safety lock
I live in a rural area and on my early morning walks I carry a Colt Combat Commander in a old GI shoulder holster. I always carry it in Condition 1, cocked and locked with a round in the chamber as I believe it was designed to be carried. Question- does anyone know of any authenticated or documented cases of the failure of the positive safety lock on a 1911 type automatic, either from mechanical failure, excessive ware or dropping it hammer first on a hard surface?
I also cary only 6 rounds in the magazine because someone told me that if you keep a mag loaded with 7 rounds for long periods of time it will weaken the spring and potentially cause feed problems. Any truth to this?
I also cary only 6 rounds in the magazine because someone told me that if you keep a mag loaded with 7 rounds for long periods of time it will weaken the spring and potentially cause feed problems. Any truth to this?
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Hello you did not state if you gun is stock . The only types of unintentional dicharges I know have come from someone installing a safty and not fitting it correctly in this case you put on the safty pull the trigger to check it so far so good but then without haveing your finger anywhere near the trigger when you take the safty off it fires . I guess if the safty aftermarket and out of spec it could fire at any time. Anything mechanical can fail.I think the safest is no round in chamber 2nd choice is round in chamber and hammer down and 3th choice your way.In combat conditions your way is the ONLY way but you have to ask yourself does the little extra time saved to get the piece into action justified. 0 -
Hansenw,
I have never seen or heard of a 1911 having a ND (Negligent Discharge) due to the safety failing on the weapon. However, as Perry Shooter has stated, anything mechanical can fail. I have about 15,000 rounds through my Kimber and have yet to change anything but springs in it.
Do you completely strip your Colt down to the frame for cleaning? I try to every 1500 rounds to check for wear and tear and cracks. After each complete tear down you should always do a full functionality test before using it as a carry piece again. Email me if you would like the details to that process.
IMHO you should always carry a 1911 in condition 1, it was designed to be carried that way. It is completely safe to do so if you have the proper training.
As for carrying 6 rounds instead of 7. That is really preference. I use McCormick Power mags and leave them fully loaded for months at a time and they seem to work fine. Always take them out and do some live fire drills every so often to insure the spring has not worn down of course.0 -
There is an old rumor that if dropped an accidental discharge can happen ,and yes I am sure at one point it probably did ,but with proper care it will not ,who knows how many rounds went through the one that did without a sppring change ,now days they have heavy duty firing ping springs to prevent an inertia discharge ,and this is also why they have series 80 ,and the Swartz safety in kimbers ,but you must also keep in mind that California does a drop test ,and they pass
You thumb safety ,is a slight concern ,again a spring issue ,if you find it off by accident you need to replace or just tighten the spring ,and even then your grip safety must be engaged ,and pull the trigger for a discharge
Condition one sometimes is a hard thing to accept ,but over time you will get used to it ,as far as your mags go just rotate them every few months ,I have several I keep fully loaded never had a problem ,but for Murphy's law sake I rotate them with the empty ones I take to the range ,but it wouldn't bother if I didn't ,I have some that have been loaded for many years and have no problem with them
i will now put ten round mags in all my pre ban guns ,just to show defiance
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The only ones I have seen and heard about AD's are from Retard error! 0
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