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1911 concealed, safety on or off?
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<blockquote data-quote="wawazat" data-source="post: 3563007" data-attributes="member: 35603"><p>Up until recently, I only carried 1911s unless I was fishing. Practicing drawing and setting your grip in a thumb forward position helps get everything in place. I have practiced swiping the safety off on the draw as well, but I tend to prefer having my dominant thumb over the top of the safety and offhand thumb just below. At that point it feels natural to maintain slight downward pressure with my dominant thumb to add an extra dimension of locking the grip into my hands without trying to squeeze it to death.</p><p></p><p>Now that I am carrying a Glock more to give my back a break from the weight, I notice that I still press my dominant thumb down onto my offhand thumb even though there is no safety to press against. </p><p></p><p>This is a tough environment to learn a new platform in, for sure. The difficulty finding ammunition and then paying through the nose for it makes it hard to justify putting the number of rounds downrange to start a good habit forming. Condition 1 (round chambered, hammer cocked, and safety on) is the safest way to carry a SAO semi auto pistol though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wawazat, post: 3563007, member: 35603"] Up until recently, I only carried 1911s unless I was fishing. Practicing drawing and setting your grip in a thumb forward position helps get everything in place. I have practiced swiping the safety off on the draw as well, but I tend to prefer having my dominant thumb over the top of the safety and offhand thumb just below. At that point it feels natural to maintain slight downward pressure with my dominant thumb to add an extra dimension of locking the grip into my hands without trying to squeeze it to death. Now that I am carrying a Glock more to give my back a break from the weight, I notice that I still press my dominant thumb down onto my offhand thumb even though there is no safety to press against. This is a tough environment to learn a new platform in, for sure. The difficulty finding ammunition and then paying through the nose for it makes it hard to justify putting the number of rounds downrange to start a good habit forming. Condition 1 (round chambered, hammer cocked, and safety on) is the safest way to carry a SAO semi auto pistol though. [/QUOTE]
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