killchain wrote:
amzbrady wrote:
Couldnt believe the cust service rep would jeoperdize his position there, he told me that the saftey was there because it the law in the US that they have to have one, He said he has one and never uses it. WOW, I dont think I would ever tell someone not to use a safety.
I think Taurus could benifit from a better safety that is not so easy to knockinto "unsafe"
My Taurus PT145, in my opinion, has a far superior safety than a 1911. It's a rocker thumb safety that is ergonomically moved. (Safe is up, down is down. Backwards of the Beretta 92FS)
A 1911 has a grip safety. That bothers me, considering the strap-retaining holsters some people have and people carrying them "condition one." I can tell you right now I'd have trouble with that. So I stay away from it.
I'm anal about having a manual safety, none of this dovetail grip or Glock psuedo-safety.
If a 1911 in condition one scares you, then you certainly should not own one. That is the only way to carry one.
I've carried them for 36 years with no problems. Exceedingly safe. 3 safety's rolled into two mechanisms. Thumb safety blocking the sear. If that fails the grip safety also blocks the sear. If that one fails also, the grip safety has a metal rod that physically blocks the firing pin from contacting the round if the hammer falls. It works exceptionally well..........
Anyone who places a strap across the grip safety shouldn't be carrying one and certainly does not understand how they work.
As to Kimber/Para's. I have owned genuine Colts that were 100% reliable. Fed anything. My Kimber Ultra SIS has been great. Some feed problems during break in but fires my home loads and defense rounds reliably. As much as I thought I would like the Para's, my P10 and my Warthog don't feed jack S*&^t.
I'm pretty frustrated with them.