Alexcabbie wrote:
All you 1911 Condition One guys, ever thought of getting a thumb-break where the strap comes between the hammer and the pin?
Call me a weenie, but that hammer is under spring tension, and if it falls, BLAMMO! goes the ammo. I wish someone would do a slight re-design of the 1911 that enabled the thumb safety to also put a block on the hammer so that if it fell it could only fall to half-cock. Yes, I know, "booger hook off the bang-switch", and Amen to that. But safeties are mechanical devices. They can and do fail.
The best I can do in this situation is to make sure my firearm is properly maintained, and take it to a gunsmith if I notice something is wrong. I understand that anything made by man is bound to fail at some time or another. However, I also feel that as a responsible gun owner, it is my responsibility to make sure my firearm is operational and properly maintained.
I have taken steps to reduce the likelihood of a ND by removing the ambi-safety on my Taurus PT1911, as other members were reporting that something can snag the safety and turn it to 'Off.' I also perform a 'walk around' on the gun before I take it anywhere, as again, it is my responsibility to make sure my gun works 250% of the time that I use it.
I know I am only human, and that my gun was (albeit indirectly) made by humans as well, and that anything can happen. However, should that hamper my choice of carry, because something
may happen? I
may get run over by a car when I leave to go to class, should that keep me from going to class?