Quote Originally Posted by pfries View Post
I agree,
When I started carrying it was a 1911 type platform a Browning HP.
Never had an issue,
I have found during high stress drills and competition I still sweep for the safety and I don't anticipate letting that change.
The light callous on my thumb is a testament to that.
Drills are not real life situation! You can practice drawing and flipping the safety off but you never know if you have to use your off hand (arm is jacked up or something) to draw and your 1911 doesn't have an abi safety! Now what! ? All the training down to the drain! Unless you have been in a life treating situation ... Nobody knows! In the military we do drills and more drills and more training! Prepping us for what we will see ! First time i heard a mortal fall and blow near enough you feel the blast! Then i understood that all the training was not what you really see and feel in a real situation! Now ccw! I had a knife put on my neck once from behind and a second guy had one in front of me! Just to get my jewelry! With all the adrenaline rushing .... !!! Do you think i wanted to have an extra mechanical part in my gun that i have to worry about!? Turns out i didnt even get a change to draw since i was taken by surprise and luckily all they wanted was my ring and then they ran! Training and practicing is great but until you actually have to draw... You wouldnt know! Are you really rdy to gamble your life and those of your family with the hope that you flick that safety and that it actually disengage!? I wont