I hope I am wrong, but is this hammer cocked?

[HoughMade]

I would think that safety would be the number one concern. Not sure what the terminology is but, the half cocked or safety cocked position would seem safer to me, just my thoughts.

I could be wrong, and no, it is not about the children, it's about not having an accidental discharge.

There is a manual safety that (as designed) prevents the trigger from being pulled and thereby prevents the hammer from falling. It is generall on the left side of the gun, so it is not seen in a picture showing only the right side. With a hammer down on a loaded chamber, in all 1911s, you would have to pull the trigger an manually lower the hammer. This is not m favorite activity as accidents happen. In some 1911s, a blow to the back of the gun on the hammer with the hammer down can drive the firing pin forward, firing the gun.

With the hammer cocked and the manual (thumb safety) engaged, a 1911 is at its safest while ready for action.

The half-cock is there to catch the hammer and keep it from hitting the firing pin if it slips while you are manually cocking the hammer.

 

[Fargo]

I would think that safety would be the number one concern. Not sure what the terminology is but, the half cocked or safety cocked position would seem safer to me, just my thoughts.

I could be wrong, and no, it is not about the children, it's about not having an accidental discharge.

What possible advantage is there to carrying half cocked? You really want to have to upholster, disengage safety, and cock the gun before it will fire? You might as well Israeli carry.

 

[T.Lex]

I could be wrong, and no, it is not about the children, it's about not having an accidental discharge.

Well, the latter can lead to the former.

But we digress....

 

[307SD]

Two things

I didn't notice any revolvers in the clip being in the cocked position.

And can I get some props for even catching that?

 

[SSGSAD]

Walking about with the hammer cocked? Might just be me, but I wouldn't do it. Unsafe?

I don't know, thus I ask the forums input. Thank you.

JMB, designed the 1911, to be carried, condition 1, cocked and locked ..... You have a manual safety, and

a grip safety, so 2 safeties, have to be "moved" to fire this gun .....

 

[T.Lex]

Two things

I didn't notice any revolvers in the clip being in the cocked position.

And can I get some props for even catching that?

Generally (to my limited knowledge of wheel guns), there's no safety to "lock" the hammer back. So, carrying like that raises the risk of something accidentally moving the trigger back, releasing the hammer to do what the hammer does - shoot the gun.

With the 1911s, there is, which gave rise to the phrase "cocked and locked." It is locked back until the safety is released.

 

[HoughMade]

Two things

I didn't notice any revolvers in the clip being in the cocked position.

And can I get some props for even catching that?

The revolver I saw in the clip was a single action and does not have a manual safety. Such a gun is unsafe to carry cocked, unlike a 1911.

 

[SteveM4A1]

OP do you believe Glocks are unsafe to carry?

 

[307SD]

Very good information received, thank you.

 

[307SD]

No. But school me.

OP do you believe Glocks are unsafe to carry?

 

[SSGSAD]

OP do you believe Glocks are unsafe to carry?

I read on the internet, that glocks, are the MOST unsafe handgun, EVER !!!!!

 

[307SD]

Was actually looking at a 43 for my wife to ccw.

 

[T.Lex]

OP do you believe Glocks are unsafe to carry?

That's right, Ice... man. I am dangerous.

 

[T.Lex]

Waitacottonpickingsecondhere.

Is this a runner thread?

 

[printcraft]

I would think that safety would be the number one concern. Not sure what the terminology is but, the half cocked or safety cocked position would seem safer to me, just my thoughts.

There is no half cocked position on a 1911, that is a "tiny" idiot safety stop that is meant to prevent an AD when you are thumb cocking the gun and your thumb should happen to slip off mid process. What is safety cocked? Is that the same as half cocked? If so that is one of the least safe states of cocked outside of hammer down on a loaded chamber.

See below \/

.......The half-cock is there to catch the hammer and keep it from hitting the firing pin if it slips while you are manually cocking the hammer.

Just wanted to say cocked one more time. cocked.

 

[307SD]

I have an acquaintance that is active military guard, also on a local municipal police force, and is a prepper to boot, he swears by glocks and 9mm.

 

[307SD]

If you read it on the interwebby thingy it mus be true, "bon jor"?

I read on the internet, that glocks, are the MOST unsafe handgun, EVER !!!!!

 

[SteveM4A1]

No. But school me.

What makes a hammer cocked firearm with a manual safety on more dangerous than a cocked (partially/mostly/whatever) striker fired gun with no manual safety?

 

[digitalmonster]

it seems some people are half cocked

 

[pudly]

I read on the internet, that glocks, are the MOST unsafe handgun, EVER !!!!!

That's because they can double as grenades.