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Going for another distraction? NOBODY said anything about pinning a grip safety on a carry gun. I gave an example (backed by a reasonable population size of shooters) to illustrate that "failure to fire" because of a "wrong" grip on a gun with a grip safety is a real thing. Wilson Combat X9...

Let's not get distracted. We do not need to debate whether a revolver is safer and more reliable than a semi-auto. That is not the focus of this discussion. The point is "Same training + better equipment = More capability for self-defense"

As I said, if it was ALL in the training, everyone would carry a super simple and reliable revolver. But, it is NOT ALL in the training. It is mostly in the training, but also some in the equipment. Same training + better equipment = More capability for self-defense.

ps. What happens during "administrative actions" is completely irrelevant to the discussion of which one is going to be more reliable in a self-defense situation. No argument from me that a gun that is more likely to go off when you want it to is also more likely to go off when you don't want it...

Doesn't seem that hard to imagine, to me. Dicken (in the recent Indiana Mall shooting) fired 10 rounds at the bad guy. Imagine if there had been 2 bad guys (as there have been in other situations - e.g. that 2015 mass shooting in San Bernadino, CA).

I didn't say anything about 45s. It's easy to get a 1911 in 9mm, yet PDs still don't allow them. Also, to my earlier point, check the 1911s and 2011s of any of the top competitive shooters. They all have pinned grip safeties. Why? Because match experience (i.e. experience in stressful shooting...

So, why did so many police departments stop allowing their officers to carry 1911s, but tons of them now issue or allow Glocks? What are their stats comparing the 2?

It has happened at least once this year in a match that I attempted to fire my 1911 and had forgotten to click off the thumb safety. In comparison, my Canik Rival (which I also shoot in matches) has never failed to fire when I pulled the trigger (other than from bad, cheap ammo, which has also...

Disagree. I would say it is mostly about the training. If it was ALL about the training, then all the smart people would carry revolvers. They don't because training is important, but the equipment matters, too. And if you take 1000 people and give them good training with a 1911, and 1000...

I think you're mixing up two things. Whether it needs any break-in or not, I put 500 rounds through a new pistol to make sure it's reliable. It's nothing to do with break-in. It's because most things are most likely to break when they are brand new. If I bought a used gun of unknown history...

I have only carried 1911s for my whole CCW life (about 30 years now). But, I listened to a podcast by Mike Glover (of Fieldcraft Survival) a few months ago and it has certainly gotten me to at least considering changing my EDC to a single action striker-fired pistol with no safety (other than...

All I was trying to say is, when the question is "are there scenarios where it would be better to not have a gun" and the response is "I want to be prepared in case of violence, so I carry a gun", I think it gives the impression that you think the only response to violence is with a gun.

This sort of brings up my thoughts on the possibility of being somewhere where it would be better to not be carrying. Please don't take this personally, as I am not asserting that I know what YOU think. But, your words give some credence to the idea that at least some people view a gun as the...

I don't know. I just have a gut feeling that as soon as I say "it's ALWAYS better to be carrying" someone will come up with an example where that is wrong. And that is what I was hoping to learn about when I saw the article title and clicked to read it.

All I want to say here is that the article title made me think the article was about whether to carry or not. Instead, the article was about whether to use what I'm carrying or not. I didn't need another walkthrough of the basics on deciding whether to use what I'm carrying. I was interested in...

+1 on what @SimonRL said. Exactly the technique to get it open, if you can. And no, what y'all are experiencing is NOT typical ... of a QUALITY 1911/2011. To be completely fair, a very high end 1911 might have a few jams when it's brand new, as it gets broken in. Those being due simply to...

So, the size of the magazine will work for anything from 9mm to 10mm and 45. And therein lies its downfall as a candidate for an ideal carry gun. Whatever capacity of 9mm you shorten the grip to accommodate, it will always be bigger than it needs to be. Bigger than a comparable pistol that is...

Maybe nobody knows this yet. Related question. What magazines does it use? From a video review I watched, it looks like it uses standard 2011 magazines? Like, the same mags that you'd use in a Staccato double stack. Confirmation on that? If it uses standard 2011 mags, then I'll assume the grip...

Anybody know what the width is across the grip and butt? I'm wondering how concealable the 4.25" one is, compared to a Wilson Combat SFX9.