Ok, so here's my newbie 1911 question:
I will use my Springfield RO 1911 for home defense as well as IDPA. I have 10rd CMC mags for HD and I want to keep it fully loaded and ready to go, which means one in the pipe, full 10rd mag inserted, hammer cocked, and thumb safety on (is this condition 1?). The gun goes in the safe during the day and when I get home it comes out and stays on my night stand, ready to defend home and freedom.
So, is it ok to leave the gun cocked and locked for prolonged periods of time? It's usually a full month or two before I shoot IDPA, where I will unload the gun for transportation purposes. I feel that the hammer cocked is under so much tension that leaving it like that for long periods of time (months) could induce a malfunction, as in hammer dropping? Obviously I need to study the 1911 design a lot more to fully understand how all the parts work and how the safety mechanisms are designed to work.
Right now I am keeping the 1911 with a full mag in, but no round in the pipe, so I would have to rack the slide in order to put the gun in action. I'm not comfortable with this to say the least.
Thank you for helping a newbie out!
