Question about cocked and locked for long periods of time.

[sdmc530]

Originally Posted by pitor

Why do you leave your 1911 in condition 2 if you just advocated for Condition 1 for daily carry or the fact it would put less wear on springs and sear? Seems like a contradiction to me. Please explain.

The wear only happens when you compress and decompress springs, so if you have your gun in whatever condion you choose your not wearing anything out really I guess. When you are not carrying gun do you unload it or do you leave it in a "condition" while in storage?

Yep I did say one thing and do another, but I just choose to carry in 2. Not saying its better. My opinion is if I am carrying a gun, how many times am I really going to pull the hammer back? Probably never? So not having the hammer cocked keeps the spring from being under pressure while not in use, so condition 2 has all its components in a resting state as if it were unloaded and in a safe.


I think in the end we are over thinking all of this. Springs are pretty cheap and a maintenance part in the end so I believe a person should carry the gun heck use the gun any way he feels comfortable with and not worry about a spring he may have to replace in 4,000 rounds instead of 6,000 rounds.

Again just my opinion I am by no means an expert. AND I am not most people but yest most carry in 1.