Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted October 4, 2011 Contributing Member Report Posted October 4, 2011 A Tom Threepersons style holster would also have an exposed trigger. See examples by Lobo. Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
Members TexasJack Posted October 4, 2011 Members Report Posted October 4, 2011 I have had 1911's since 1966, and know for a fact that it would take several concurrent problems working together to make a 1911 unsafe in a holster just because it's trigger was not covered. BUT, . . . I also know that there are many folks out there who jam all their guns into any holster they can find. That can produce an unsafe condition, . . . especially if the customer is carrying a Glock or Springfield XD or another similar weapon that uses a striker firing mechanism and does not have a manual safety. The 1911 is without a doubt the safest semi auto on the market, . . . but you have to allow for the others. Glocks tout their "internal" trigger safety system, . . . but it has a well documented pattern of failure, . . . anything entering the trigger guard can easily snatch the trigger back, . . . and it is disasterville from there out. Having said all that, . . . I wouldn't make any holster that leaves the trigger exposed, . . . unless it is for a revolver. May God bless, Dwight This is almost exactly what I was going to reply to TwinOaks' comment, so I decided just to say I agree with Dwight. Quote
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted October 4, 2011 Contributing Member Report Posted October 4, 2011 We are in agreement, then. Even though the 1911 is safe to carry in condition 1, it's still a good idea to cover the trigger because you can't always account for other people's actions. Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
Members Reaper Posted October 4, 2011 Members Report Posted October 4, 2011 Nobody has mentioned anything about the main reason I feel a trigger should be covered. In a situation where someone makes a gun grab with a 1911 which is carried cocked and locked with an exposed trigger, they probability of the person being shot has jumped leaps and bounds. Cover the trigger and even if they get a hand on the grip safety and happen to disengage the thumb safety they can not get a finger on the trigger.... just my opinion Quote No sir, he fell into that bullet
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