"Locked and Cocked" is not ok with Mike!

[Adam Helmer]

Dutchman01,

Welcome to the Forum.

I have carried the 1911 and Glock 19 on duty for many years before I retired. Folks who balk at "Locked and Cocked" merely do not understand John Browning's 1911. Very few handgun owners shoot enough rounds to really KNOW their handguns. We fired 750 rounds for Transition Training to go from revolvers to the Glock 17/19.

The instructions from HQ mandated we pack ALL revolvers for Turn-in to be unloaded, securely packed "With revolver safety catches engaged." I called Washington DC and asked the author of those instructions to tell me where the "revolver safety catch" was located. After a bit of time on "Hold" the female agent admitted she "only took her revolver out of her filing cabinent for semi-annual qualification" and was sure there was a "Safety" on her revolver when she issued the instructions, but could not locate one on her M10 S&W at present. Big Duh there!

Most agents were not competent with firearms as I determined in 10 years of being the firearms instructor for all of the 100 agents in New England. I suspect civillians, who have to buy their ammo, are even less firearms competent. Thus, the M1911 is a huge mystery to most handgunners.

Adam