"Locked and Cocked" is not ok with Mike!

[Adam Helmer]

Swift,

Apparently you were never an MP, or AP, in the U.S. Military. I was and our mandated mode of carry was a 5-round magazine inserted and the chamber EMPTY on the M1911A1. I did not agree with that mode of carry, but that was the SOP.

Many civillians opt for the Chanber-Empty, Mag inserted mode of carry. When the NEED arises, it takes a very LOUD function to cycle the .45 and get "One Up The Spout", Meanwhile, every Bad Guy zeroes in on the racking sound and unloads!

The M1911/1911A1 is for the savvy folk who know what they are about. The rest of the folks needs to find a DA revolver because all semi-auto pistols function best with a round chambered in Gravest Extreme.

Adam