Safety Fast Shooting Deivce for 1911
One of the biggest modern criticisms of the 1911 is based on the long questioned "condition one" or "cocked and locked" carry configuration of the pistol. With the 1911 being a single action auto-pistol, the hammer has to be cocked in order to fire the first round just like the old time single action revolvers. This being the case, the fastest way to get that first shot off is with a round in the chamber and the hammer already cocked. At first, this was not an issue, but as time went on and with the invention of double action autoloading pistols people began to question the feasibility of walking around with a loaded and cocked gun on your side. Then came political correctness. This mind set has government agencies, police departments, sheriff departments and other municipal agencies questioning not only the safety factor, but also the "intimidation factor" of one of their officers walking around with a loaded and cocked gun for everyone in the world to see. All of these issues may not be things that would concern you, or things that you would worry about at all, but the fact remains that with this litigious world that we live in, all of these questions become legitimized. With double action autoloaders available to the public as well as these agencies, authorities would question why have the single action pistols bringing to head the questions of safety and intimidation when such fine, and far less questionable double action autos are available. If you do not think that this is an issue with municipal agencies, just try and remember when the last time was that you say an officer carrying cocked and locked? Additionally, the sales of double action autos have skyrocketed in comparison to single action autos like the 1911 and Browning Hi Power. To try and give people the best of both worlds and allow officers and individuals to continue to carry 1911's comfortably the RDIH company of Belgium has developed a fantastic new device called the Safety Fast Shooting KitŪ. What this conversion does is make it so that the 1911 can be carried loaded and mechanically cocked, but the hammer lies resting in the forward position. The way this system works is this: You load and charge the pistol just like any normal 1911. Once you have a round loaded in the chamber and the hammer is cocked, simply push the hammer forward and it easily falls forward to rest off of the firing pin. To re-cock the hammer simply push down on the thumb safety and you are back in condition one, cocked and locked! Here is a look at the schematics of the system. I'll have more photos and info soon. MSRP for the unit is $140.00 as a kit, and $190.00 installed.
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