Matt you did not get the jest of the training! there is nothing wrong with your holster! it's the safety on your gun!! they make some real good combat guns out now! ones without an external safety!! In 1911 that was the best that there was! it is 2010 they make better, If you were going to haul a pallet of wheat you would not take your car! they make better! you would take a pickup for that! if you were buying a new car you wouldn't buy a model T ford , you would buy a new car with all the best features, get my drift! Holster fine! If you must carry a 1911 then look into an LDA one that you do not have to carry locked and cocked! just my two cents worth! I don't have time for an external safety when a second counts between life and death! Your gun should defend you, not you defend your gun! Hope this helps Gary