The thumb breaks are for empty chamber, hammer down carry only.
the mid size is a 4" and it is called a commander , the 5" is a government model.
There is no need to ride the hammer forward , the gun was designed to be carried "cocked and locked" and is perfectly safe to do so.
Just curious, but why?
Do you have a thumb break for retention of the gun when you open carry?
There are actually 3 safeties on a modern 1911 because there is a firing pin safety in the slide in addition to the thumb safety and the grip safety.
I don't know anyone who thinks a shoulder holster is either particularly safe or very comfortable.
I carry a Govt. model in a Galco shoulder holster all day long in the fall and winter months , and love it.
You don't happen to have the IC for that, do you?
All Galco holsters with safety straps and thumb breaks are designed to carry the 1911 with the "hammer down, chamber empty". Galco 1911 fit holsters that are "open top" (no safety strap and no thumbreak)are designed to accommodate 1911's in all safe "conditions" specified by the firearm manufacture.
I had mine converted to a double action only with a decocker.
NoC'mon, you guys all bought that?
Shoulder holsters:
SAFETY ISSUE, if you fall or if you are hit, the odds of breaking a rib are pretty high. Similar complaints are issued against SOB holsters, where a fall or a hit to the back can create a cracked spine. Hip carry, cross draw, or 4o'clock carry tend to have the gun in a place where there is soft tissue that may bruise but probably won't cause a break in a fall.
COMFORT ISSUE, most people who try them find them binding and also find them to be hot. The most comfortable ones I've tried have wide leather straps/strap pads and those tend to be 'sweating' points.
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You guys have given me some good info. Except dross. I think the holster I'm looking at is a Milt Sparks summer special IWB. Are those anygood.And what's a decent price to pay for one?
I had mine converted to a double action only with a decocker.
I carry a Colt gold cup cocked and locked in a Kirkpatrick crossdraw holster.
Sorry to nitpick but an true commander size is 4.25 inches. Several companies, such as Kimber, make four inch guns but a commander is four and a quarter.
I'm also curious why shoulder holsters aren't safe or comfortable. I'm quite fond of them.