[grobdriver]

I carry a full size 1911 every day and would, obviously, trust it with my life.

My carry gun has shot innumerable matches without failure attributable to the gun. I've weak-wristed some rounds and I have had bad magazines, but if I do my part I'm confident the gun will go bang, every time.

I use exclusively Wilson Combat magazines, having tried a bunch of others. I've had trouble with examples of nearly every other brand, including Colt factory and Chip McCormick mags. The mags I carry have been tested time and time again, and I trust them.

Part and parcel with competition is muscle memory. My swiping off the safety is unconscious and uncommanded - it goes with the draw.

The author's aversion to the 1911 safety system is the very reason I carry it - in condition 1 - as does my wife and everyone I train.

[Don Hernando de Las Casas]

You carry with the hammer back and safety on?

Just curious what you mean by his aversion is what you find compelling.

Do you know what model is in the illustration?

Thanks...

[MediaMole]

I’ve never gotten the aversion to a safety. Just train and you unholster the weapon, bring your thumb down and release the safety as you bring the weapon on the target.