There has NEVER been a valid reason to carry a double action revolver with the hammer on an empty chamber.ru934 wrote:PS: i feel 100% safe with a fully loaded revolver(an yes, ive allways been taught to leave it on an empty chanmber but....) . go figure.... all you have to do on it is simply pull the trigger an it goes bang! no safetys....hmmmm haha
Colt single actions and clones require this as an impact on the hammer could cause a discharge. Ruger single actions, after 1973, have a hammer block that makes this unnecessary. However, since I have both styles, it's easier to remember if I just carry all single actions with five.
You simply haven't had enough experience with the 1911 platform. It took me awhile. I carried a 1911 on duty back in the '70's, but always in a holster with a thumbreak. About 8 years ago, when I decided to again carry a 1911, I had Tucker make me a holster with a thumbreak.
Later on, I sent it back to him and had him cut the thumbreak off.
However, I'm still paranoid about any situation that would disable the grip safety, like any carry method that would locate a strap over it.