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GROAN! Here comes cbunt1 with another of his long-winded posts! And if that's not what you're thinking, well shame on you, cuz it's sure what I think when I read my own!!!

BUT...

I carry a 1911 Condition One. That's me.

It was indeed an evolution. I grew up under the tutelage of a confirmed wheelgunner. One who firmly beleived that even a DA such as a S&W 686 or a Colt Python should be carried with the hammer down on an empty chamber. That's what I was comfortable with.

I was never allowed dry-fire practice growing up. Not because it wasn't safe, but because it was "hard on the gun." I was, however allowed dry-fire practice with once-fired cartridges or dummy rounds.

Therefore, when I decided to start carrying a gun day in and day out (back before the CHL, by the way...I travelled a lot, and always kept a pistol in the glove box for the more-than occasional euthanasia and snake/coyote dispatch duties assigned to a country-boy), I carried a 1911, much to my dad's chagrin. While he appreciated the fine machine it is, he just didn't like "those darn jamomatics." I carried it condition 0.

When I moved to carrying on my body, I was at first only comfortable with a revolver for all-the-time carry. I did carry on a full cylinder though (see, there's progress).

When I moved to an autoloader, it was a DA with a decocker. Boy what a shock that would have been to Dad...an autoloader, AND with that horrible sound it makes when you decock it and drop the hammer (I know...took some getting used to for me too).

With time I moved to a cocked-and locked 1911. Yes, it was a progression. No I don't think my dad would turn over in his grave...but I think it would have been an evolution for him as well--one he would have made.

Point is--there's nothing to be ashamed of, and since carrying a gun is supposed to be "comforting if not comfortable" don't do anything you're not yet comfortable with...be willing to evolve, be willing to ask questions.

I hope this helps.

Chamber.