Carrying a Hi-Power

[balext]

What is the best way to carry a Hi-Power? Cocked and locked, half cocked, or hammer down?

 

[StantonCree]

Its about training boss. Carry how you want just train that way hammer back with safe or not up to you just get used to the safety movement.

 

[101combatvet]

Best way.... or safest way? In what type of situation?

 

[balext]

Its about training boss. Carry how you want just train that way hammer back with safe or not up to you just get used to the safety movement.

Since I have carried 1911s, the cocked and locked is fine with me, but it seems the only Hi-Powers I have seen carried, were hammer down or half cocked. I was just wondering if I was missing something since I have not had experience with the Hi-Power yet.

I am not a fan of lowering the hammer to 1/2 cock.

 

[balext]

Best way.... or safest way? In what type of situation?

Concealed carry

 

[foodpoison]

I am leaning cock n locked,they are similar to 1911 right?

 

[ADR]

Concealed carry

Not to hijack the thread but what holster are you going to use?

 

[101combatvet]

Concealed carry

I carried a Inglis for about two-three weeks on one deployment. In low threat situations I carried hammer down with unchambered round. In high threat situations I carried it round chambered with hammer locked (safety on).

 

[Nanook]

Its about training boss. Carry how you want just train that way hammer back with safe or not up to you just get used to the safety movement.

This. There are lots of videos out there of folks who were used to "their other gun" and had negligent discharges...Tex Whatshisface comes to mind.

 

[Biggfoot44]

If you didn't care for Condition One , why did you select a HiPower to carry ?
Cocked and locked is Safer than half cock , or hammer down on loaded round. Condition Three is reasonably safe fron ND , but is lacking as far as being able to use when needed on purpose. When I had HiPower , the only wat it was carried was Condition One.

 

[balext]

Thanks for the input.

 

[DGI]

Im a 1911 shooter... I carry my 1911s Cocked and Locked.

I heard somewhere that the BHP thumb safety doesnt have the same positive on/off click that the 1911 safeties posses. Is this true?

The only way to carry a SA pistol is cocked and locked. Unless of course the chamber is empty, in which case you'd have the hammer down and no safety (pointless).

If you dont feel comfortable with C&L carry, pick up a striker fired pistol... you'll get the same trigger pull on every shot, and you wont have to worry about it I suppose.

 

[101combatvet]

Im a 1911 shooter... I carry my 1911s Cocked and Locked.

I heard somewhere that the BHP thumb safety doesnt have the same positive on/off click that the 1911 safeties posses. Is this true?

The only way to carry a SA pistol is cocked and locked. Unless of course the chamber is empty, in which case you'd have the hammer down and no safety (pointless).

If you dont feel comfortable with C&L carry, pick up a striker fired pistol... you'll get the same trigger pull on every shot, and you wont have to worry about it I suppose.

The roller block safety has been around for some time and is about as safe as it gets with a chambered round.

 

[photoracer]

If you are using the stock safety I suggest 1/2 cock with a round in the chamber. That is the way I used to carry it CCW. If you have an extended safety installed properly then I would consider running a Hi-Power in C & L.
On a 1911/2011 I use a holster that has a strap that only snaps in place when in C & L mode, as the strap is intentionally too short to snap on if the hammer is down.

 

[Biggfoot44]

With due appologies to certain Old School Texas Rangers up until maybe 50yrs ago, half cock over a loaded round is probably the least safe way to carry. Not excliding condition zero.

 

[Mike OTDP]

Cocked & Locked. If this is a problem, I'd consider a holster with a safety strap under the hammer.

 

[browning guy]

Just so happens I am carrying on right nowcas I am having dinner

 

[terryhimself]

About 20 years ago, Browning added a firing pin safety to the Hi-Power. It makes the pistol much safer in cocked and locked then the older pistols. If yours has the safety, I
would feel fine in condition one..