[ILLusion]

So I recently ordered a Safariland 6004 holster for my Kimber Warrior. I specifically got the one that also allowed a Streamlight M6 to be attached.

I noticed that the hammer strap has a nub in it that does not allow the hammer strap to close down on the back of the slide when the hammer is down. The only way to secure the pistol is with the hammer cocked.

Further research in to this shows that Safariland offers both "hammer down" as well as "cocked & locked" models for certain models. This particular holster I got only had one model listed, so I'm assuming users of this holster would only be carrying their pistol cocked & locked (it's also listed as compatible with Springfield Operator 1911).

I'm not accustomed to carrying my pistol around while it's cocked & locked to reduce tension on the hammer spring, but I can understand why it's done for emergency quick-draw situations.

I'm curious as to how many other people do or do not carry their pistol in condition 1 (cocked and locked) or in condition 3 (hammer down, no round in the pipe, full mag inserted)