That's correct. "Condition 1", AKA: "cocked & locked", is widely regarded as the best way to carry a 1911-type pistol or any other pistol which has a well-designed thumb-safety, which includes most single-action autos and some double-action autos (e.g., CZ-75). However, Selleck having his finger on the trigger while racking the slide and while putting the gun in his waist band was very bad form. Generally accepted firearms safety rules instruct you to keep your finger off the trigger until you are on target.jimhalinda wrote:I just watched this one today, and regarding the 'flub' with Magnum chambering a round and then tucking his .45 into the back of his jeans, I noticed that he did flip the safety on before tucking it in.
I'm no firearms expert, but I believe that is a pretty standard practice for carrying a single-action automatic, known as "cocked and locked".
Regards,
Jim
The magazine isn't empty. It is loaded with 9mm Luger dummy cartridges with FMJ bullets (not to be confused with blank cartridges). You can see this clearly when he removes and reinserts the magazine ...N1095A wrote:James, Take a look in the first shot at where TM's finger is when he's racking the slide. I guess it's okay, because you can see into the ejection port right down to the top of the empty magazine. There are clearly no bullets in the gun. Still, poor "gunmanship" all around. This is one of my pet peeves about the show. You'd think these guys being "professionals" would know better.James J. Walters wrote:Did anybody else notice that Magnum chambers a round in his .45 and then sticks it in the back part of his jeans, all while sitting in the Ferrari? I'm no expert in handguns, but this surely can't be a safe way to handle a gun. And it would be the absolute worst place to have a gun accidentally go off, right into your derriere!
So this episode feature not one, but two shocking flubs involving Magnum and firearms - the one above and the one mentioned earlier where he loads an Uzi clip with his finger on the trigger, while riding in the chopper!
... and you can also see a small section of the rear of the cartridge in the lower right-hand corner of the ejection port, when he racks the slide: