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Figured this was enough different from the "Hot or Not" thread to warrant a new thread.
I've read pages and pages of arguments for and against carrying "Hot" on this forum and several others. I believe it's a decision everyone must make for themselves and I have made mine. I have a PT709 and I have been carrying condition 1 with the manual safety engaged, I have been practicing disengaging the safety when drawing and engaging the safety when holstering so that it's almost second nature now. I feel comfortable with the triple combination of trigger safety, firing pin block, and manual safety.
Now I just have a question to put my mind at ease.
Are there any negative effects to the firing pin spring to always be carrying it in a ready to strike position? Weakened spring, breakage, etc.? I do not want to cause damage to my gun by carrying it always cocked.
I've read pages and pages of arguments for and against carrying "Hot" on this forum and several others. I believe it's a decision everyone must make for themselves and I have made mine. I have a PT709 and I have been carrying condition 1 with the manual safety engaged, I have been practicing disengaging the safety when drawing and engaging the safety when holstering so that it's almost second nature now. I feel comfortable with the triple combination of trigger safety, firing pin block, and manual safety.
Now I just have a question to put my mind at ease.
Are there any negative effects to the firing pin spring to always be carrying it in a ready to strike position? Weakened spring, breakage, etc.? I do not want to cause damage to my gun by carrying it always cocked.