[Edward Tinker]

Well, after 20 years of Range Safety NCO's and being a Range Safety Officer and NCO, I plop mine onto safety EVERY time I go to change a target or can (I shoot out in the field near the house) or when I place the gun into a holster.

I developed these habits because of the army and so many stories of cops getting killed because they were picking up their brass during a firefight and other bad habits picked up from the range during the 60's.

So, I always try to do the same thing I would in action, while at the range. At least to an extent... [img]wink.gif[/img]

As Frank stated .. [quote] As far as combat usage, I would think that the pistol would be fully charged and when drawn, the safety would taken off and the trigger finger would be positioned off the trigger on the trigger guard. <hr></blockquote>

That is how I carried a 45 the times I locked and loaded and when playing on the range and need to adjust something. At a military range, we would clear the weapon prior to going down range and almost never have a loaded weapon when moving, and always place the weapon onto safe.
However, I have been to a couple of live fire ranges where targets popped up and you shot while moving for the M16, 45 and later 9mm. Those were the most fun, when they realized you needed to know how to do that [img]wink.gif[/img]