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I was watching an old cop movie the other day and noticed that before sweeping a building for bad guys, the officers pre-cocked their revolvers. Was this really the way officers were trained, or is this just another Hollywood inaccuracy? If this depiction was accurate, were officers also trained to disengage their 1911 safeties before sweeping a building?
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I went through my first academy (reserve) in 1971. We weren’t taught to pre-cock our revolvers, but we weren’t told we couldn’t either.
I shot some PPC back then. Many more shots were taken preparing for and shooting the matches then were ever taken at the academy or in requalification. Pre-cocking for the longer shots was done (but not by all), and our PPC experience/training would show up in our handgun usage in the field.
Did some officers pre-cock in the field?
Probably a few did, but I don’t recall
seeing it done.
Hollywood inaccuracy?
Most likely yes, but as I noted above, pre-cocking by some officers is possible.
Disengage a 1911 safety before sweeping a building?
The departments in my area didn't allow the carry of semi-autos on duty in the 70’s - revolvers only.
At your service,