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Originally Posted by ParadiseRoad
...I own a Colt M1991a1...and I don't have any problem thumb cocking it...I don't think they would have bothered putting a spur on the hammer if thumb cocking wasn't supposed to be an option...
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With a reduced-power mainspring, it's not hard at all. Ditto with a very old, worn mainspring. I have a Springfield with a 19#, and it's fairly easy. But I would not want to use a reduced-power mainspring on a carry pistol.
The difference between the old 19# in the Springfield (that particular spring has a few thousand rounds on it), and the fresh 23# in my new BE gun is
huge. The Springfield can be done one-handed, and the BE gun mostly can't be, even using two hands.
I just think it's easier to overcome the hammer using the slide.