chambered or not
My wife and I carry auto's at times and I was wondering how many people carry theirs with a round chambered and on safe? When we are in our little town we carry open but out of our "safty zone" we chamber. Just wanted some feed back. Thanks
Thanks everyone for the help, I kinda already knew the answer, don't realy know why I asked just curious I guess.
Thanks everyone for the help, I kinda already knew the answer, don't realy know why I asked just curious I guess.
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Always chambered.
Stupid not to.
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Unchambered relies on a belief that you will have a hand free to work the slide and chamber a round when trouble comes aknockin'. But, will you? Or will that (for most of us) left hand be busy trying to hold the attacker off or blocking blows from the badguy? If you have a good quality firearm, it is safe to carry chambered and it significantly shortens your preparation time before shooting. [:D]
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Carrying a DA revolver, like I do, makes the point moot. All chambers are loaded. [:D]0 -
My suggestion: Always carry the same way EVERY time. Which ever you choose, chambered all the time or not, stick with it and train with it. Once the chips are down and you're in a very high stress situation, you are not going to have time to remember "Am I chambered or am I not?"
I always carry chambered, and have every day for the last 20 years.0 -
I have carried for more than 40 years and have always carried with a round chambered and the only weapons I carried on safe were 1911's and P-35s when carried cocked and locked. Many of the newer autos have no manual safety at all just passives like the Glock/Springfield XD/S&W M&P etc. To think that in the heat of impending defense of your life you will have time for dealing with a dry chamber is rather unrealistic. At times like that training and practice are the only things that are going to matter. The old saying "train the way you will fight because you will fight the way you trained" is absolutely true so you need to practice the manner in which you will deploy the weapon so that when the time comes it will be instinctive. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by arkbacks
My wife and I carry auto's at times and I was wondering how many people carry theirs with a round chambered and on safe? When we are in our little town we carry open but out of our "safty zone" we chamber. Just wanted some feed back. Thanks
Thanks everyone for the help, I kinda already knew the answer, don't realy know why I asked just curious I guess.
Like Andrew, my preferred concealed carry is a DA revolver, all cylinders loaded.
When I carry an auto, its always chamber loaded, hammer down for double action first shot. . .just like the revolver.
I don't care for "cocked and locked" concealed carry, though that's purely a question of my personal preference. Its is a perfectly valid way to carry if you're accustomed to it.
I don't believe in so-called "Israeli carry" (chamber empty) of a concealed carry pistol for the main reason already given. When you need that gun, you're likely to need it REAL fast and you may not have the time or physical ability to rack the slide before shooting.
I can think of all kinds of situations where one of your hands is otherwise occupied/unavailable, injured, or maybe just slippery, and racking a slide on an auto (particularly a small one with a really stiff spring) may be difficult to impossible.
Carrying chamber empty also lowers your available round count by one shot. This may or may not be a big deal depending on what you're starting with. (EG 15 vs 16 9mms?. . .don't care. 6 vs 7 .380s. . .I think I want that extra round).
As a related issue, for legal reasons I've been counseled never to draw a CCW gun unless I intend to shoot it. Helps clarify the mind about drawing, and prevent misunderstandings later (eg reduces the chance of some third party eyewitness seeing you waving a gun around and thinking you were the instigator).0 -
What good is an empty gun? 0
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