Posted on 11/30/2016 10:38:43 AM PST by rktman
If there’s one topic that can cause a lot of heat in shooting circles, it’s whether or not you choose to carry with a round in the chamber.
When you research this topic or bring it up, particularly around experienced shooters, you’ll find a lot of strong opinions like, “only an idiot would carry without a round in the chamber,” or my all-time-favorite, “you might as well carry a brick for as much good as an unloaded gun will do you.” And these experienced shooters have these strong opinions because there is ample evidence, and many examples, where not having a round in the chamber has cost a good person their life.
That being said, the decision to carry with a round in the chamber, or not, is a personal choice once you understand all the facts and have good information. So let’s look at the reasons why you would want to consider carrying a round in the chamber, and some tips and techniques to help combat the fears and concerns that may prevent you from doin
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Old Corps used to call it cocked and locked; that was b4 lock and load came into vogue...
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Semper Old!
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Oh...sorry...for ladies only...my bad...
My personal rule: Two actions must be required to fire the weapon.
If the firearm has an external safety (e.g, my Ruger), the two actions are (1) disengage the safety and (2) pull the trigger. I therefore keep a round in the chamber.
If the firearm does not have an external safety (e.g., my Sig and KetTec), the two actions are (1) rack a round and (2) pull the trigger. I therefore do NOT keep a round in the chamber.
PS I have practiced extensively using “snap caps” with all my firearms and also with live ammo at various ranges. The “two actions” take me about 1/2 a second. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE matters!!!
Mine is DA with no safety ...
Not a lady, but, my wife is, and she keeps a round in the chamber.
Why for ladies only? Us men may have some good insights for the ladies and vice versa...
Modern guns are safe to carry with a round in the chamber. This nonsense comes from old guns without safeties and breakable half-cock positions that will go off if the gun is dropped and hit on the hammer.
If you don't have a round in the chamber and you are attacked, you not only have to pull your weapon, you will have to rack the slide to chamber a round.
"Pardon me, Mr. Attacker, it will take me a few moments for me to be ready for you. Would you mind waiting?"
I prefer not waiting. . . or asking.
Well it’s not for ladies only, just directed in that general direction. I will allow anyone to comment. LOL!
One day around June 1967, he turned a corner in the path in some very heavy green stuff and ran face to face with an NVA command group of five and he had his pistol in his hand. He got hit once on the inside of his thigh but he killed all five of them.
Carry a revolver...you won’t have to remember to rack it back.
See post #11. ;-)
He had been an MP, so that went against the way he had been trained back at Ft. Sam in the 40's.
Agree re: revolver.
It doesn’t take long to rack the slide. Think of it as a super-safety. If it makes someone feel comfortable carrying, it is fine by me.
The growing number of striker fired pistols without safeties and mild trigger pulls bothers me. I’m a revolver guy myself, but the trigger pull of a S&W DA revolver is quite different than a striker fired gun.
IIRC, the Shanghai Metro Police in the early 1900s carried with the chamber empty. They practiced racking the slide when pointing. It obviously isn’t the fastest way to do things, but it isn’t totally bad either.
My kid has one like that.. a Glock (?).... It makes me ... queasy.
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Sorry, this was meant for rktman:
“Why for ladies only? Us men may have some good insights for the ladies and vice versa...”
And you already addressed per the comment I am responding to here.
I carry my .40Smith with a round in the chamber. It’s always ready to go. Same with my Beretta Tomcat.
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