[MineralMan]

"Do you really know what you're talking about? The time it takes to chamber the round is enough time for something significant to happen. I would always have one chambered.(IMHO)"

Not really. Drawing from a shoulder holster, I can chamber a round in that Browning in the same time I can bring it into a position where I can fire it with any accuracy. It's a smooth, one-step action. It does require two hands, of course, but would not slow me down a bit.

Since I carry with no round in the chamber, I have practiced this hundreds of times. Now, if you're talking about dragging your gun out and snap-firing it without proper aiming, I suppose you're right. I would never do that. If I must fire, I'm going to aim well. I might only get one shot.

So, there's really no advantage, except in the situation where someone's holding my other arm. Try it.

[A2J]

It does require two hands, of course, but would not slow me down a bit.

On the street where it counts, you'd be dead meat.

[oldcomputerguy]

t's a smooth, one-step action. It does require two hands, of course, but would not slow me down a bit.

So the mugger grabs you from behind and pins your arms back, then what? Now you have to get both arms free rather than one.

[algol]

except in the situation where someone's holding my other arm

Or you're holding something you can't let go of (who knows -- a baby, another bad guy, rung of the ladder you're on (or let's see you practise that two-handed draw-and-chamber while running up stairs), whatever). Or your hand or arm is injured (bad guy slammed a door on it or just whacked it with a baseball bat, whatever).

[supercat]

Not really. Drawing from a shoulder holster, I can chamber a round in that Browning in the same time I can bring it into a position where I can fire it with any accuracy. It's a smooth, one-step action. It does require two hands, of course, but would not slow me down a bit.

Does your pistol hand-cycle with 100% reliability, especially when you're in a hurry? If you really need your gun and it jams before you get off even one shot, you're dead.