Too many people watch hollyweird shows and movies where every one racks a round when they unholster their sidearm. Just stupid. My CHL weapon is always ready.
An unprepared weapon makes a good throwing object and that is about it.
No need with newer revolvers, you can load them up.
My P-12 .45 double stack Para-Ordnance is cocked, locked and ready to go.....
Newer revolcers such as my Ruger SP-101 .357 and my S&W 686-6 .357 have safety bar instead of the old spur firing pin on the hammer and are perfectly safe to carry with the hammer on a loaded chamber. I usually carry the Ruger but sometimes I carry the Smith.
Always one in the chamber in my PPK.
Always one in the chamber of my KelTec P11 and 15 more in the mag.
Always use a holster. Pocket holsters are good.
What irks me, however, is when some people say that people who carry in three should not own a gun. Truth is that most people will never need to use their firearms for self defense, and moreover, those who need to use it will almost never be in a situation where they don't have that second to rack the slide. Sure, situation like the Trayvon /Zimmerman situation can arise (someone on top of you pounding your face in), or a situation where your arm is injured and you're trying to rack the slide using your night sights off your belt ...but most self defense situations are not that.
Thus the argument that gun owners who carry in three need to sell the gun and buy mace is moot. A gun will always be a prudent choice.
And talking about statistics ....I am sure there are SIGNIFICANTLY more people who have had negligent/accidental discharges carrying condition one than there have been people carrying condition three who have been killed by assailants because they didn't have that second to rack the slide.
Same here. I carry my Ruger LC-9 with one in the chamber and thumb safety on. No other way to carry IMHO.
My carry gun is a Kimber Ultra Carry II in a Fobus holster. Since it has no thumstrap, I carry it in condition 2. Aside from the time factor, I carry with a round in the chamber to have the +1 available.
I once read of a Texas Ranger who carried his 1911 with one in the chamber, safety off and the grip safety taped.
When someone asked him if that wasn’t dangerous he supposedly said “it sure is”.
I thought that was funny but I certainly wouldn’t do it.
Israelis tend to carry with an empty chamber, but their most likely scenarios are terrorists across the street or across the room, so they are more likely to have time.
Any double action revolver can be carried with all chambers loaded. Iver Johnson introduced the transfer bar system early in the last century. Smiths were always safe to carry with full cylinders, but added an additional hammer block in 1945.
Colt SAA (Peacemakers) and clones load 5, as with early Ruger single actions, and the like.
Well obviously no one has any ‘common sense’.
I carry mine empty, with the lock in the trigger guard with the cylinder (naturally) open.
I figure I can get the lock off, load and be ready to go into action in 5-8 minutes...that is providing my box of ammo is at hand.
The last lock ‘they’ gave me has two holes and a circular disc with two arms on it... Of course, it has to be squared up to the holes in order to make it work which is a snap while a ‘bad guy’ has you under his ‘watchful eye’.
That system really works if you keep your piece in a locked safe in a room your child(ren) don’t have access to.
I sincerely hope a s/ is NOT necessary here...
Who ever dreams this crap up really has to get a life and quit screwing with mine.
Hey! YO!! BUCKO!!!
What the EFFF is your DAMN PROBLEM with a “VET” in your favorite cafe???? (I.e. a VET in your ‘cafe’.)
Or did I READ that WRONG????
Its probably me. But please help me out here.
Modern revolvers have hammer block safeties. No need for an empty chamber. They are a very good choice for beginners.
Ping for later
Many modern striker-fired compact CCWs (M&P Shield, Taurus 709, etc) are designed to be carried with one in the chamber, using trigger, drop-block/striker-block, and manual safeties (although most owners manuals say not to do that). I know many here refuse to get striker-fired carry weapons with manual safeties, but if you’re worried about unintended discharges while carrying in condition 1, then you might look into those kind of pistols. Once the gun is leveled, it takes no time to flick off the manual safety and put your finger on the trigger.
A double action revolver like my little Ruger LCR which is my CC is the most foolproof defensive weapon one can carry. A misfire in an automatic in close quarters requires two hands and is potentially a death sentence. On a DA revolver, its a momentary delay.