Carry one in the chamber

Being left handed you sometimes need to carry differently. My Department issued revolvers were always right handed. They never even considered buying any left-handed revolvers. You learned over time to load and unload your weapon about as quickly as a righty. No safety to play with... As far as semi-auto's, with all my guns with a righty safety, i find it quicker for me to have nothing in the chamber, safety off, full magazine. With lot of practice, i can rack the slide and pull the trigger, faster than fumbling for the safety first. I know a lot of people(most) do not like safeties. That's fine. Me, I don't want to pocket carry in condition #1, the boys are old, but i'm still fond of them.
 
I dont get how you guys carry in front pocket. I cant even out my wallet in my front pocket. So uncomfortable.

The problem with racking quickly is being ready for it. Cant always be alert and ready and adding an extra and very crucial step is just silly

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Ultimately it all comes down to what you feel comfortable doing. Personally, I choose being able to respond as swiftly as possible to a threat. To me that means OITC.
 
I carry with one in the chamber. I want to be able to fire one handed. One scenario I think of that makes me carry OITC is all the accounts of people attacked by large dogs. If a dog has jumped on me and it's jaws are closing on my throat, I want to be able to draw and put several rounds into it's gut ASAP. Something I couldn't do if the all the ammo is still sitting in the magazine and I need both hands to chamber that first round. Same could be said for a human assailant - if they are on top of you already, you aren't going to be able to chamber a round.

Be it man or beast, I want to be able to draw and fire.
 
I carry my mp40c with one in the chamber. It has no thumb safety. As it has no thumb safety sometimes I will will remove the bullet in the chamber for ban extra level of protection when the gun isn't in my possession but always one in when its on my side.
 
one in chamber always

Have a action pistol league and one drill is concealed carry
timed first shot & so on
We have one shooter no round in chamber - he draws & racks very fast, but his first shot is always slower than the shooters who carry one in the chamber.

We talked him into carrying one in the chamber for a test .
His first shot time was on par with the others and his accuracy of the first shot was better .
FYI
 
vsraptor said:
So no one sees any problem carrying the full size with no saftey, condition zero?? Just trying to educate myself on everyone else's wisdom.
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As an old 1911 shooter, I don't care for it. The obvious solution to me would be to trade your full-size gun for one with a thumb safety. On the other hand, if you can't afford to do that right now, I guess carrying the M&P loaded in a holster that covers the trigger makes sense as opposed to hoping you will have the opportunity to chamber a round in every circumstance that might come along. Just be careful when you put that gun in the holster.
 
DocSunShine said:
I honestly don't understand the guys who are always chambering and unchambering rounds. First of all they're either risking bullet set back or going through defensive rounds like crazy for no reason. Second of all they are increasing their risk of a negligent discharge. To each their own I guess, but I'd rather just keep one in the pipe unless I'm at the range.[/QUOTE

Doc

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It doesn't take long before the brass looks beat up from chambering a round every time you leave the house. I believe you increase your odds of an accidental discharge removing the weapon from the holster and ejecting the round and repeating the process to load day in day out.

When I come home I remove pocket holster with Shield still in the holster and secure in my Gunvault which is on my night stand with a cable through the bed frame.

I can't think of a safer method to handle my ccw. Never do I make contact with the weapon without the holster covering the trigger from pocket to Gunvault and Gunvault to pocket.

I even make sure the weapon while in Gunvault is pointed toward an exterior wall.

Russ
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Arik said:
I dont get how you guys carry in front pocket. I cant even out my wallet in my front pocket. So uncomfortable.

The problem with racking quickly is being ready for it. Cant always be alert and ready and adding an extra and very crucial step is just silly

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BEING older, i don't wear those John Travolta pants from Saturday night fever...... Summer my gun is pocket carried in my cargo short, nice and roomy...Rest of the time it's in the pocket of a light or heavy jacket, depending on the temp.
 
DocSunShine said:
I honestly don't understand the guys who are always chambering and unchambering rounds. First of all they're either risking bullet set back or going through defensive rounds like crazy for no reason. Second of all they are increasing their risk of a negligent discharge. To each their own I guess, but I'd rather just keep one in the pipe unless I'm at the range.
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I dry fire mine often which necessitates ejecting a round. I'll get the calipers out in a month and see how much set back I'm getting with the Hornady's I have loaded.
 
Practice racking the slide one handed by hooking the rear sights on your belt or top of your holster, while protecting your face with the off hand. Also practice racking the slide on someone else's belt or by digging the rear sights into their leg or back or ear. This will come in very handy if someone is on top of you or you're rolling on the ground with them in a fight. Also, carry a knife, preferably one that doesn't fold.
 
k31scout said:
I dry fire mine often which necessitates ejecting a round. I'll get the calipers out in a month and see how much set back I'm getting with the Hornady's I have loaded.
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You may want to get another gun to dry fire, you never know when the bullet setback will happen. Calipers or not, the last time you racked that round into the chamber may be the one that causes bullet set back. With modern factory defensive ammo that's crimped, they seem to have a threshold of around 10x being racked before bullet setback begins... I won't rechamber a round more than 3 out of precaution. After the 3rd time it becomes range ammo.
 
In the words of John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn: "Well, a gun that's unloaded and cocked ain't good for nothin'." In today's language one in the chamber always.
 
If you aren't comfortable carrying with one in the chamber I would seriously carry a different weapon in which you are. The purpose of the weapon is self defense in the case on an emergency, being able to bring it into action quickly may be the difference between life and death.
 
Consider also-in most states, any presentation of a weapon before a clear threat to your life exists is illegal. That means you have to wait until someone clearly wants to do you harm before you can draw-which , in turn, means the scumbag's weapon of choice will assuredly be deployed before YOURS.

If you still think my post is bunk, watch police dashcam footage of a shooting. I've yet to see one where the officer had time to ever draw really, to say nothing about racking the slide.
 
I carry a 9mm shield daily and always have a round chambered for several reasons

1. Due to a disability in my left hand I have to rack the slide with my right (shooting) hand which takes 1-2 seconds...this is time I may not have when facing a threat.

2. If you train like the saftey is always on (by train I mean master sweeping the saftey off during your draw) you should never have any issues.
 
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