How many carry a round in the chamber?
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No controversy intended.. just stating it can be done and not a bad thing to know in case some situation requires it.. But yeah, no need to add a risk.
10mm Sonny
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^^^ Great suggestion.
If the SHTF its better to flip off the safety than rack the slide.
A lot of people in this Glock era feel an external safety is stupid, and try to force their opinion on others.
Go with what's comfortable for you and don't worry about impressing someone else.
Just because someone else is comfortable with something doesn't mean you have to be.
(Just some randon thoughts.)
One of my customers dead on the floor with an empty chamber! How do you think I carry?
Houdini1953
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I when I first started to carry never had a round in the chamber but then came the day that I ran into a potential adversary, who didn't seem to recognize me and seemed preoccupied and perturbed about an auto part. As I was new to carry my weapon was in my vehicle with no round in the chamber but as soon as I returned to my vehicle I racked the slide and have carried that way ever since.
Also I sometimes carry openly now since it is legal for me to carry openly or concealed in the State of Tennessee with my Handgun Carry Permit but I also carry concealed most of the time except when I am at my workplace or job site and depending on the job site may carry if necessary!
Now I don't even think about racking one into the chamber and stuffing it into a good holster, which is the most important part of carrying!
You finger is the most important safety that you have if you mean to shoot then put it on the trigger if you do not keep it away from the trigger guard!
Also I sometimes carry openly now since it is legal for me to carry openly or concealed in the State of Tennessee with my Handgun Carry Permit but I also carry concealed most of the time except when I am at my workplace or job site and depending on the job site may carry if necessary!
Now I don't even think about racking one into the chamber and stuffing it into a good holster, which is the most important part of carrying!
You finger is the most important safety that you have if you mean to shoot then put it on the trigger if you do not keep it away from the trigger guard!
Seabee Lineman
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Most definately always
omie01
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I surely do!!
FordTruckGuy
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That pretty much sums it up. That's the only way I carry.
Amen to this.
If you are commited to carry for protection you have got to be committed to be able to use the firearm as quick as possible in a deadly force situation. There is no other way to have this speed short of a loaded round in a semi-auto or a cylinder full in a revolver. Just a thought.
James
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Load magazine to maximum capacity
Install magazine to your M&P
Rack slide to chamber 1st round
Release the magazine
Install another round into the magazine
Re-install magazine to your M&P
Holster your firearm until needed for training or protection
Repeat as needed and often...
Install magazine to your M&P
Rack slide to chamber 1st round
Release the magazine
Install another round into the magazine
Re-install magazine to your M&P
Holster your firearm until needed for training or protection
Repeat as needed and often...
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The OP posted this in the M & P (semi-auto) section, so just wanted to add this model has several internal safeties that allow it to be carried with a round in the chamber. Some older guns will fire if dropped, but this one will not. Agree with all the other posts about safe handling and training.
The more you shoot and handle your firearm, the more comfortable and informed you will be about how it operates. Some people carry an empty chamber and practice charging the slide on their hip after clearing the holster and bringing the gun forward. And this may work for them as long as they are standing upright and facing their target. Unfortunately, we seldom get to select what position our bodies are in when we have to draw.
Deadeye Dick
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If a loaded chamber makes you nervous get the training and practice you need to get over it. If not you may as well go Barney Fife. Not only carry with an empty chamber but also put your loaded mag in your shirt pocket. That should ease your mind.
I always have a round chambered in my HD gun, and/or in the gun I am carrying. I don't want to have to rack the slide or otherwise try to charge the pistol in a self-defense situation. If there is time enough to do that, then perhaps there is time enough to look for alternatives out of the danger. If not, I don't want to be racking the slide and chance that I will induce a malfunction under stress, like not fully retracting the slide and hanging the round instead of chambering it.
On my other pistols, not being used for HD or not being carried, I do have the magazines loaded but no round chambered. If I want to look at them, clean them, or otherwise handle them, I can just drop the magazine and they are safe and clear (I always check to be sure anyway.) That way, I don't have to worry about dropping the round out of the chamber, and then reloading it...with possible bullet setback, etc. If, however, I do need a second gun, then the magazine is loaded and a round can be chambered if needed.
As others have pointed out, you can opt for either a pistol with a safety, or a pistol with either a DAO or a DA/SA action whose trigger pull is sufficiently long and hard to help preclude NDs. Otherwise, proper firearm handling should avoid any NDs...a modern firearm will not fire without the trigger being pulled.
On my other pistols, not being used for HD or not being carried, I do have the magazines loaded but no round chambered. If I want to look at them, clean them, or otherwise handle them, I can just drop the magazine and they are safe and clear (I always check to be sure anyway.) That way, I don't have to worry about dropping the round out of the chamber, and then reloading it...with possible bullet setback, etc. If, however, I do need a second gun, then the magazine is loaded and a round can be chambered if needed.
As others have pointed out, you can opt for either a pistol with a safety, or a pistol with either a DAO or a DA/SA action whose trigger pull is sufficiently long and hard to help preclude NDs. Otherwise, proper firearm handling should avoid any NDs...a modern firearm will not fire without the trigger being pulled.
Sinkhole30
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I have always carried with a round in the chamber
Houdini1953
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If you carry a gun you plan on using it right then and there so it must be able to fire when the situation arises not after otherwise you could be a casualty or statistic don't be either for an unwanted fear it could be worse for the long run~
