michiganfan
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What does it take to chamber a second. I can draw my Glock from it Fobus holster and put three shots on target in a little over a second. So the fight would be over before you got before gun chambered.
I just don't know of any other way to prevent this from being a possibility again.
I just don't buy that you have to have one chambered at all times or you will die. Man, that's paranoia gone a little too far. Like I said, what does it take, 1 second to chamber a round? It takes longer than that just to get to the concealed weapon.
It's even safer if you store the magazine separately.
This is why any auto I'm carrying must have a manual safety
This is an interesting observation. When I talk about a “chamber check”, I am referring to first dropping the magazine, then checking the chamber.Ignition Override said:I'm still somewhat of a novice with all of this, and only have carbines (am 53).
A buddy at Saturday's gun show in Germantown TN told me a story.
An older guy was showing somebody his handgun at home after checking that the chamber was empty and kept the slide back.
But he inserted a loaded mag into the gun, then released the slide.
Luckily he aimed it at the floor before pulling the trigger. Bang.
The bullet (9mm or .380 ACP etc) went through a chair and then maybe into some diving equipment.
The gun had also loaded a second round into the chamber and was cocked.
We seldom hear/read to check anything except that the chamber is empty.
This is why I always keep any loaded mags and ammo in another room when cleaning or disassembling a rifle, and never in the same gun bag until ready to shoot.
My impressions are that many long-term gun owners in their 50s and 60s believe that their experience prevents them from making a serious mistake. This is from incidents where people are either older guys who are seasoned or are maybe new at owning a handgun.
Some seem to be almost as complacent as newer shooters.
If you have the right type of sights on your gun, you can rack it one handed by hooking the rear sights on your belt and pushing down. I've practiced this with snap caps and it is pretty easy to do with some practice.one of my arms pinned, and I can't rack the slide.
I'm the same way, I'll carry with a full clip, but un-chambered. You will get a lot of guys here say that gun is useless that way, but I think that's crap. How long does it take you to chamber the round if you need it, maybe a second? Then you are in business.
Smith6906 - I suspect that you need to find a lawyer to deal with this part of the story.firearm confiscated, with a "reckless conduct" summons in my hand