Do you Carry chambered?

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A chambered, cocked and locked Dan Wesson Commander Bobtail is on my right hip right now... the way JMB intended.
 
Oh Hell no! carrying a round in the chamber is dangerous. Hell why would you even want to carry a gun unless you're looking for a fight? :D
 
The general Consensus is you carry unchamberd until you get comfortable with Condition 1.
Witch usually takes about a week.

Personally I Carry a 1911 in Condition 1
 
I will be the "odd man out" here and say that I carry without a round chambered. It's just better that way! I don't have to think as much, because the gun is not ready to fire, and it doesn't matter much if I point the gun at friends or family. I can just tell them not to worry because it's not loaded. That reassurance calms them down A LOT! In addition to those benefits, I can use the gun as an excellent bludgeoning or impact tool. The gun, without a round chambered, makes for the perfect door-stop and paper weight too!

I thought THR was a pretty intelligent group of people, so I am shocked to discover that I am the ONLY one to recognize these diverse implementations of a handgun!









No, I am not serious :neener: All my carry guns are carried with a round in the chamber. None have manual safeties.
 
hunting-never chamberd
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Have to say I was surprised to read this. As soon as I am out of the truck when hunting, my weapon (usually a remmy 870) is cocked, and locked. I've shot quite a few deer on the way to my stand. Also when doing any hunting (rabbits, squirrel, grouse, predator, etc.), my weapon is chambered with the safety on unless taking a shot.

Back on the original question, my SD gun is a g17, cocked and..well...ready to rock :). It is carried in a Don Hume IWB and stays in the holster unless it is firing or being cleaned.
 
Condition 1 without exception. Shooter McG, that is a great post regarding the value of a handgun without a round in the chamber!
 
I don't think there is a gun in existence that was meant to be carried empty.

With every gun made there is a correct condition for carry. A few have more than one, but none of them entail carrying it with an empty chamber.

I've carried quite a few different guns, all were carried as intended; part of that entailed having one in the pipe.
 
Chambered, with the safety, if there is one, off. That's why I'll never own a 1911 or anything else that needs to be locked when cocked.
 
YES! :evil:if i actually NEED my firearm, there probably will not be time to rack it, and in some cases, it could be a bad thing (giving awat you position, or even the fact you are there). the element of suprise can be very effective. it has been employed by soldiers for hundreds of years.:D
 
Generally, if you carry with an empty chamber you have a deficiency somewhere; either in your training, holster, or the gun you've chosen to carry.
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No, that is wrong, similar to a knife. It has to be opened to be used. :what:

I am retired LEO, seen lots of accidentals. Biggest problem is in the handler true. Second problem is in the handler:uhoh: Training is the key.

I have many shooters around and none of them have a chamber full... None. No reason for it.

We have had this discussion many times. I am one of a few who carry empty chamber...When I was in the service, had to carry "empty chamber" 1911 A1.

I carried loaded all the time when a LEO and had to be very careful where I put my duty guns (home). There was an accidental just awhile ago at a sheriffs home with a Sig, killed his son. One in the chamber :(
 
and to think i get called out on a redflag for not keeping one in the chamber. i don't carry so there no reason but now i allways keep one in the chamber i just obey the dry fire rule. my DA is so strong that i can literally play with the trigger with one in the chamber and it wil not go off. its not a matter of keeping one in the chamber but the safety. as i recall glocks do not have magazine disconnecters which mean bad guys get the gun you drop the mag still one in the chamber boom your dead. or better yet how about you get a firestorm and just keep one in the chamber and take out the clip. done is done and so is this topic and thread
 
I carry a Sig P229 and as we all know there is NO safety on these weapons just a decocker so yes I carry one in the pipe, also when carrying my 5903 and 92f one in pipe and safety off.My reasoning here is just that any bad guy you meet is going to be ready to go, chambered and safety off and just that split second disengaging the safety could get you killed. Just my 2 cents.
 
If its in a holster, there is a round chambered.

If its ever taken out of the holster, the chambered round is going to be "removed" one way or another.:uhoh:

All un-holstered firearms are un-loaded, but checked each time they'e picked up anyway.

My guns are never stored in a holster.
 
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One in the chamber.

I don't have a holster for it yet but I just bought a replica of a Colt SAA revolver. I keep the hammer down on an empty chamber with it. But then, it'll never be my carry gun.
 
I carry my Glock unchambered with a clip that is downloaded in a fanny pack that has a combination lock on it. I also put a manual safety on it and only load the clip with an alternating load of blanks and rubber bullets.

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Maybe not. :D

I guess I could carry my 1911 disassembled?
 
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