Do you Carry chambered?

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"do you carry chambered?"
Is there any other way?:neener:

I carry my P3AT chambered and topped off in my right front pocket without a holster(nothing else goes in that pocket, ever) and IWB with a holster. It doesn't have a safety of course but the long, heavy DAO trigger pull functions as a safety.

When I carry my XD45 it is chambered and topped off and it sits inside of a leather IWB holster or a SERPA paddle holster.
 
In my home the semi-autos, the pump and the levers are loaded but have an empty chamber, the SA wheelie is loaded, hammer down. On my person my XD cc has a full mag and a round chambered.
 
Chambered...but I'll be honest here for a moment...when I wear one pointing at my junk...I sometimes think twice.:eek:
 
Harley Quinn said:
I have many shooters around and none of them have a chamber full... None. No reason for it.
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I would bet that the reason for it is a combination of 1) Lack of training, 2) Failure to understand how their weapons operate, 3) Irrational fear that their firearm will discharge on its own free will, 4) Possible unwillingness to use their weapon if it is truly needed.

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.
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The U.S. Military made you carry an unloaded gun?!?!

I carried loaded all the time when a LEO and had to be very careful where I put my duty guns (home).
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Yes, that is true. You need to be careful with guns, however, it doesn't matter if they are loaded, unloaded, or somewhere inbetween.

There was an accidental just awhile ago at a sheriffs home with a Sig, killed his son. One in the chamber
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The problem here is not that the chamber was loaded. The problem is that a gun was pointed at a man's son and the trigger was pulled. This is what the gun is supposed to do.
 
Chambered.

I treat every firearm like it's loaded. And mine (when carried) always are.

I simply see no point in doing otherwise. I pray that I'll never have to even unholster a loaded firearm in a CCW case - honest - but if I do, it will be ready.

The overriding thought there is if you're drawing a weapon, it is because you are already pretty sure you just may have to use it. When you draw is no time to have to take extra steps to actually load. My guess is that I'd be fairly excited at that point - and I wouldn't want to lose the critical second or so it would take to make ready.
 
Kind of Blued,

You are humorous, if not very sad :uhoh: You want to pick apart the post I made about carring a chamber empty LOL.. About the pistol that killed the son is he was the one who pulled the trigger in the house and there was no reason for it to be loaded and sitting on a table...None...

I have explained my position and explained my background, I read your profile, sorry you are not impressing me:what:

Regards
 
Harley,

I'll agree that a loaded gun (or any gun -- and in any case "All guns are always loaded") shouldn't be sitting around on a table unattended.

But most of us see a reason to keep a round in the chamber of a gun being carried for possible use for self defense. If a gun is being carried for self defense, there is some possibility it will be needed quickly and that one will not have both hands free to rack the slide. That's certainly my view and how I've been trained.

Of course if one is going to carry a loaded gun around for self defense, it's his responsibility to get appropriate training and to manage the gun properly and safely. If you don't want to carry a round in the chamber, that's your business. And if you see no reason to have a round chambered, that's your opinion; and it is not shared by many, very well trained people.
 
Shooting a person is a serious thing. Take it seriuos. (IE saving your or somone's life) Empty chamber is fear of your own ability. Get better. Get confident. Or put it away.
 
Fiddletown,

I respect your position also. Training is important. The Israeli training is one I like, as I mentioned before. Yea everyone is combat ready:what::rolleyes:

Here is a good thread and information, similar flake responses from similar folks LOL...

http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=231972

Bingo, I read your profile also. Until you post one, I'll just have to laugh at what you are saying. I believe it is actually just the opposite of your claim ;)


Regards
 
Carry a handgun with an empty chamber is your choice to make.

However, if I was going to do it, I'd take a long and hard look at how the Israelis train to do that very thing. Their training to draw that handgun, cycle the slide,and get it into the fight is intense.

If you don't intend to train that intensively in order to get your handgun into the fight then you might want to think through your decision again.
 
When LEO we had shotguns and never a round was in the chamber until you needed it. The thing was and is, the firearm you carried or several of them were always at the ready. And yea, when in the Corps brig chasing and being on the gate you had the Mags loaded, but none in the chamber...

This is interesting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2OqJtSn4Pk

Long time ago but at that time that was policy. Been in many countries carring and none in the chamber. Guess it all is in what you prefer and your training. Yes, I train in drawing and loading in one smooth motion. I have a much different attitude, when I was LEO It was not a "cold hard self defense" attitude it was a "protect and serve" mentality... If you can relate fine if not that is ok also:uhoh:

Regards
 
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I've been on guard duty over many a facility on Army bases with no loaded magazines in my weapon and no loaded magazines on my person. Didn't even have a bayonet to stick on the end of it.

Here in the States, though. I've been deployed in a disaster area, supposedly to prevent looting in the same condition-no ammunition. Hell, I didn't even see any crates of ammunition in the convoy. Now, this was back in the mid seventies so SOP could be very different today or even a few years after the mid seventies.
 
As I stated earlier not all my firearms have a round chambered but I carry chambered.

I don't think ridiculing those that don't carry hot is the way to win hearts and minds. We are a pretty tolerant bunch when it comes to "What to carry?" The answer is usually "What you can shoot well with." We all know carrying anything is better than a trying to have a pillow fight with an assailant. On the same note if someone chooses to carry their weapon with an empty chamber and they know how to quickly reverse that situation then hey, at least they're carrying and they do have that much of an edge especially if it only improves their day to day life and they walk with confidence through it..

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I carry a p3at in the summer WITHOUT one in the pipe. I practice draw and rack. I'm not comfortable (yet) with one in the pipe. "Man's got to know his limitations"
 
Couple of reasons to carry without a round in the chamber ...

First: Sometimes kids pull the trigger when I pass my gun around the classroom.:evil:
Second: My training is from tv and movies. This means when I'm about to get serious I need to rack the slide ... and I don't want to mess the moment up with a live round flying out. :cool:
Third: I don't want to scare those around me with a hammer locked back when I OC. :what:
Fourth: Lazy.:(

Ok, I'm kidding. On at least 3 of the 4 :) Sometimes if it's a quick trip I won't load all the way up.

But those who see things in black and white are missing some beautiful grey shades. What I mean is .. to equate empty chamber with no gun is just silly. Think about the hero scenarios ... shooter in the mall, damsel in distress, front door of house kicked in when you get home, etc. None of these would really be affected by empty chambers. To be precise, an empty chamber means you are a second or two slower to life saving force.

For the record, I'm chambered 99.6842 percent of the time.
 
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