christcorp
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It would depend on the gun. For a 1911A1; I won't put one in the chamber, because "Cocked and Locked" is not the way I want to store my guns. Cocked and locked is "RR". And it doesn't take 3 seconds to make a gun ready. It takes LESS than 1 second to chamber a round. A number of my guns have decockers; Sig P220; Walter PPK; AP-MBP; so I can chamber one and decock it. And I guess I could remove the magazine and top it off. But I've been shooting guns regularly for more than 30 years. 20 of those years were in the military also teaching the use of weapons. As someone sort of eluded to; if I can't hit my target with the 7 rounds that are in my magazine; I have no business shooting a gun. But even with my P220, Walther, and AP-MBP; I don't leave them with one in the chamber. Yes, I do with the revolvers, but that's because there's no other option when loading a revolver takes time. Even with speed loaders. But chambering a round in a semi-auto takes less than a second. Cocked and locked is not a smart option. Manually lowering the hammer is a LESS smart option. A decocker is totally acceptable. But leaving it chambered really isn't necessary unless you think you need that extra 1 bullet.