@BehindBlueI's this post 10 years ago is what convinced me, so thank you!
Coincidentally, I told my wife earlier today that this story was my reasoning for always chambering a round and topping off the magazine. I was getting ready to run some errands and she asked me why I always took that step… I didn’t realize it had been 10 years.
-Andy
Bingo! Love revolvers!My suggestion for those "Not Comfortable" carrying with One in the Pipe:
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(It's also my suggestion for anyone Starting Out with a Handgun for PP)
When I started, I did the same. Eventually, I saw that my trigger didn't get pulled on its own, I was more comfortable carrying chamberedI'll admit I carried mine for a couple months without a round chambered. The main reason being that, while I was not new to firearms, but I was new to handguns and carrying one. The other reason was my Max 9 did not have a safety switch, only a trigger safety. And finally I didn't have a fitted kydex holster, only a generic soft one. I was very unfamiliar with this setup. I didn't yet have the muscle memory to holster/unholster without feeling "fumbly" and I was concerned about an ND.
After a couple months of training, handling, practicing with snapcaps, etc as well as obtaining a proper holster, I was comfortable carrying it chambered. My biggest fear is accidentally hurting someone else because of my own failures of knowledge and training. That was, relatively speaking, easy to overcome with some time & effort.
Basically. It goes back to the internal safeties. Hard whack on a de-cocked hammer (hence carrying half-cocked) could set a round off. It was still socially acceptable to carry DA revolvers on an empty chamber till transfer bar linkages became common, or so I've heard. For semi-autos: drop safeties. That's one of the reasons I've heard the IDF started with open chamber standard: in the early days they took whatever firearms they could, that meant they weren't all bump/drop-safe.It's interesting how this has played out over time, flintlocks and early percussion carried at half cock. Cap and ball revolvers with all chambers loaded, but the hammer in between on a stud or in a notch. Rifles and shotguns carried at half cock, but in the same era revolvers carried on an empty chamber. Americas first semi autos carried on an empty chamber or half cock, and DA revolvers fully loaded. Later semi autos with a full chamber and safety engaged.
Technology of the time and the perception of the time.
Quite a few examples of people taking the asphalt temperature challenge with empty chambers on ASP’s YT channel too.
Yes. They no longer have a care in the world...But were they comfortable with their decision?
You're not wrong. That's some truly stupid ****.Maybe I’m wrong but I don’t understand.