I carry "condition tactical butterscotch" its the latest safety fad that all the cool people are doing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pU2IOTEZlU
Tactical Butterscotch
That is PRICELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I carry "condition tactical butterscotch" its the latest safety fad that all the cool people are doing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pU2IOTEZlU
Only in movies do they have the time to rack the slide whenever they want to use their guns.
Carried for one day without one chambered. I think I felt more uncomfortable without one chambered than with.
Good info.
Also, chambering a round in a stressful situation could lead to a negligent discharge, which could be really bad news.
Good info.
Also, chambering a round in a stressful situation could lead to a negligent discharge, which could be really bad news.
One in the chamber, and a topped off magazine.
As others have mentioned, look up the Tueller Drill. It may surprise you how ineffective an unloaded gun is in some/many situations. Heck, even a LOADED gun. There just isn't much time, and you just aren't fast enough.
I can't think of a good reason to handicap myself.
If you think you have time and nerve to chamber a round when you need it, watch how well this guy did.
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... Glock 17 [has] no safety its all trigger
I need to work on this. The only place I have found to comfortably CC has the barrel pointing at some very important parts. With the autos I'm always afraid I will shoot something off that will make me and the wife very sad. With the little revolvers I feel perfectly safe because of the transfer bar. So I have been carrying the revolvers and like it. Problem is with summer coming. CCing the revolvers is going to be more difficult. I would like to OC, then it would not be an issue. But OC is not for me, no matter what anyone says. I will work on my confidence and different options with the small autos and one in the chamber.
It is probably mostly ignorance. I know exactly what it takes for the revolver to go off. I can see it. Trigger pulled, transfer bar up, hammer strikes bar, bar strikes pin, pin strikes primer, bang. I can't see inside the autos. Like I said I will work on it, and study it before summer. I have a P238 and LCP right now. Selling the TCP. When the craziness is over, I plan to get a CM9. One of my FFL guys says when his supplier has them in stock again, he can get me one for $387. I wish I could figure out a way to CC my HP or my GP100.I'm not sure why you feel like the auto is more likely to go off than the revolver. Autos typically have the same or more layers of safety than revolvers...not less. For example a compact 1911 has a grip safety, manual thumb safety, and firing pin interceptor (or whatever you call it), all making it basically impossible for the gun to go off in your pants. An XDs has a mechanism blocking the firing pin and a grip safety. Some M&Ps have a thumb safety and a mechanism blocking the firing pin. Revolvers have a transfer bar.....and that's basically it.
Regardless, get the barrel pointed away from your junk. lol
It sounds like you just need to find a gun that is actually somewhat comfortable for you to carry on your hip or just behind it, or you just need to suck it up for a while and get used it.
I would say OC, but you've already stated that for whatever reason you're against it.
Take some tactical classes and you might change your mind.