40calPUNISHER
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- Apr 23, 2008
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That is only a concern in a non-modern revolver. IMHO, you are depriving yourself of one round which in a revolver, you very well may need.With a semi, yes.. with a revolver, I keep the one under the hammer empty because I saw the consequences of that one with an old "cowboy" shooter..
If I'm carrying a revolver, it's mostly for show anyway. A BBQ handgun, so to speak. I'd have something tucked IWB if it were really needed, though
Edit to add - I don't own a "modern" revolver. Guess I shoulda mentioned that
Always... because if you're at a gas station or w/e and some BG come rushing, who's to say you got time to load a round.
Like I told my wife, if you don't carry one chambered you might as well carry a rock.
If a BG comes rushing into a gas station and I don't have the extra half second it would take to chamber a round, so be it, I guess it really was my time to go.
willing to trade the extra half-second for safety, and if somebody's a half-second faster than he is, he's willing to say that it's his time to go..
I carried with an empty chamber for a while after I got my LCTH.
After several trips to the range and comfort (familiarity) carrying, I started loading the chamber. It just makes sense to me. I can certainly understand why some people carry with an empty chamber and unload and lock their guns while at home. After if a child accidentally gets ahold of your handgun and it is a simple point and shoot model like a block and your children are given free reign of the house it would be stoopid to handle it any other way.
At my house the children are not ever allowed in my bedroom. Therefore I feel secure that when my handgun is not on my side it is secure in my bedroom.