I always carry one in the chamber but I like a gun that has a back strap safety or a manual safety just makes me fill safer.I carried revolvers for years, always left it on an empty cylinder. Now I’m carrying a shield. I’m gonna assume I’m going to get made fun of here, but I’ve carried without a round chambered. Always kind of hoped/assumed if something was coming I’d see it coming. Then the other day I was working on my daughters car at her apartment complex, and as I’m going to her door this mid sized black dog starts charging. Probly 45-50 lb of mutt. I panic for a minute, saw it was on a lead, ran a few steps, then realized he’d pulled the stake from the ground and was loose. My back hit the wall of the building, it lunges at me, I bashed it in the head with my tool bag, it tries again I hit it twice more and run ten more steps, finally starting to think, realize he thinks he’s just doing his job, but there’s no where else to run and decide if he comes at me again I’m going to shoot it, but there I am, with a pistol that I’d have to jack a round in the chamber while it’s biting me, if it comes to that. Thankfully it backed off, but I’ve been thinking about it ever since.
Edit.. I carry on my hip in a kydex that covers the bang bang stick. Reading the comments I think it’s just a mental thing I need to get over.
I believe your times are off? Last time I checked you were supposed to leave it loaded in a secure location for 36 hours to determine if it would fire all on its own. Additionally the procedure recommends having a ***** in close proximity as well for a control group. After 36 hours if neither have discharged you are good to go.One way to allay any fear is to load the chamber and secure the firearm away. Give it 24 hours, check on it to see if it fired itself. Usually they don't. I carry a 1911 all of the time, and have no worries. One only need to get used to it.
I tried a Sig 226 and a 220 trying to learn the DA/SA. I’ve shot 1911s and Glocks, and under stress the first DA trigger pull was always way off. I also suck at shooting handguns, but it’s a tough skill to learn to sink that first heavy pull into the target. Kudos to you for doing it!Of course we should all carry with a round in the chamber, ready to go. My approach to this is to prefer SA/DA handguns with a decocker. No safety to manipulate, first shot you gotta squeeze the trigger like you mean it. Not sure I could bring myself to carry something with a trigger like a Glock IWB, especially AIWB. I know that’s just a personal hangup of mine, though.
I tried a Sig 226 and a 220 trying to learn the DA/SA. I’ve shot 1911s and Glocks, and under stress the first DA trigger pull was always way off. I also suck at shooting handguns, but it’s a tough skill to learn to sink that first heavy pull into the target. Kudos to you for doing it!
Really? That’s the last thing I need… I just got the MP5 bug bad, and bought a 45 cal suppressor to make it more fun, and I have a 30 cal can already that would be fun on a G3/91. A USP 45 tactical and the newer HK45 threaded have now entered my thoughts. I need to stay off of this forum!I recommend trying an H&K USP sometime.
stop it with the seatbelt ....!Carry one in the pipe. No good reason not to.
Its no different than thinking you will probably have time to put on your seatbelt before getting in a crash. No, you wont.
And if you dont feel comfy doing so, seek some training to get comfy. You can get there.
Watch this video, and notice how fast this happened.
Now imagine this happening to this guy or you without a round in the chamber.
I carried revolvers for years, always left it on an empty cylinder. Now I’m carrying a shield. I’m gonna assume I’m going to get made fun of here, but I’ve carried without a round chambered. Always kind of hoped/assumed if something was coming I’d see it coming. Then the other day I was working on my daughters car at her apartment complex, and as I’m going to her door this mid sized black dog starts charging. Probly 45-50 lb of mutt. I panic for a minute, saw it was on a lead, ran a few steps, then realized he’d pulled the stake from the ground and was loose. My back hit the wall of the building, it lunges at me, I bashed it in the head with my tool bag, it tries again I hit it twice more and run ten more steps, finally starting to think, realize he thinks he’s just doing his job, but there’s no where else to run and decide if he comes at me again I’m going to shoot it, but there I am, with a pistol that I’d have to jack a round in the chamber while it’s biting me, if it comes to that. Thankfully it backed off, but I’ve been thinking about it ever since.
Edit.. I carry on my hip in a kydex that covers the bang bang stick. Reading the comments I think it’s just a mental thing I need to get over.