wife doesnt like the idea of one in the chamber so thats why i dont carry with one in it... however when i'm w/o her, there is one in the chamber
I never carry a chambered auto unless it has a thumb safety. Just a weird personal thing based on no hard evidence just personal opinion. That said I mostly carry a revolver so that doesn't really matter for me most of the time.
It takes .5 seconds to rack the slide and personally its worth the time for me. Not saying its not for others but im weird like that.
I never carry a chambered auto unless it has a thumb safety. Just a weird personal thing based on no hard evidence just personal opinion. That said I mostly carry a revolver so that doesn't really matter for me most of the time.
It takes .5 seconds to rack the slide and personally its worth the time for me. Not saying its not for others but im weird like that.
Call me crazy but I'd rather be one second (slide rack) away from firing than to have "a paperweight."
I have a question for you 22lr.
You are uncomfortable carrying an auto with one in the chamber for your own reasons and that is just fine for you.
My question: Do you carry your revolver with one at the hammer? or do you load your 6 shooter with 5 and leave the hammer chamber empty?
On my model 10 is has the pin fixed on the hammer so I carry on an empty cylinder.
I have always been taught to assume you won't have that second, won't physically be able to rack the slide due to unforseen factors (support hand out of commission, using it to do something else, or in a compromised position such as a clinch or ground fight), or just won't have the presence of mind to do so under the stress and adrenaline dump of a defensive encounter.
Chances are, if you need to use your gun in a defensive encounter, you'll need it RFN. You've already got to acquire the target, draw, align the sights and press the trigger; why add another task, when by definition (it's a defensive encounter, not an offensive one), you're already behind the power curve?
So from my POV, having a gun with no round in the chamber (and which you won't be able to chamber in time) is no different than having a paperweight, rock or other relatively heavy blunt instrument. YMMV.