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How do you carry your SD Pistol? With a round in the Chamber - No round in chamber

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POLL - Do you carry: With a round chambered - No round in chamber

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#1 · (Edited)
As I have not been able to find a simple poll (recent or not) of members regarding your choice on keeping a round chambered or not. (please forgive me if I've missed anything from the last 365 days!) Please vote at the top of this post!

There are plenty of discussions, but I am just looking for a simple count.

After answering, please feel free to expound upon your choice by giving details such as your pistol's usual condition (0 ~ 4), its trigger type (DA/SA, etc.) & so on.

Thanks much!
 
#414 ·
I carry a Sprinfield XD40SC, with one in the chamber. No active safties on the gun, just the grip safety and trigger safety.
 
#415 ·
XDm .45 carried with one in the pipe and a full mag. As far as I can see it there is no reason not to carry one in the pipe as long as the trigger can't be accidentally pulled.
No active safeties on the gun. To the person a few posts up (79z28) that mentioned having an XD with a safety - what model is that?
 
#416 ·
No active safeties on the gun. To the person a few posts up (79z28) that mentioned having an XD with a safety - what model is that?
The XD45 has an option for an external thumb safety... it was built for the US Military testing for the new service pistol that was canceled. But it was released to the civilian market.

I think that poster got his pistols backwards though...
 
#420 · (Edited)
Well, after last week's Vegas trip, now the Wife makes me carry 'Barney Fife'. Just kidding. She was estatic that I was packing a full semi-auto (never got a second look in any establishment) when we were walking around in Vegas. Man, this current economy has made that town down right sketchy! Word!

But, of note, Fremont Street (the City and Businesses/Casinos have laid on some serious security = very safe). Different from 20 years ago, let alone just 3 years ago = much better.
 
#421 ·
S&W Airlite hammerless 38 revolver, so there is always one in the "chamber."

S&W Airlite hammerless 22 magnum, same as above. I even fell of a step ladder, went down four feet, landed on the edge of the ladder, which caught me from the right hip pocket (where the pistol was) to the front of the right arm pit, fractured 7 ribs, punched a whole in my lung, and bruised the liver. Gun didn't go off! Didn't even think it would have, but hey, what a colorful endorsement of safe firearm design!

Springfield XDS 45: Yes

S&W M&P 45: No, but that is because there is no safety (yeah, I know about the internal stuff) and it is my in the house gun. Gun and magazine are not stored together, but close and hidden.
 
#422 ·
problem I have with not having one in the chamber is this; For instance lets say you are in a bank line waiting or in a mcdonalds eating and a few BG's come in with loaded firearms shooting or not, If they hear you rack your weapon because its not chambered, your Dead.
 
#427 ·
My Sig 250 is a DAO. And Sig has an extra safety mechanism in the firing pin design in case it's dropped. There is no thumb safety. Yes, one in the chamber.

Anything with a single action generally not, unless my spider-senses are tingling.

George
 
#428 ·
Good discussion topic; something I have been pondering over the past month or so as I just received my permit.

I have not carried with a round chambered, despite my Ruger's "advanced" safety feature which shows when a round is chambered. I am sure that in the weeks to come, as I become more comfortable carrying, that I will chamber a round especially when I am out of the house. It comes down to practice, applying sound gun safety procedures, and maintaining good situational awareness.
 
#430 ·
As a new CCW member (in VA), this is an especially helpful topic of discussion, with lots of interesting dialog. Looks like "chambered" is the way to go. You never know when you will have to react.
 
#434 ·
- Welcome to the forum.

As discussed many times in this thread, it's not the speed that's the issue. It's the ability to chamber the round. You may be fighting off an attacker with one hand, multiple attackers, be on your back with an attacker on top of you, have an injury to a hand/arm. That's not even factoring the chance of a jam or short stroking the rack.
 
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#438 ·
Two sides to this question.

Personally I do not want to get into a physical altercation with someone who (might) get my gun.
Knowing the first trigger pull is empty (semi-auto) will give ME the edge.

I do see the other side of this argument though.
 
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#439 ·
Glock with one in the chamber.

I'm really surprised at how many people walk around with an empty chamber in their carry weapon. I would never consider carrying an unready gun for SD.
 
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#441 ·
an unloaded gun is good for one things... collecting dust on a mantle.

look up the Tueller Drill... You better be ready as much as possible. I've done it live fire with targets that are not even full on spiriting just jogging speed. drawing from concealment or Open Carry style you don't get effective hits on targets. Be ready to go hand to had and then you will only have one hand to draw with while your off hand is holding/pushing away the threat. Good luck trying to rack a round at that point..
 
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