LCP pocket carry...Do you chamber a round?

nh10ring · July 3rd, 2009, 10:16 PM

I just bought a new Ruger LCP and front pocket holster. This is my first pistol without a safety, and am a bit nervous about chambering a round and carrying in my pocket with no safety. At the same time, if I ever have a need to draw it, I would kinda like to have a round ready to go. What do you guys recommend? Chambered or unchambered?

sharpetop · July 3rd, 2009, 10:22 PM

The safety is between your ears! Chamber a round and keep it in a pocket holster with the trigger covered. When drawing, keep your finger off the trigger until ready to fire. An unchambered, self defense firearm is pretty much useless if you need it in a hurry.

ICIMP · July 3rd, 2009, 10:40 PM

There is no point in having it, if it's not ready to use.

DrJ · July 3rd, 2009, 10:42 PM

I pocket-carry my Kel Tek P3AT with a round chambered all the time. It takes some effort to pull the trigger on a DAO - you're incredibly unlikely to catch it on anything with enough force to pull it. Just be careful when you're putting it IN your pocket, but particularly if you use a pocket holster that covers the trigger, you should never have a problem.

0018g · July 3rd, 2009, 10:51 PM

I've been pocket carrying one since Dec.-it's always got one chambered. Use your head, keep the trigger covered, and you'll be fine.

retsupt99 · July 3rd, 2009, 11:00 PM

Use a pocket holster...and always have one in the pipe!

Jetpilot007 · July 3rd, 2009, 11:14 PM

Condtion One Only Way to Go. Confronted with a BG at 10 feet The extra time spent racking the slide could cost you your life. Be smart and be sensible and be safe. Make sure that if you have the recalled LCP that it has been fixed.

F350 · July 3rd, 2009, 11:22 PM

I have a Grendal P-10; grand daddy to the Kel-Tec that I have back pocket carried without a holster, always with a round chambered, for over 20 years; never had a problem.

rottkeeper · July 3rd, 2009, 11:28 PM

Always

JerryM · July 3rd, 2009, 11:34 PM

Yes. I never carry by any method without one in the chanber.

Best,
Jerry

July 3rd, 2009, 10:16 PM	#1
nh10ring New Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 2	LCP pocket carry...Do you chamber a round? I just bought a new Ruger LCP and front pocket holster. This is my first pistol without a safety, and am a bit nervous about chambering a round and carrying in my pocket with no safety. At the same time, if I ever have a need to draw it, I would kinda like to have a round ready to go. What do you guys recommend? Chambered or unchambered?

July 3rd, 2009, 10:40 PM	#3
ICIMP Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: W. Washington Posts: 66	There is no point in having it, if it's not ready to use. __________________ NRA WAC

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retsupt99 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 22,405	Use a pocket holster...and always have one in the pipe! __________________ "That I cannot do." "Give this to, uh, Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. After all we're not murderers in spite of what this undertaker thinks." *********************************** NRA Life Member

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July 3rd, 2009, 10:22 PM	#2
sharpetop Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 237	The safety is between your ears! Chamber a round and keep it in a pocket holster with the trigger covered. When drawing, keep your finger off the trigger until ready to fire. An unchambered, self defense firearm is pretty much useless if you need it in a hurry.

July 3rd, 2009, 10:42 PM	#4
DrJ Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SC Posts: 30	I pocket-carry my Kel Tek P3AT with a round chambered all the time. It takes some effort to pull the trigger on a DAO - you're incredibly unlikely to catch it on anything with enough force to pull it. Just be careful when you're putting it IN your pocket, but particularly if you use a pocket holster that covers the trigger, you should never have a problem.

July 3rd, 2009, 10:51 PM	#5
0018g New Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 7	I've been pocket carrying one since Dec.-it's always got one chambered. Use your head, keep the trigger covered, and you'll be fine.

July 3rd, 2009, 11:14 PM	#7
Jetpilot007 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: White Plains, NY Posts: 284	Condtion One Only Way to Go. Confronted with a BG at 10 feet The extra time spent racking the slide could cost you your life. Be smart and be sensible and be safe. Make sure that if you have the recalled LCP that it has been fixed.

July 3rd, 2009, 11:22 PM	#8
F350 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Al Taqaddum airbase, Iraq Posts: 689	I have a Grendal P-10; grand daddy to the Kel-Tec that I have back pocket carried without a holster, always with a round chambered, for over 20 years; never had a problem.

July 3rd, 2009, 11:34 PM	#10
JerryM Distinguished Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,666	Yes. I never carry by any method without one in the chanber. Best, Jerry