I think we had a similar topic here long ago but I had this conversation several days ago and the goofiness of it is still setting in.
Do you know anyone who underloads their gun on purpose?
I ask this because I had a conversation with a fellow who keeps the next chamber in his revolvers unloaded. I asked him why and he said it was in case he accidentally pulled the trigger.
That instantly gave me a headache. Honestly...
I don't claim to be some kind of ninja, and I've said 1000 times capacity isn't a big issue with me, but why would anyone purposefully underload a gun?
I've heard that old chesnut that a magazine should always be loaded one less than its capacity. I think there was a time when that was true but probably not any more.
I'll admit that I personally sometimes simply load a magazine and then chamber the first round and don't bother to eject the magazine and replace the chambered round. I normally do this when I have reason to believe I will have to clear it completely. It's just much neater to stuff the one loose round back into the magazine.
But the more I think about it, the more I can recall people telling me similar things. "Oh I only put 5 rounds in it." in reference to a Smith and Wesson 3913 I think it was.
Now look, a gun's capacity is not a big deal to me, but why underuse something? I could get by with a smaller fuel tank on my truck and be perfectly happy, but that doesn't mean I go around with my tank 25% empty all the time. My refridgerator is full of empty space but I don't go to my landlord and demand a smaller one. Even I understand that if the gun is 100% the same in every other respect, more capacity is indeed clearly better.
I hate to tell people what to do when it comes to their personal safety, but if you are carrying an underloaded gun I think you should think about why you do so very critically. Of course that's no one here so I guess I'm just preaching to the choir again.
Okay I'll go to sleep now I promise.
Do you know anyone who underloads their gun on purpose?
I ask this because I had a conversation with a fellow who keeps the next chamber in his revolvers unloaded. I asked him why and he said it was in case he accidentally pulled the trigger.
That instantly gave me a headache. Honestly...
I don't claim to be some kind of ninja, and I've said 1000 times capacity isn't a big issue with me, but why would anyone purposefully underload a gun?
I've heard that old chesnut that a magazine should always be loaded one less than its capacity. I think there was a time when that was true but probably not any more.
I'll admit that I personally sometimes simply load a magazine and then chamber the first round and don't bother to eject the magazine and replace the chambered round. I normally do this when I have reason to believe I will have to clear it completely. It's just much neater to stuff the one loose round back into the magazine.
But the more I think about it, the more I can recall people telling me similar things. "Oh I only put 5 rounds in it." in reference to a Smith and Wesson 3913 I think it was.
Now look, a gun's capacity is not a big deal to me, but why underuse something? I could get by with a smaller fuel tank on my truck and be perfectly happy, but that doesn't mean I go around with my tank 25% empty all the time. My refridgerator is full of empty space but I don't go to my landlord and demand a smaller one. Even I understand that if the gun is 100% the same in every other respect, more capacity is indeed clearly better.
I hate to tell people what to do when it comes to their personal safety, but if you are carrying an underloaded gun I think you should think about why you do so very critically. Of course that's no one here so I guess I'm just preaching to the choir again.
Okay I'll go to sleep now I promise.