Posted on 04/26/2015 2:56:36 PM PDT by rktman
My response was, “Always carry one in the chamber, not having one in does not compute with me.” My reason for saying this is easy, that is how I train. SFC Scarborough responded by stating that he does not feel safe with a round in the chamber, but that is how he trains. Now my thoughts are really trying to make sense of this, but then again, training prepares you for a serious encounter… right?
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In the book, “John M. Browning, American Gun Maker” it mentions that his favorite pistol was the little .32 auto, basically the same gun as what you mention.
He designed over a hundred guns so that is pretty high praise for that little gun.
That’s why I carry a cop everywhere.
I like empty chamber. It’s really all just personal choice. There’s good and bad either way. Yeah you’ve got one less bullet, one more action with an automatic. But you’re also less accident prone, that lady a few months ago that got killed by her 4 year-old probably wished she was empty chamber. Know yourself, know your situation, make decisions accordingly.
Been carrying for 35 years and always keep one chambered. I suggest you only carry quality with built in safety mechanisms.
If it’s coming out, there is no doubt.
I only carry modern firearms and always have a round in the chamber. I usually carry a Glock. Keep finger off trigger until ready to fire.
My nine has a striker (no hammer), so round in the chamber.
My .357 has a hammer blocker, so six rounds in the chamber.
Neither weapon has a manual safety, so that’s one less concern if needed.
Only when I perceive defcon2 in my immediate vicinity. Otherwise the magazines are at capacity and rotated to not weaken the magazine spring.
i normally conceal carry a GLOCK 26 with IWB at 4 o’clock and not only do i have a round in the chamber but i top off the magazine so i have 11 rounds before reloading.
i am allowed to conceal carry draw at my indoor range and i am VERY slow and deliberate when reholstering.
St Skittles can’t, but this can:
+http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/news/documents/2013/07/05/trayvon.martin.autopsy.pdf
When can you afford not to expect trouble? Varying your ready status can lead to missteps when your adrenaline is raging.
I have some Argentine military mags in which the spring is so strong that I cannot fully load them without a tool. CDNN must have known they were hard to load as when I bought mine, they included the loading tool for free.
I always keep them fully topped up hoping the spring will eventually weaken a bit. I will probably die before they weaken tho.
I can assume when I am crossing miles of nothing that I am relatively safe. I can also assume that when I go down by the river where every near do well and his brother is getting stoned that I should chamber a round.
52 years and have yet to be in a situation where anything other than smarts and requisite brawn were necessary. Even an incident when I was confronted with a man and his 9 mm. last summer. Brains and reason win out.
Roger. Just picked up and S&W M&P with striker but the one I got does have the safety. Easy to manipulate or if one chooses, leave the safety in the ready position. Train with it so that it’s second nature to take it off safe and pew, pew, pew.
Kahr CM9. 7 round clip and one in the chamber all the time. Trigger pull is WAY long...
I carry C3 also. For a full year, I carried a 1911 cocked and locked, but in the end just felt more comfortable with C3 versus C1.
Preference.
If you are willing to try to hit the other guy in the head with a dead piece of metal, no round. If you want a defensive weapon at your disposal, always chamber a round.
“John Browning preferred hammerless or internal hammer pistols. He put hammers on two of his most famous designs because that is what was asked for.”
The cavalry way, when the 1911 was introduced was hammer down on a loaded chamber. Cocked and locked as a constant carry mode is pretty much a post WWII method.
If you don’t feel comfortable with one in the chamber you may not need to be carrying. Or need more training. When it goes down you won’t have the time or muscle memory to chamber a round if needed.
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