[Sir Gawain]

If you don't carry your weapon with a round in the chamber, it will be of no use to you when you really need it.

That's BS. It takes me less than a second to have my G17 chambered.

[TC Rider]

That's BS. It takes me less than a second to have my G17 chambered.

The G17 is a nice weapon.

How long does it take you to rack the slide with one hand?

Maybe it's paranoid, but I don't want to take the chance that I might have already been winged when I present my weapon. I can rack it with one hand if I have to, but it takes me more than a second. Most gunfights are over in 3 seconds, I'm not willing to give the BG that much of an edge.

[RightWhale]

That's BS.

I think so, too. By the time I have found which pocket it's in and got it untangled from the car keys and eyeglass toolkit, another second won't matter.

[lavaroise]

A good fighter is always discrete. There is no way disclosing yourself chambering the round is going to put you at an advantage. It is one lost move and one more thing people can complain about you, unless it is too late.