One in the chamber?

[osok-308]

I once had a CZ 75B cocked and locked come out of the holster and bounce down the stairs.

No discharge? Good to hear, I am always curious why people choose to not carry one in the chamber.

[jmg8550]

Always one in the chamber.

[Irving]

No discharge? Good to hear, I am always curious why people choose to not carry one in the chamber.

Unfortunately it killed everyone in the room, just like that scene in True Lies when What's-Her-Face drops that Uzi down the stairs.

[Bailey Guns]

Yeah, well you probably didn't look nearly as good doing it as Jamie Lee Curtis.

[Irving]

I WAS married to Rambo at the time though.

[Kmac]

Condition 1 on a 1911 from day one. Gun passes all safety checks and is carried in a quality holster made for my pistol. I've never, ever worried about an AD. Ever. I'm confident in my equipment and abilities carrying this way. Any update on the OP's friend?

No, I'll have to ask as I haven't seen him in a while...he doesn't conceal carry on a regular basis, so my guess is nothing's changed. Those of us that carry everyday (or close to it) already understand the crazy, idiotic world we live in. So, why would we take a chance like not having one in the chamber? I wonder if those that don't carry with one in the chamber are the same ones who don't conceal carry on a regular basis. Who can confirm or deny my hypothesis?

[sellersm]

I train in Krav Maga as part of our Church security team. All of us are either current/former military or police and some are active SWAT members for the local PD. We are all concealed carry and training using airsoft, blue guns and rubber knives. As this video showed, if you allow an individual in that "interview" space - you are NOT going to come out well in a deadly scenario. Every single time we tried it, we always received some kind of knife wound. At best, we learned to train stepping to the side while drawing and then taking the shot in the (hopes) that the attacker has already committed to the attack and cannot change angles as quickly. We tried it a few times with an empty chamber and as so many have said in this thread - it is a ridiculous way to carry if you intend to actually protect yourselves. Here is one for you to think about. If you are a shooter that practices the current techniques of a two handed triangle stance, during the draw stroke, your support hand has two functions; to lift up and away your cover garment and, to meet the firearm as it is moving to eye level and being pushed out towards the target. You would have to completely break up that proven technique to introduce a step to rack the slide AND - you darn sure have to hope that a round successfully chambers!! I always carry with one in the pipe including appendix carry and I know there is a round in there because I did a chamber check after I put it there while NOT under duress. In most cases, I leave the weapon in the holster and remove them together from my belt and they do directly into the gun safe at the end of the night so at no time is the trigger of my Glock ever at risk of being pulled. I leave it that way. The other Glock in the safe is in a sleeve and has the weapons light attached (and also loaded hot) so if I needed access in the house, that one comes out! My $0.02

That is good 'food for thought'.

[tawm]

About I started carrying my CM9 with one in the chamber about 3 months ago. I went about 2 months carrying without a round in the chamber before coming to the same conclusion most of you did. I carry mine almost everywhere.

[Pistol Packing Preacher]

1911 with one round in the chamber and safety on! Ready in an instant! 8 in the mag + 1 in house! 2 extra 8 rounds handy!

[Irving]

I'd carry with two rounds in the chamber if I could.