How do you CCW? (Poll)

[SonOfTheGriz]

I was trained in the school of "if it's got one, use it."

1911 - chambered and safe. Had a kid once look at my hip and warn me that my hammer was back as if it would magically jump out of the holster, disengage its own grip and thumb safeties, and start dropping the hammer without me. My answer was "Yep. And?" He left.

Glocks / XDs / M&Ps / other random battleplastic... chambered and ready to go.

Kahr - chambered and ready to go -- DAO trigger means not having to tell the floor "I'm sorry."

I have watched (in horror) a handgun tumble toward the floor on more than one occasion working as a range officer and have waited for the *BANG* -- thankfully, dropping the vast majority of autos made today simply leaves a dent in the linoleum and a flat spot on the front sight and little else.

I remember being nervous to carry "cocked and locked" -- and quickly got over it. The trick to not being nervous about it is trusting the gun and NOT fiddling with it. Put it on, leave it on, and don't finger$&%# it.

In my opinion, if you're going to carry, you have to mean it. If you're going to mean it, you may not have time to chamber a round before you need it.

[DD977GM2]

I am really surpised and concerned with all the CCWers who dont have a round chambered and safety on.
I hope if there is ever a time you guys actually need to use your CCW that you heva time to chamber a round etc.

[ChunkyMonkey]

That's because there are only so many Darwin awards to go around!

[Gritty]

Does anyone have any thoughts of carrying a locked-and-loaded glock in an SOB holster? I think the lack of safety and the position of carry might present a liability, but I would like to hear other opinions.

[Dr_Fwd]

G19 here chambered all the time.

[gungrinder]

Glock 23 w/ one in the chamber usually in a Comp Tac MTAC. Why would I carry my weapon without a round in the chamber and ready to use? I doubt Joe Scumbag is going to give me time to chamber a round before he tries to kill me and I'm certainly not confident I would fully activate the slide and not cause a malfunction while fighting for my life. Practice, practice, practice.

[ghettodub]

Old carry gun: KelTec .380, chambered, no safety on the gun.
New carry gun: Ruger LCR .38, and yeah, it's a revolver

[rondog]

1911, con 1.

[BigBear]

Does anyone have any thoughts of carrying a locked-and-loaded glock in an SOB holster? I think the lack of safety and the position of carry might present a liability, but I would like to hear other opinions.

Ought to be fine if you have a decent holster. I carried the G26 in a Galco SOB for a while.

(if you have a G26 and you'd like the holster, name your price, I don't use it anymore)

[Jethro]

I bet it's safe to say that the opportunity to stop most deadly encounters is just a few seconds at best. If your handgun is unloaded when your adrenaline races do you think you will have either the presence of mind or the time to chamber a round and still address the threat? I hope that's the way you train. An empty gun is just a club with a handle.