10-20-2009, 12:12 PM
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Well said Daugherty. We've got to keep in mind that we are generally in reactionary mode when drawing on a live human being and so speed counts - fractions of a second count. Your fine motor skills are going to be suffering in the situation and racking a slide, while it can indeed be practiced perhaps to perfection, will add fractions of a second to your readiness delay at best and at worst... well, a wobbly racked slide is something that pretty much everyone has experienced and you don't want a round jammed in the process. That can be the difference between life and death or grievous bodily harm.
I have become comfy with my baby Glocks being carried with one in the chamber but not with the lighter trigger pull. And my preference is for my Sigs which can be decocked safely and have an even heavier trigger pull. My very favourites, although I find them too heavy to carry, are my HK P7M8's and a few that have grip and thumb safeties, like my XD's. 
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10-20-2009, 04:51 PM
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CC'd for the first time today. I've been carrying around the house chambered for a while now, so it didn't feel anymore awkward in public.
As long as you never get complacent, one in the chamber shouldn't be an issue. 
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10-21-2009, 08:21 AM
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10-21-2009, 11:58 AM
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Add to the timing factor that I may have one of my hands occupied (fending off an assailant's weapon, or distancing myself from him with an out-stretched arm), or may have an injured limb, and may not be able to use both hands to rack the slide, and it becomes even more important that all I have to do is "point and click". After that class I've carried with a round in the chamber everywhere that I carry my sidearm. Quote:
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It took me a long time before I didn't feel "uncomfortable" carrying concealed. It took me a long time before I didn't feel "uncomfortable" carrying fully loaded. I'm still getting used to open-carrying. You're not "odd" by carrying "unloaded". Carry the way that you feel best suits you. Ask questions, do research (like you did by posting your question), and find out if you need to change "what suits you" in favor of a better practice, then decide if you're willing to do so. - JoeLevi.com, Sitting Duck Policy | Are you a Sitting Duck?
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10-21-2009, 12:03 PM
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10-21-2009, 05:32 PM
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10-24-2009, 04:37 PM
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I started carrying with one in the chamber as soon as I started carrying.....First carry weapon was a Browning with External safety.......after that I switched to a Glock model 23......Only external is the trigger safety.....took me a little time b4 I was comfy carrying with one in the chamber........now I carry the same pistol on a daily basis with one in the pipe.....no concerns...
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10-25-2009, 11:25 PM
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10-26-2009, 10:56 AM
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See 'the rules' above. Don't aim at anything that you don't want to destroy and that includes your jewels, arteries, flesh, feet, etc. Somewhere you will find online pix of two unlucky fellows who did not beat the odds and one shows damage inflicted on his hand by a 9mm Gold Dot; the other damage inflicted on his foot by a hollow point. Gruesome to say the least. We have a relative who managed to shoot himself in the hand after 20 years of very safe handling and the hand is essentially unusable at present; he has undergone many surgeries in an attempt to regain its use. It was a simple matter of aiming at something that he did not wish to destroy... his rapid fire test had his hand come up in front of the muzzle somehow (first time?) and blam. No hand. In addition to all the reading it would be advisable to take some training and then practice until your draw(s) are routine. And your hand NEVER gets in the way. You will see many put their off-hand against their chest when drawing, which is what I tend to do. Whatever way you train - follow the rules my friend. Good luck. And remember that one in the chamber can make all the difference in the world in a pinch. Especially if you have been 'slam-dunked' and only have one hand to work with because the other is out of commission or is pinned or is simply not accessible. Try racking a round with one hand. Try out a Sig or other handgun with decocker where you have double action but the first round is in the chamber but at 8 pounds with subsequent rounds at 4 pounds. Get comfy, but carry chambered or learn to rack it on the drawstroke until you are willing to bet your life on it (and learn to rack with one hand). Good luck. Keep safe.
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10-26-2009, 11:34 AM
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An empty chamber is not gonna do you much good if the SHTF. While many will argue that that the time to rack is inconsequential, when the adrenaline gets going, milliseconds count. About the worst scenario I can think of is you yank the weapon out, point, pull trigger and...nothing! See, you forgot to rack the slide. Worse, you half-rack the slide and now have a jam to clear (oh yeah, now I remember that I left one in the chamber when I left the range) . So, get comfortable as fast as you can carrying one in the chamber, ALL the time. I believe any serious defensive and/or tactical shooting instructor will tell you this. My .02 cents.
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