USA Carry
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Concealed Carry Resources
    • Concealed Carry Permit Information By State
      • A-E
        • Alabama
        • Alaska
        • American Samoa
        • Arizona
        • Arkansas
        • California
        • Colorado
        • Connecticut
        • Delaware
      • F-J
        • Florida
        • Georgia
        • Guam
        • Hawaii
        • Idaho
        • Illinois
        • Indiana
        • Iowa
      • K-M
        • Kansas
        • Kentucky
        • Louisiana
        • Maine
        • Maryland
        • Massachusetts
        • Michigan
        • Minnesota
        • Mississippi
        • Missouri
        • Montana
      • N-O
        • Nebraska
        • Nevada
        • New Hampshire
        • New Jersey
        • New Mexico
        • New York
        • North Carolina
        • North Dakota
        • Northern Marianas
        • Ohio
        • Oklahoma
        • Oregon
      • P-U
        • Pennsylvania
        • Puerto Rico
        • Rhode Island
        • South Carolina
        • South Dakota
        • Tennessee
        • Texas
        • Utah
      • V-Z
        • Vermont
        • Virgin Islands
        • Virginia
        • Washington
        • Washington D.C.
        • West Virginia
        • Wisconsin
        • Wyoming
    • Concealed Carry Permit Reciprocity Maps
    • Concealed Carry Permit Examples
  • Articles
    • Concealed Carry
    • Gun Reviews
    • Gear Reviews
    • Defensive Gun Use Stories
    • Training
    • CCW For Women
    • General Firearm
    • Open Carry
    • Self-Defense
    • Survival
    • EDC
    • Home Defense
  • Forums
  • Giveaway
  • Store
  • Deals
  • Contact
  • Home
  • Concealed Carry Resources
    • Concealed Carry Permit Information By State
      • A-E
        • Alabama
        • Alaska
        • American Samoa
        • Arizona
        • Arkansas
        • California
        • Colorado
        • Connecticut
        • Delaware
      • F-J
        • Florida
        • Georgia
        • Guam
        • Hawaii
        • Idaho
        • Illinois
        • Indiana
        • Iowa
      • K-M
        • Kansas
        • Kentucky
        • Louisiana
        • Maine
        • Maryland
        • Massachusetts
        • Michigan
        • Minnesota
        • Mississippi
        • Missouri
        • Montana
      • N-O
        • Nebraska
        • Nevada
        • New Hampshire
        • New Jersey
        • New Mexico
        • New York
        • North Carolina
        • North Dakota
        • Northern Marianas
        • Ohio
        • Oklahoma
        • Oregon
      • P-U
        • Pennsylvania
        • Puerto Rico
        • Rhode Island
        • South Carolina
        • South Dakota
        • Tennessee
        • Texas
        • Utah
      • V-Z
        • Vermont
        • Virgin Islands
        • Virginia
        • Washington
        • Washington D.C.
        • West Virginia
        • Wisconsin
        • Wyoming
    • Concealed Carry Permit Reciprocity Maps
    • Concealed Carry Permit Examples
  • Articles
    • Concealed Carry
    • Gun Reviews
    • Gear Reviews
    • Defensive Gun Use Stories
    • Training
    • CCW For Women
    • General Firearm
    • Open Carry
    • Self-Defense
    • Survival
    • EDC
    • Home Defense
  • Forums
  • Giveaway
  • Store
  • Deals
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
USA Carry
No Result
View All Result
  • DAILY GUNS & AMMO DEALS – CLICK HERE!
Home Articles

Double-Action/Single-Action: Do You Carry Locked And Cocked?

USA Carry Reader by USA Carry Reader
February 15, 2018 - Updated On May 8, 2018
in Articles, Concealed Carry
Reading Time: 3 mins read
Double-Action/Single-Action: Do You Carry Locked And Cocked?
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

I’m thankful to work with the people I work with. They’re all concealed carriers. We don’t all agree about the different ways we carry, but we all agree it’s a definite must. We all carry DA/SA pistols — which is a funny coincidence considering striker fired pistols are increasingly WAY more popular and common. Recently, we got into a discussion about ‘locked and cocked’ with double-action/single-action handguns.

Co-worker 1: I don’t carry with one in the tube (a round in the chamber).

Co-worker 2: I don’t carry locked and cocked.

Me: I carry with one in the tube but de-cocked.

We ran the gamut. Again, this is pure coincidence that you get three guys sitting at the same table, all concealed carriers, all carrying basically the same kind of pistol, and we all run the spectrum on concealed carry philosophy.

The first co-worker, Rob, is an outdoorsman and grew up around guns. My second co-worker, Mike, is former military, married with a kid and an avid shooter. I’m former military. I took this opportunity to ask them why they carried the way they did.

Rob: I’m more worried about blowing (my junk) off than I am about drawing and not having time to rack a round in the chamber.

Mike: I’m also not worried about racking a round in the chamber, and I’m also more concerned about blowing my junk off.

The fear of a negligent discharge is real.

It doesn’t matter how many gun experts expound upon the marvels of modern firearms; there are still competent gun owners who will not roll with “one in the chamber.”

Personally, I carry with one in the chamber and de-cocked. I’m not worried about an 11-pound trigger pull for that initial shot. I don’t care how many times I’ve shot that pistol and trust it with my life; I’m not pointing a gun at myself in Condition 0. Irrational? Sure. It’s my call. And I carry concealed every single day — as do my co-workers.

This boils down to an even finer point: we don’t all have to agree. If I carried with one in the chamber and hammer back, I wouldn’t browbeat my co-workers for not. You know how many times I’ve used my concealed carry pistol to defend my life? Precisely zero times. You know how many times my co-workers have used their guns to defend themselves? Zero.

With some very fine, few exceptions, the answer is always zero. Zero.

Safe practices are important. Marksmanship is important. Splitting hairs about split seconds is generally the realm of that person in the room who just wants to weigh in on every conversation and relishes in letting people know how right he is.

Another fun part about having a gun: it doesn’t guarantee survival. If I’m in a situation where I’m worried about the time it takes for me to pull an 11 lb trigger (double-action), versus a 4 lb (single-action), I’m probably screwed.

This isn’t Mad Max. This isn’t the next summer blockbuster Jason Bourne-esque movie. This is real life. I do everything I can to stay out of situations where milliseconds matter. By being armed in the first place, I’m at least in the position to respond to a lethal situation within seconds.

I’m willing to bet my life I have the appropriate method of carrying my single-action/double-action pistol. My co-workers are both equally willing to bet their lives on the same. When it comes down to your life, you make that call, and you live it.

Tags: cockeddouble/single actionnegligent discharge
USA Carry Reader

USA Carry Reader

Next Post
How To Tell If You're About To Be Ripped Off In A Private Gun Sale

How To Tell If You're About To Be Ripped Off In A Private Gun Sale

0 0 votes
Article Rating
Subscribe
Connect with
Login
I allow to create an account
When you login first time using a Social Login button, we collect your account public profile information shared by Social Login provider, based on your privacy settings. We also get your email address to automatically create an account for you in our website. Once your account is created, you'll be logged-in to this account.
DisagreeAgree
Notify of
Connect with
I allow to create an account
When you login first time using a Social Login button, we collect your account public profile information shared by Social Login provider, based on your privacy settings. We also get your email address to automatically create an account for you in our website. Once your account is created, you'll be logged-in to this account.
DisagreeAgree
Please login to comment
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Previous Post

FIRST REVIEW: Springfield-Armory 911 .380 Sub-Compact

Next Post

How To Tell If You’re About To Be Ripped Off In A Private Gun Sale

Related Posts

Struggle Over Gun On Rooftop Leaves One Dead In California
DGU

Struggle Over Gun On Rooftop Leaves One Dead In California

December 8, 2023
Man With Knife Crosses Traffic, Attacks Food Truck Before Being Shot
DGU

Man With Knife Crosses Traffic, Attacks Food Truck Before Being Shot

December 7, 2023

Tenn. Man Carrying Rifle Home From Work Scares Neighbors, Gets Fired from Bakery
DGU

Tenn. Man Carrying Rifle Home From Work Scares Neighbors, Gets Fired from Bakery

December 7, 2023
The Truck Gun for Active Killer Interdiction: Realistic?
Travel

The Truck Gun for Active Killer Interdiction: Realistic?

December 6, 2023

© 2023 USA Carry LLC

Navigate Site

  • Concealed Carry Resources
  • Articles
  • Forums
  • Directory
  • Giveaway
  • Store
  • Deals
  • Contact

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Concealed Carry Resources
    • Concealed Carry Permit Information By State
      • Alabama
      • Alaska
      • American Samoa
      • Arizona
      • Arkansas
      • California
      • Colorado
      • Connecticut
      • Delaware
      • Florida
      • Georgia
      • Guam
      • Hawaii
      • Idaho
      • Illinois
      • Indiana
      • Iowa
      • Kansas
      • Kentucky
      • Louisiana
      • Maine
      • Maryland
      • Massachusetts
      • Michigan
      • Minnesota
      • Mississippi
      • Missouri
      • Montana
      • Nebraska
      • Nevada
      • New Hampshire
      • New Jersey
      • New Mexico
      • New York
      • North Carolina
      • North Dakota
      • Northern Marianas
      • Ohio
      • Oklahoma
      • Oregon
      • Pennsylvania
      • Puerto Rico
      • Rhode Island
      • South Carolina
      • South Dakota
      • Tennessee
      • Texas
      • Utah
      • Vermont
      • Virgin Islands
      • Virginia
      • Washington
      • Washington D.C.
      • West Virginia
      • Wisconsin
      • Wyoming
    • Concealed Carry Permit Reciprocity Maps
    • Concealed Carry Permit Examples
  • Articles
    • Concealed Carry
    • Reviews
    • Defensive Gun Use Stories
    • Training
    • CCW For Women
    • General Firearm
    • Open Carry
    • Self-Defense
    • Survival
    • EDC
    • Home Defense
  • Forums
  • Giveaway
  • Store
  • Daily Deals
  • Contact

© 2023 USA Carry LLC

wpDiscuz
0
0
Join the conversation, please comment.x
()
x
| Reply
You are going to send email to

Move Comment