Do you have a Round Chamberd?

Avizpls · November 20, 2004, 12:24 PM

When you carry, do you keep a round in the chamber? This has been a hot point of discussion for me and a few friends recently. The points of both sides are obvious at first glance. You should keep oe chamberd, because drawing a gun is no good if you dont have time to pull the slide back. Clearly you shouldnt, because it increases the chances of an accidental, yet still your fault, discharge.

for me anyways, its not black and white. Whats your thoughts?

ampleworks · November 20, 2004, 12:31 PM

It clearly depends where I am and the situation. If I'm carrying openly in public, of course one is chambered, if I'm just out in the woods or such no. If CCW, yes...what use is an empty pipe if someone is coming at you?

I look at it as if in the woods, if I can't take the extra 1.5 seconds to rack the slide, I've got some issues. I figure with the chance of an equipment malfunction or me falling, it coming out, getting stuck on a tree branch, etc...it won't have the change of an accidental discharge.

Antikristuseke · November 20, 2004, 12:49 PM

Nope, the gun laws here in estonia are strange, you must carry your weapon hidden and you can not have a round in the chamber

g_gunter · November 20, 2004, 12:58 PM

It won't do you much good without it in the chamber.

g_gunter

Avizpls · November 20, 2004, 12:58 PM

Hmm. Thatr is a strange law. I tried to edit the Poll to amke that an option, but I cant. Maybe an admin can do that for us? Thanks.

I think its alot in the holster. I have two. One is a really cheap cloth on. I dont trust it at all. The other is a Desantis "Tuck This" Over all I like it. It holds the gun well. In that holster, I might have one chambered.

Hkmp5sd · November 20, 2004, 01:27 PM

Round chambered, safety OFF (if applicable).

danbh · November 20, 2004, 02:17 PM

If I need it because the BG has one also I dont want to have to throw it at him because I know that he has one in the chamber....

.45 Vet · November 20, 2004, 02:35 PM

Well according to "Rooster Cogburn" in True Grit. "A gun that ain't loaded and cocked, ain't much good for nothin', now is it ?"

denfoote · November 20, 2004, 03:35 PM

"Isn't it dangerous to have a round in the chamber??"

"Son, if it wasn't dangerous, I wouldn't be carrying it!!!"

k_dawg · November 20, 2004, 05:08 PM

Round Chambered, gun decocked and in dual-action mode.

Dennis Rogers · November 20, 2004, 05:17 PM

Cocked & Locked and ready to rock.

Sir William · November 20, 2004, 05:55 PM

The only semi-auto that I don't carry C&L is my VIS-35. One simply cocks it to fire single action. It DOES have one in the chamber though.

Handy · November 20, 2004, 06:02 PM

Not carrying chambered turns a handgun into a handsgun.

Avizpls · November 20, 2004, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Handy, November 20 ,06:02 PM

Not carrying chambered turns a handgun into a handsgun.

Toche'

*cocks gun* Thanks. I guessI cant argue with some of the points ehre. I think there will be times when I dont have it cocked though.

Indy_SIG · November 20, 2004, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Not carrying chambered turns a handgun into a handsgun.

I've seen many replies over the years to your question. This is the best I've seen yet.

RWK · November 20, 2004, 09:39 PM

ALWAYS

For my 1911A1s, H&K USP, CZ 75B: Condition One
For my revolvers (all DA): every chamber is loaded
For Glocks & Sigs: One in the chamber

PATH · November 20, 2004, 09:48 PM

One in the chamber at all times when carrying. One less thing to worry about if one needs to use his personal firearm.

Dakotan · November 21, 2004, 12:48 PM

An unloaded or unprepared gun is basically the equivalent of a very expensive rock!

-Dakotan

hummelsander · November 21, 2004, 04:09 PM

I don't carry one in the chamber. That's only because of the type of safety it has. Cocked and locked is as safe as long as its user is well practiced with it. Decockers with one in the chamber are also safe, again, as long as the user is well practiced with it. Bottome line, practice makes perfect. No practice means embarrassing accidents.

PaleRyder · November 22, 2004, 12:41 PM

Cocked and locked, always. Wouldn't have it any other way.

FirstFreedom · November 22, 2004, 12:53 PM

Open Funk & Wagnall's. Look up "No-brainer".

John Forsyth · November 22, 2004, 01:32 PM

Do you carry a spare tire in your vehicle? Is it flat?

Ala Dan · November 22, 2004, 02:00 PM

Greeting's All-

For the record, I carry a West German .45 caliber P220A which has a total of
3 passive safety's. With that said, I always have a W-W SilverTip JHP resting in the chamber; followed by seven more in the mag.

Best Wishes,

MCNETT · November 22, 2004, 02:18 PM

One in the chamber? ALWAYS! No matter which weapon that I carry.
-Mike

Adam Firestone · November 22, 2004, 06:06 PM

Always.

View Poll Results: Is there a round in the Chamber of your Autoloader when you carry?
Sure, what good is an unloaded gun?	234	91.05%
Are you crazy! No its not chamberd.	23	8.95%
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November 20, 2004, 12:24 PM	#1
Avizpls Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2004 Posts: 774	Do you have a Round Chamberd? When you carry, do you keep a round in the chamber? This has been a hot point of discussion for me and a few friends recently. The points of both sides are obvious at first glance. You should keep oe chamberd, because drawing a gun is no good if you dont have time to pull the slide back. Clearly you shouldnt, because it increases the chances of an accidental, yet still your fault, discharge. for me anyways, its not black and white. Whats your thoughts?

November 20, 2004, 12:58 PM	#4
g_gunter Member Join Date: November 5, 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 78	All the time... It won't do you much good without it in the chamber. g_gunter

November 20, 2004, 01:27 PM	#6
Hkmp5sd Senior Member Join Date: December 15, 2001 Location: Winter Haven, Florida Posts: 4,303	Always.... Round chambered, safety OFF (if applicable).

November 20, 2004, 02:35 PM	#8
.45 Vet Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2004 Location: Western Penn. Posts: 387	Loaded or Not... Well according to "Rooster Cogburn" in True Grit. "A gun that ain't loaded and cocked, ain't much good for nothin', now is it ?" __________________ For those who've never fought for it, the price of freedom shall never be known...

November 20, 2004, 12:31 PM	#2
ampleworks Member Join Date: September 25, 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 87	It clearly depends where I am and the situation. If I'm carrying openly in public, of course one is chambered, if I'm just out in the woods or such no. If CCW, yes...what use is an empty pipe if someone is coming at you? I look at it as if in the woods, if I can't take the extra 1.5 seconds to rack the slide, I've got some issues. I figure with the chance of an equipment malfunction or me falling, it coming out, getting stuck on a tree branch, etc...it won't have the change of an accidental discharge.

November 20, 2004, 12:49 PM	#3
Antikristuseke Member Join Date: September 16, 2004 Location: Estonia Posts: 45	Nope, the gun laws here in estonia are strange, you must carry your weapon hidden and you can not have a round in the chamber

November 20, 2004, 02:17 PM	#7
danbh Member Join Date: January 5, 2001 Location: Boca Raton FL Posts: 38	If I need it because the BG has one also I dont want to have to throw it at him because I know that he has one in the chamber....

November 20, 2004, 03:35 PM	#9
denfoote Senior Member Join Date: November 12, 1999 Location: Buckeye Arizona Posts: 5,526	"Isn't it dangerous to have a round in the chamber??" "Son, if it wasn't dangerous, I wouldn't be carrying it!!!" __________________ Ich bin kein Nationalsozialist!!!!!! Ich bin Republikaner!!!!!!!! Neca eos omnes. Deus suos agnoset. Arizona: Flush the Johns!!!

November 20, 2004, 05:08 PM	#10
k_dawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2004 Posts: 563	Round Chambered, gun decocked and in dual-action mode.

November 20, 2004, 05:17 PM	#11
Dennis Rogers Member Join Date: October 22, 2004 Location: mid west Posts: 50	Loaded Cocked & Locked and ready to rock. __________________ The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmond Burke

November 20, 2004, 05:55 PM	#12
Sir William Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 2004 Posts: 3,261	The only semi-auto that I don't carry C&L is my VIS-35. One simply cocks it to fire single action. It DOES have one in the chamber though.

November 20, 2004, 06:02 PM	#13
Handy Junior member Join Date: August 31, 2001 Posts: 8,785	Not carrying chambered turns a handgun into a handsgun.

November 20, 2004, 09:39 PM	#16
RWK Senior Member Join Date: August 20, 1999 Location: Occupied Virginia Posts: 2,777	ALWAYS For my 1911A1s, H&K USP, CZ 75B: Condition One For my revolvers (all DA): every chamber is loaded For Glocks & Sigs: One in the chamber __________________ __________________ Μολών λαβέ!

November 20, 2004, 09:48 PM	#17
PATH Senior Member Join Date: September 10, 1999 Location: Rockland, NY Posts: 1,489	One in the chamber at all times when carrying. One less thing to worry about if one needs to use his personal firearm. __________________ For sure it is an evil spite, and breaking to the heart, For Irishmen to watch a fight and not be taking part. -Robert Service 'How MacPherson Held The Floor'

November 21, 2004, 12:48 PM	#18
Dakotan Senior Member Join Date: August 24, 1999 Posts: 174	An unloaded or unprepared gun is basically the equivalent of a very expensive rock! -Dakotan

November 21, 2004, 04:09 PM	#19
hummelsander Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2004 Location: Camano Island, Washington Posts: 223	Welllllll....... I don't carry one in the chamber. That's only because of the type of safety it has. Cocked and locked is as safe as long as its user is well practiced with it. Decockers with one in the chamber are also safe, again, as long as the user is well practiced with it. Bottome line, practice makes perfect. No practice means embarrassing accidents.

November 22, 2004, 12:41 PM	#20
PaleRyder Senior Member Join Date: October 16, 2004 Posts: 149	Cocked and locked, always. Wouldn't have it any other way.

November 22, 2004, 12:53 PM	#21
FirstFreedom Junior member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: The Toll Road State, U.S.A. Posts: 12,451	Open Funk & Wagnall's. Look up "No-brainer".

November 22, 2004, 01:32 PM	#22
John Forsyth Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 378	Do you carry a spare tire in your vehicle? Is it flat? __________________ John

November 22, 2004, 02:00 PM	#23
Ala Dan Member in memoriam Join Date: August 13, 1999 Location: In The HOT, Humid, and Mu Posts: 6,116	Greeting's All- For the record, I carry a West German .45 caliber P220A which has a total of 3 passive safety's. With that said, I always have a W-W SilverTip JHP resting in the chamber; followed by seven more in the mag. Best Wishes,

November 22, 2004, 02:18 PM	#24
MCNETT Junior Member Join Date: June 30, 2004 Posts: 13	One in the chamber? ALWAYS! No matter which weapon that I carry. -Mike __________________ Because there isn't an award for second place. www.doubletapammo.com

November 22, 2004, 06:06 PM	#25
Adam Firestone Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2004 Posts: 165	Always.