carried with one in the chamber today......

Eagleeyes, it is a bit large for a 5' lady to conceal I would think, but depending on your style of dressing, it could work.
If however you find yourself wanting something smaller but similar in function for carry (so that you can use the BDA for home defense and have the same functionality), I'd suggest a look at the Bersa Thunder 380. A nice bit smaller scale of nearly the same gun in function and looks.
 
A gun without one in the pipe is as good as a brick!

Glock 27 - Condition 1
Warthog - Condition 1 (Cocked and Locked)
 
Attacker: give your money mother f#$&er before i kill you
You: (as you are drawing your gun) Time out hold on 1 second let me load my gun ok im done now.
The attacker would of shot you by the time you rack your slide back to load your firearm.
I always have and will carry with one in the chamber.
 
Domineaux said:
Eagleeyes, it is a bit large for a 5' lady to conceal I would think, but depending on your style of dressing, it could work.
If however you find yourself wanting something smaller but similar in function for carry (so that you can use the BDA for home defense and have the same functionality), I'd suggest a look at the Bersa Thunder 380. A nice bit smaller scale of nearly the same gun in function and looks.
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i'm about 5'8. in my younger years probably more like 5'10 lolz about 150 lbs the only problem is my gun has a big butt because of being a double wide mag and a nice signiture grip on it. the only way it completely conceals is bulky shirt of thicker material and still have to be careful as it prints bad when sitting and certain movements ... a jacket will conceal it but florida is much too hot for jackets most of the time
i am holstered up today and practicing my drawing every now and then from different positions still with a clear gun no bullets in mag or chamber but soon enough i'll get brave enough for that step i just don't want to practice in my house and handle it too much whilst loaded for sure......
 
Took me about a.month to get comfy with the Glock. Would carry the revolver instead sometimes because I was afraid of the chambered glock. Now after 3 yrs its like riding a bike.
 
i have a pretty stiff trigger so carrying with one in the chamber would feel safe to me
i just don't want one in it whilst practicing at home
 
I always carry my 1911 is condition 1 and my DAO's in condition 2. I did carry my DAO in condition 3 for the very first week after I got my CCW, but that ended real quick. As a primer for any new membewrs who must be reading:


The Conditions of Readiness from the late LtCol John Dean "Jeff" Cooper:

Condition 0 - A round is in the chamber, hammer cocked, and the safety is off.
Condition 1 - furthermore known as "cocked and locked”, means a round is in the chamber, the hammer cocked, and the manual thumb safety on the side of the frame is applied.
Condition 2 - A round is in the chamber and the hammer is down.
Condition 3 - The chamber is empty and hammer down with a charged magazine in the gun.
Condition 4 - The chamber is empty, hammer down and no magazine is in the gun.
 
thanks sig for that lesson on conditions
i appreciate that, being new to even the idea of carrying a gun for protection
i think i will carry mine in one for the most but being the safety is hard for me to thumb and my trigger is hard to pull condition 0 would be just as safe for me
but the hammer won't be cocked but the trigger will auto cock and fire when pulled
 
Eagleeyes

Everyone has their opinion about what is the best way to carry, and I will not recommend to anyone as I believe each person has to determine what is best for their own safety. My own beliefs for my carry are either condition 1 when carrying a 1911 firearm, but due to the fact that there is a thumb safety, I practice a lot one drawing and operating the safety as it has to become muscle memory to be come second nature when drawing. I do prefer condition 2 when I carry as it is perceived to be easier and safer with a DAO firearm, My Sig has a very long trigger pull so I really have to want to shoot in order to make the long pull (this is a safety factor). My Kahr has a long pull as well, but it is easier and smoother than my Sig. My personal preference is the trigger on my Walther PPQ. It is still a DAO, but has a built in safety in the trigger to prevent accidental pull or discharge, plus it is a shorter, quicker and easier pull than the Kahr or Sig.

As mentioned, these are my own thoughts on what works best for me, after many hours of practice long experience of carrying. Each person has to decide what works best for them based on the weapon(s) they may want to carry.l
 
Looking at this from a purely logical standpoint carrying a firearm for defense that is not ready to use just makes you a unarmed target longer. If by chance your taken by surprise and are wounded then you could entirely loose your ability to defend yourself at all.
 
Just started putting 1 in the chamber while carrying today... I wasn't for the first week with my new gun more for my wife's piece of mine then my own...I used to carry a lcr. 357 which she was used to,but she is not used to a semi yet...but making progress sheshe is handling my sr9c almost daily (unloaded ) and is almost ready to go shooting for the first time!
 
I believe this another reason to carry a snub nose revolver. Always loaded, long, strong double action trigger is unlikely to be pulled accidently and cause an ND.
 
I'm always a bit nervous with one in the chamber until I'm holstered. Once I holster the trigger is covered until I go to bed so there's no risk.
 
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