Carry in condition 1?

[henry1088]

When you carry are you in condition 1? I've always been nervous that by some fluke something would happen and I'd have an accidental discharge while just standing there.

 

[glockcarry]

I always carry in condition 1. Do you think the bg with a gun is going to carry his weapon without one in the chamber? If you are worried about your gun going off while carrying then you need to buy a better gun. I carry my glock with no worries I know that my gun will not fire without a finger on my trigger.

The milliseconds it takes you to chamber a round could be the difference in you going home or ending up in a body bag.

 

[B2Tall]

Condition 1. My EDCs are all DAO. Hmmmm.....that sounds like a country & western song written by a Pentagon official.

 

[NavyLCDR]

I carry a Taurus PT-145 Millenium Pro striker fired pistol which is single action when locked and loaded. I carry it Condition I, safety off.

 

[tuts40]

So, if you have an "accidental discharge while just standing there"... I can't, it's just too easy. :-0

OK, seriously, there is no such thing as an accidental discharge. If you keep your finger off the trigger AND use a good holster that covers the trigger, you will not suffer what would otherwise be called a NEGLIGENT discharge.

Just my .02.

 

[Capt Cook]

If you carry without a round chambered you are taking even more chances.
If you must draw your gun under stress and chamber a round, even after practice, there are so many things that can go wrong. Accidental discharge, misfeed, not reacting quick enough to stop the BG are just a few.
It is MUCH safer for you and everyone around you to carry your gun in condition 1.
If your really worried about an "accident" then buy a gun with a manual safety.
I chose the Ruger SR9 over the Glock for this reason, I have grand children and this way they cannot just pull the trigger to fire it.
If I wasn't worried about them I would have bought the Glock instead because I am my guns most important safety feature!

 

[Grapevinebill]

All good advice. I have an approved CHL by the state of Texas that has been "in the mail" for the last week. I know I am prepared from a safety standpoint with my guns but information like this is alwys helpful to the new guy.

 

[Taurian]

When I do carry a 1911, it is carried in Condition 1, IWB, in a holster with a thumb-break.

 

[fudo]

Condition 1 100% of the time. It's felony stupid to carry without a round in the tube. If you need to draw you probably will not have time to chamber a round.

 

[walther380]

Guns dont just fire on their own bud. Get over your fear and put one in the pipe and carry.

 

[Nightmare45]

Carry Condition one and have been for many years, colt 1911 is one hundred years old and has been carried that way the entire time if you expect to live. Good equipment, good holster and practice safety all the time.

 

[Gaucho]

With a good holster and my Glocks in condition 1, I have ridden roller-coasters, dirt bikes, and done many physical activities with no issues ever over 16 years of CC and OC. Always pumped and primed with 1 in the pipe.

 

[Cotillion]

Before you go running around with a round in the chamber like all the rambo's on here, you should practice your draw constantly to avoid pulling and slipping your finger on to the trigger. Even the most experienced people can make mistakes.

 

[trophyhunter]

Condition 1,
Anything less, you might as well carry a bat. As others Stated BG Wont wait for you to Chamber a round.

 

[Nightmare45]

Clearly stated practice, practice, as stated C-1 with 1911 is safe.

 

[aj's 40 cal]

there is a TON of posts on this, why keep asking more and more, yes carry condition 1, if u are too scared to do that u should not carry a gun. RE READ THE THREDS, im tired of seeing the same things every day on here.

 

[Cotillion]

That's right nobody ask questions, aj here might get upset with you for educating yourself!

 

[eaccents]

Modern guns don't just go off on their own

I always carry in condition 1. Do you think the bg with a gun is going to carry his weapon without one in the chamber? If you are worried about your gun going off while carrying then you need to buy a better gun. I carry my glock with no worries I know that my gun will not fire without a finger on my trigger.

The milliseconds it takes you to chamber a round could be the difference in you going home or ending up in a body bag.

I do not think the OP needs a new gun as no modern gun will just "go off on its own."

I think the OP needs to be *intimately* familiar with their gun to KNOW how their gun works, what makes it fire, and what they need to do to handle the gun safely and with intent.

In other words, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE...AND THEN PRACTICE SOME MORE!

BTW, I completely agree with you and also carry in Condition 1.

 

[Grognard Gunny]

I understand the repetition, .... there's ALWAYS a newbie.

On the other hand, there is the age old research technique of looking over past threads before leaping into the fray. (Although I will be the first to admit that I don't always check to see if the topic has been breached before.)

Then again, having to reword your "stock" response(s) to "stock" questions, does give your literary talents SOME exercise. Although the tendency to creep into a little facitiousness at times occurs in repetitive threads, if for no other reason than to "stir up the pot" a bit, so to speak. (LOL!)

GG

 

[Raider-3]

Condition 4
Magazine not inserted, chamber empty, weapon on safe.
Condition 3
Magazine inserted, chamber empty, weapon on safe.
Condition 2
Only applies to revolvers
Condition 1
Magazine inserted, round in chamber, weapon on safe.
Four weapons conditions, eye eye sir!