One in chamber? Yes / No

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JaegerMann said:
I am going to have to strongly disagree with you on the "psycho" Training training training. You must train to muscle memory. Now for me I would not train with a live magazine or ammo. I use snap caps for that sort of training. But I have to give accolades for training on the move, in multiple positions . Now I am not an advocate of the fast draw mindset, my training model is on awareness and avoidance, and I practice my draw and engage. As does my family.
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Our firearms instructor with our SO has a motto that I really like: "slow is smooth...smooth is fast". Because he says he always sees people try and draw super fast and it's jerky and they often start to fumble with it. The guys who draw smooth and slow are faster than the guys who are choppy and quick with it.
 
I think it's a matter of personal comfort with your own level of handling ability. I always have one in. I have carried for 20 years. I didn't at first. But as I became confident with my self and the gear, I put one in the chamber..
 
All I can say is that every part of a second counts and I do not intend to waste any of that second trying to hoist a cartridge into anything. Hey to each his own. I have total confidence in my ability to know what I am doing when cartridges are already loaded into the chamber. If it bothers you, don't do it. It does not bother me and I do it.
 
I have always kept 1 in the chamber, better to have it in there than try to think straight under stress. My para 1911-45-13 rd is always on safety .It has a great thumb lever easily pushed down. I used to have SAXD 45 that had a great safety. train dry fire putting safety on and off, if you dry fire use a dummy round to protect the firing pin.
 
I do NOT carry one in the chamber if I am carrying a pistol, of course if I have a revolver its a different story. I PRACTICE drawing and loading at the same time and have found for me at least its only about half a second slower to get on point. a eternity I know BUT i like the idea of having nothing in the chamber if I somehow lose the gun to a aggressor. Just my thoughts take them for what its worth. In the end its that we are armed when and if we need it
 
RobbK said:
In the end its that we are armed when and if we need it
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Seems kind of like having a spare tire with no air in it and being ready for a flat...

If the aggressor is close enough to steal an unloaded gun from you.....well, I would just consider that to be an epic fail in more ways than one.
 
RobbK said:
I do NOT carry one in the chamber if I am carrying a pistol, of course if I have a revolver its a different story. I PRACTICE drawing and loading at the same time and have found for me at least its only about half a second slower to get on point. a eternity I know BUT i like the idea of having nothing in the chamber if I somehow lose the gun to a aggressor. Just my thoughts take them for what its worth. In the end its that we are armed when and if we need it
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Have someone grab your weak side arm then report back how long it takes you to get on point. (with snap-caps only, of course)
 
RobbK said:
I do NOT carry one in the chamber if I am carrying a pistol, of course if I have a revolver its a different story. I PRACTICE drawing and loading at the same time and have found for me at least its only about half a second slower to get on point. a eternity I know BUT i like the idea of having nothing in the chamber if I somehow lose the gun to a aggressor. Just my thoughts take them for what its worth. In the end its that we are armed when and if we need it
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I'm not sure I follow your logic. You don't want to be shot by your own semi-auto, but you're OK with being shot with your own revolver? I really wish this had been a poll, so that I could see the numbers, but it looks to me to be about 15 or 20 to 1 in favor of a round in the chamber. And don't forget, a round in the chamber is also an extra round available, assuming you chamber a round and then top off the mag. That could be a big difference with some of the low-cap guns, like subcompacts or 1911's...or everyone in New York or the other states with low mag capacity laws.
 
For me I carry one in the chamber but if he or she don't feel comfortable well don't do it, you never know that half of second might cost you.
 
As myself and many others have asserted, it comes down to what you train to do and your personal comfort level. If you are not comfortable with one in the chamber, don't carry with one in the chamber. Because if you are not comfortable with a round chambered and you feel you are
"forced" to by some group opinion, you will probably stop carrying all together. And to my mind that is a more serious risk.

BUT if you decide to carry without a round chambered, get snap caps or dummy cartridges and TRAIN TRAIN TRAIN for whatever model of carry you prefer, and train two hands, one hand only, and non-dominant hand only (you should train to that regardless of if you carry chambered or not, if you have to rack, you HAVE TO RACK.
 
If the reason you don't carry one in pipe is fear for your own safety, I'd say you are not ready to carry. Respect the gun but not fear it. The only way to gain safe confident carry is training and practice. Choosing to carry is a big responsibility and you must commit to a lifestyle of control of your mind and your skill of handling a gun safely.
 
ReneJackson said:
I have a Ruger LCP 380 and is it safe to carry with one in the chamber? Are they easy to go off by them selfs?
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The gun has many safety features which will keep it from discharging by itself. The gun must be EXTREMELY broken for it to discharge by itself. Carry it in a holster that covers the trigger guard.
 
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