Carrying hot or not - Poll

[Mopower58]

.357 Magnum revolver,I always have one in the chamber !

 

[Admin]

 

[infernored1000]

To each their own, if you feel comfortable with one in the chamber then that's your choice, if you feel comfortable without one that also tour choice. I carry one chambered at all times but understand some don't want that, either way excerices your right as you see fit.

 

[joeymt33]

I'm not comfortable wth one chambered.I have seen a gun wrestled-free from my Pap
once.And then the guy pointed it at my pap. My pap was 56 at the time.and he beat the hellout of this Guy so bad I felt bad.I don't think the guy would have shot him. But my pap said he never leaves one chambered......I don't teach my kids to chamber till ready either....I also think" now a days" that it is better for all that my weapon is out of sight.....I know I have it and that's all I need. When I rack the slide, then it's up to you how your day will end.....Shooting yourself in foot is hard on al of us gun owners. We have got to protect our rights as law abiding,heat packing Americans.
God bless America

That’s a very solid point. I guess we need to get fingerprint identification for our firearms for those that want to carry one in the chamber. I am the one in the chamber kind a guy and several extra magazines but anything is possible and everyone seems to have valid points.

 

[Leatherneck]

I usually carry a revolver , which one is dependent on where im at. 38 snub in Tennessee and Wisconsin. Ruger 44 mag for out by @CumminsPusher , and beretta px4 storm in 40 for Chicago.

 

[swsebek]

That’s a very solid point. I guess we need to get fingerprint identification for our firearms for those that want to carry one in the chamber. I am the one in the chamber kind a guy and several extra magazines but anything is possible and everyone seems to have valid points.

This thread at first drove me crazy........I just couldn't believe the poll and all the people carrying hot. The video made me rethink some things and I kept my mouth shut till I thought long on it.I think the reasons I don't is because my gun stays hidden and I tend to take trouble on fist first.I grew up beating my way through life boxing and fighting any trouble that came my way.
Now as I age and I have my family to protect now.Im feeling that in the future I may go to carrying hot for certain conditions.
Doc and others,thanks for helping me see things in the grey areas.

 

[Plumber32]

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[Leatherneck]

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Nice

 

[Leatherneck]

I prefer DA revolvers but when I carry a semi it will have a round chambered and no safety.

 

[trigger]

Unchambered here and not ashamed of it. Much safer if it's ever out of your hands and he still put four in his chest in 4 sec! Assailant down...I guess chambered did make him deader though?

 

[JTW]

Wonder why police and military carry chambered weapons? To each there own, but you never know when the s*** will hit the fan. Sometimes a second is a second too late!

 

[Ragnar406]

Wonder why police and military carry chambered weapons? To each there own, but you never know when the s*** will hit the fan. Sometimes a second is a second too late!

I do believe the Israeli army carries without one in the chamber or at least carrying with out one in chamber is called Israeli carry also condition 3.

Just saying or poking

Whatever you carry and however you carry, you need to practice and get coaching and training.

 

[Smitty335]

Wonder why police and military carry chambered weapons? To each there own, but you never know when the s*** will hit the fan. Sometimes a second is a second too late!

357 Mag revolver here, no doubt. For my cc carry, HA!

 

[JTW]

I do believe the Israeli army carries without one in the chamber or at least carrying with out one in chamber is called Israeli carry also condition 3.

Just saying or poking

Whatever you carry and however you carry, you need to practice and get coaching and training.

How many times have you had a failure to feed when chambering a round?

 

[Ragnar406]

How many times have you had a failure to feed when chambering a round?

Me. When chambering a round on my pistol not often - I chamber check every round and I bet I have shot 50-60k rounds of 40 cal through one of mine. I don’t put a new gun into carry rotation until it has at least 1k rounds through it. When the gun is on me it has one in the chamber when it is not on me - there is not one in the chamber.
A person carrying without one in the chamber is still better off than a person not carrying or that has one in the car. I think a 380 is the worst carry round you can have .... next to nothing ... so sometimes I carry a 380.

 

[JTW]

Me. When chambering a round on my pistol not often - I chamber check every round and I bet I have shot 50-60k rounds of 40 cal through one of mine. I don’t put a new gun into carry rotation until it has at least 1k rounds through it. When the gun is on me it has one in the chamber when it is not on me - there is not one in the chamber.
A person carrying without one in the chamber is still better off than a person not carrying or that has one in the car. I think a 380 is the worst carry round you can have .... next to nothing ... so sometimes I carry a 380.

Lol.. you sound like me. But everything is chambered at all times.. I won’t say that it won’t change as the little one is now mobile and is still too young to understand. But I can’t count the number of times I’ve seen a new gun not feed correctly... you’re right! 500-1000 rounds should be put thru any carry weapon but most don’t do that. Most don’t shoot enough to be proficient, much less handle and navigate the stress of a situation that warrants deadly force. So carrying without one in the chamber really defeats the meaning. If you’re not comfortable with carrying a pistol chambered then I recommend a revolver. I think a nice air weight is the ideal gun for 80% of those carrying as it keeps it safe, simple and reliable. It’s what my wife and Mom both carry and for good reason.

 

[my99svt]

Mine is always loaded, I carry my love gun with me everywhere!

 

[ohanacreek]

Mine is always loaded, I carry my love gun with me everywhere!

All right calm down there 99 STDs @JTW

 

[Smitty335]

All right calm down there 99 STDs @JTW

It'll be alright, he loads starter pistol rounds, HA!

 

[orangecrate]

I carry a 1911, mostly single stack but I will also carry a double stack 1911 I rechambered in 460 Rowland. No sense to carry unloaded and ask the bad guy or critter to wait while you load up under stress.

 

[trigger]

I'm proficient enough to snap the slide and have more in the target than most and the Kahr never fails to feed. They may get a shot off before me but they better hit the target because I'm not going to miss. Knew I'd be ridiculed for answering honestly, the poll itself talks sh** and makes assumptions. Carrying hot doesn't make your nuts bigger.