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Mali:
Yesterday I attended the monthly NFOA breakfast gathering (which, if you have never been there, is a great chance to meet others in the area and talk so many things, not just firearms)  and had a great discussion with Greybeard regarding carrying with a round in the chamber and carrying without a round in the chamber. We both agreed that we would rather carry loaded since it means we get rounds on target faster, but when I saw this video I had to the additional evidence.



I would never speak ill of those who do not carry with one in the chamber as carrying is a personal choice but I would point to the evidence that carrying with one in the chamber makes a difference.

Les:
I struggled with that very question for a while before getting the CHP, now it's a foregone conclusion.  No reason not to, I've found those who choose not to carry with a chambered round are fairly new to the game.  Although, your mileage may vary.

Mali:

--- Quote from: Les on January 07, 2018, 12:25:22 PM ---I struggled with that very question for a while before getting the CHP, now it's a foregone conclusion.  No reason not to, I've found those who choose not to carry with a chambered round are fairly new to the game.  Although, your mileage may vary.

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Les, I think you have hit the nail on the head. So many of those who will argue with me about carrying fully loaded are usually newer to the carry life. Generally, after we talk about it a while it really comes down to them not being comfortable with the way they carry or draw/holster and are concerned about putting one into their leg/butt cheek/privates. I can respect that and will always say... Practice more, dryfire is your friend.

SemperFiGuy:
Any discussion on this topic is always useful.  Even though it will never "resolve" the issue.

I ED-carried empty chamber in a semi-auto for years.   Was then able to relax while dining out with my Luvly Wife; the handgun muzzle would be sometimes pointed in her general direction as I shifted body position.  No way that a round could ever fire.

A bit of carpal tunnel syndrome has made racking the slide more problematic.   So I shifted carry guns to an LCR .327FedMag 6-rd revolver.  Pull-point-shoot.
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Regarding the above demo video:  Always interesting to watch another instructor work his magic.   His setup nicely illustrated the differences in the two carry methods.

If that target were a real-world perp with a knife, seems the sensible thing would be for the shooter to be moving while drawing in order to maintain a spatial separation.  (You know:  Run Like Hell.)   Plus it would serve the Nebraska Duty to Retreat statute.

FWIW,

sfg

m morton:
if some one is going to car jack you at a stop sign , or while getting in your car in a store parking lot ,or rob you walking down a sidewalk .. their not going to start talking **** or show you their gun from 21 feet away lol .. more like 1-7 feet and good luck drawing a gun on some one that all rdy has a gun out .... unless they are robbing you with a empty gun your going to be shot (or shot at) first... if they do the shirt lift to show you their gun tucked in their waist while asking for your wallet etc.. that's another thing .. you may have time then.

but i do agree! it takes more time with an empty chamber

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