Carry with a chambered round???

I agree

Anyone that is going to carry daily, should have training

Without training, they are a danger to themselves and everyone around them

 

I'll bite. I would say one thing worse than not chambering a round is changing your carry routine. Muscle memory is extremely important, and in a pinch, you might leave yourself wondering if you already have a round chambered or not. I'm becoming more and more concerned about people around me carrying guns after reading this thread.

 

My logic has always been that if someone comes up from behind you and grabs you or if someone has a gun in your face, it's gonna be a helluva lot more difficult to chamber a round and shoot than to just have a bullet chambered and ready to go in the first place. What the hell is the point of carrying an unloaded gun? You gonna pistol whip them to death?

 

I say locked and loaded.. Chambered

I don't have my cow but thinking of getting a non resident cow in Nevada

 

Unloaded and empty chambered are entirely different.

 

My sexy Glock 27

 

Fixed.

 

Not really.

 

If that happens, you are not likely going to have the opportunity to draw and shoot. You are going to follow their directions and pray that they don't kill you before you have the opportunity to either escape or "get the drop" on them.
Hopefully they will hesitate to shoot and you won't... but if you aren't chambered, you're screwed.

 

Unless you're this guy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWP3vZcKUvo

 

Even him.

It all depends on how "itchy" the assailant is.
The victim's only advantage is the assailant's hesitation to kill.

 

Exactly.

 

True, but I'd rather take my chances with a chambered round, rather than having to rack one in that kind of situation

 

Oh I'm with you 1000% on that.
ALL of my handguns except for my single action .22lr revolver are chambered at all times unless I'm transporting them.
My wife knows that if needed, the first available handgun will be ready to use.

 

if someone has you at gun point then theyre probably robbing you, "reach to your back pocket for your wallet" and then draw. first step of the draw is draw and rotate the barrel of your pistol straight ahead, and start shooting from there untill you can get a good extend and get a good two handed grip, by then more than half your mag would be in his chest. always one in the chamber, always have good night sights, always carry an extra mag too. If you think about many situations, things get sketchy at night and ussually when your life feels threatened to pull your pistol on you its when there is a group of guys or theyre about to jump you. keep a good eye out and avoid sketchy situations. or just make sure your buddies are carrying too.

 

Probably not many psychics around here. If you think you're going to get jumped or approaching a group you feel sketch about, turn around.

 

Really? That's your suggestion turn around. They are predators the one thing you don't do is turn your back to them. Cross the street maybe but any signs of weakness and that will encourage them more.

 

I'm with ya there. We've got them in every room and vehicle, chambered and ready to go. The only place I don't carry is school because stupid Georgia legislators don't think us college kids are responsible enough to bring guns on campus. And I go to Georgia State in downtown Atlanta!

 

It's also hard to outrun a piece of lead traveling 1300 feet per second

 

No suggesting. Part of CCW responsibility is avoiding the need to draw a weapon. Lot of conceptualizing in this thread, reads like a movie script than reality of defense.

Proceed.