How many carry with one in the pipe?

[atrain8188]

Originally Posted by agalindo

http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/general...you-carry.html
One in the hole
http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/general...red-carry.html
How do you carry your XD CCW?
XD CCW: Chambered or not?
1 in the chamber during ccw? Be honest!
http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/general...ed-me-out.html
Carry Concealed - One in the Chamber or Ready to Rack?
Concealed carry - loaded chamber?
Chambered or Not
one in the chamber?
http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/general...e-chamber.html
Carry, Storage and potential need.
Do you carry with a round chambered?
http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/general...rrying-xd.html
http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/general...1-chamber.html

Feel bad for the next poor sap who decides to ask this question. Ur too cool, glad to see how u have nothing better to do. U rear all new members like this? Did u rip all those other people in those other threads for reporting questions.

Thanks again for all the help everyone else. I wasn't scared of carrying it with one it the pipe, just curious. Ya gotta admit, to someone who never carried, it can sound wired, but then after hearing what you guys said it's more like....duh! I racked it and have had one in the pipe all the way home from cabels and I am just walking around the house no difference. If anything, I feel more secure. The only difference is the mindset needed to put it on and take it off. Thanks for the help again!

[agalindo]

I use the search feature on the boards I visit so as not to ask a question that was asked a few hours before. Doesn't take all day or hours to do a simple search.

It can be unsettling to carry a loaded gun if you've never carried one that's why it's always a good idea to do some research on the gun your going to carry. You should be familiar with how the gun functions before carrying it.

1. What safeties does it have?
2. How to the safeties work?
3. What happens when I pull the trigger.
4. What happens if the sear releases the striker but I didn't pull the trigger.
5. What's a good holster?
6. What kind of training is available?

And so on.

[stainless]

Originally Posted by Wendytww

Be nice guys. It is a valid question when you are unsure about carry. That is why it comes up so often! There is a common perception based on some older firearms that malfunctions are common, dry fire is bad and you should never carry with one in the chamber...most modern firearms do not have these problems.

Agreed. I was like that for the longest time, myself. From an early age, it was beat into my head that a gun should never be left loaded, that guns could go "bang" at any time, and that everyone knew someone who had or was the victim of an accidental discharge (yeah, I said "accident", as in the opposite of "on purpose". Just let it go this time, mmmmkay?) And one never ever EVER pointed a gun at anything besides a target or game much less <gasp> a person!

Now, this transition to CCW forces us to embrace practices that run 180 degrees counter to what our early education etched in our brains. The concept of carrying is new, keeping it loaded is new, loaded and cocked is way out there! Heck, just about everything regarding carrying in public - especially "hidden" - is so progressive as compared to early principals I'm a bit surprized it's caught on as far and fast as it has. Just think of the hoops we had to jump through just to get a gun to the range (ammo stored "three steps" from the gun, locked up, blah blah blah) and now we find ourselves being chided for not being cocked and locked when we run to the store for a pound of bologna? That's a big jump!

So yeah, the journey has begun, let folks travel at their own pace - the last thing we need are a bunch of nervous Nellies packin' heat before they're ready. Educate and support, but don't push anyone out of their comfort zone - the zone will grow over time.

[Starlord]

I carry an XD-45 in a Blackhawk Serpa paddle holster, and ALWAYS have it fully charged with 14 rounds of 180 gr. JHP. The holster has positive retention, so anyone trying to yank my weaon out of the holster may pick me up by my belt, but won't get the weapon out. However, when I draw, it is like firing a double action revolver. Aim at target, pull the trigger. I have never liked the Israeli method of carryng the weapon uncocked, then racking the slide after drawing. To my mind, that is lunacy. The holster makes you grip the gun properly, and the release makes you have your finger alongside the slide as you draw. A noted instructor has forbidden his students from using the Serpa in his classes, While I respect him personally, we had a heated debate on this point. Neither of us will change our minds, so we agree to disagree. I have been a deputy sheriff and have carried about 30 years, from revolvers to a Glock, an S&W 4506, a 1911, and finally the XD. I have full confidence in my XD working if TSHTF.

[ewhite]

Originally Posted by agalindo

I use the search feature on the boards I visit so as not to ask a question that was asked a few hours before. Doesn't take all day or hours to do a simple search.

It can be unsettling to carry a loaded gun if you've never carried one that's why it's always a good idea to do some research on the gun your going to carry. You should be familiar with how the gun functions before carrying it.

1. What safeties does it have?
2. How to the safeties work?
3. What happens when I pull the trigger.
4. What happens if the sear releases the striker but I didn't pull the trigger.
5. What's a good holster?
6. What kind of training is available?

And so on.

Don't worry about some you will always find one that is annoyed with questions but then they seem to answer them anyway.


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[irgun37]

wow
A little a$$ goes a long way, dont it.

I did not know there was a "You Are Forced To Click" button for
obvious title noob question threads.

Originally Posted by JhankG

Don't carry one in the pipe until you feel completely comfortable doing so. If you decide you just won't ever feel comfortable carrying with a chambered round, that's fine. After handling and practicing with the gun for a while, I bet you won't even think twice about it.

Best response.

I didn't carry +1 until I felt comfortable myself.
But it was a new gun to me that I wanted to become my new
daily carry.

Take your time and get to know your baby.

[Billsimswill]

Everyone except those who are unarmed .

[pasnbyu]

Ummmm.....let me answer this one too......

YES...YES.....YES !!!!!!!

Let me ask you this,,,,Do you have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen,,,ready to go,,,in case of danger,,,,same thing with your weapon,,,,READY TO GO !!!!!!

[1lowlife]

Originally Posted by AwPhuch

You could always use the comparison...

When you are driving..do you think you would be able to react fast enough in a crash to buckle your seatbelt...

I mean its a proven fact..your body will tense, your adrenaline will kick in, your eyes will focus directly in front...your fine motor skills go to crap...then try to think "ok rack the slide before this guy gets to me and slices my head off"

ummm..not gonna happen

That is a good way to think about it..

atrain8188;
Carry the gun with an empty chamber until you feel comfortable that the gun will not discharge unless you want it to discharge.
It won't take long..

[jbo667]

Originally Posted by mbpe912

One in the pipe all the time, here is how you get over your fear. Place a snap cap in the chamber carry it around the house. You will see that the gun never fired (the Striker will still be out)

Originally Posted by 1lowlife

Carry the gun with an empty chamber until you feel comfortable that the gun will not discharge unless you want it to discharge.
It won't take long..

X2. I am an armored guard and now carry 24/7. I was completely new to handguns when I got my XDm at release of the original .40 and was a little leary of carrying loaded so I did just what was suggested and bought snap caps and loaded my mag full of live ammo and had a snap cap chambered. Spend a few days around the house like this to get used to the weight and confident that your striker pin stays out at all times no matter what. I can say from experience that in over two years of having my weapon beat on relentlessly by armored truck doors, vaults, concrete and so forth inside of a Safariland holster that XDm is one of the toughest, safest guns I personally have been around. It shows almost no wear and at first I unloaded it every night when I got home and re-racked it every morning for fear that it was delicate when hot... It is not! I quit unloading unless I am switching out ammo as all I was doing was eating the back of my HSTs down! But as stated YOU need to be fully comfortable with YOUR weapon. It is genuinely to be an extension of you in your mind that you control as your other muscle movements. Great choice of gun BTW.