Is it safe to leave the gun cocked all the time?

[yeahYeah]

Originally Posted by Tally XD

Dry firing is more damaging than leaving it loaded/cocked

i was raised in this knowledge also. i don't dry fire much at all.

my xd is always loaded, but not cocked. most people that i know who carry here have it cocked and ready to go on their person.

[agalindo]

Have your read any of the thousands of thread discussing this?
Yes it's OK to leave your mags, or guns loaded. Springs do not get weak by leaving them compressed.

[agalindo]

Originally Posted by yeahYeah

i was raised in this knowledge also. i don't dry fire much at all.

my xd is always loaded, but not cocked. most people that i know who carry here have it cocked and ready to go on their person.

Loaded but not cocked? Does that mean you have a full mag but chamber is not loaded or have you found a way to load the chamber and decock the gun?

[NPD]

I have noticed that it could be possible to decock with a round in the chamber if you depress the grip safety and stick something thin in the gap between the frame and the slide and press down on the sear allowing the striker to spring forward and hit the striker block before firing the round.

I haven't tried this, since I can think of no reason to have it in this condition, and I would rather not release the striker with a live round in the chamber.

[yeahYeah]

Originally Posted by agalindo

Loaded but not cocked? Does that mean you have a full mag but chamber is not loaded or have you found a way to load the chamber and decock the gun?

i have a mag loaded, but none in the chamber - this is when its home in my drawer, when i carry, i will have one in the chamber ready to go.

[Breadfan]

I never dry fire it (without a snap cap) unless I field strip it or decock it after the usage, which means I do it not too often but I'm still being a bit paranoid with roll pin getting damaged etc.

Actually I'm thinking about using snap cap all the time:

1) When field stripping
2) When decocking

If I understand correctly, it won't do harm to the gun.

[Carnivorous]

Originally Posted by Breadfan

I never dry fire it (without a snap cap) unless I field strip it or decock it after the usage, which means I do it not too often but I'm still being a bit paranoid with roll pin getting damaged etc.

Actually I'm thinking about using snap cap all the time:

1) When field stripping
2) When decocking

If I understand correctly, it won't do harm to the gun.

The problem with that plan is that you'll get used to pulling the trigger with a round in the chamber. Your chances of a ND will increase exponentially.

Roll pins are cheap.

[Breadfan]

Originally Posted by Carnivorous

The problem with that plan is that you'll get used to pulling the trigger with a round in the chamber. Your chances of a ND will increase exponentially.

Well, theoretically yes, but I'll do my best that doesn't happen. Actually I always use 2 mags separately: one with a snap cap and the other with all 16 rounds in it. The procedure consists of inserting the snap cap mag, rackin the slide and dry firing it, removing the mag and inserting the one with live rounds.

It does take bit more effort and focus but I'd rather have that then to damage the pin.

Roll pins are cheap.

Heh, I can't buy those here, they're simply not for sale in regular gun shops. The only way for me would be to go to Karlovac visit HS Produkt and let them fix it (If I do it myself I might mess it up and void warranty) AND ordering anything gun-related from US is out of the question because there's an arms embargo still valid, imposed by US congress on Croatia (ie ex-Yugoslav countries) during the early nineties when the war for independence started so I can't even order a spare mag.

I guess they forgot to lift it.

[bruce21b]

i kept my Glock-17 loaded 24/7 for the eight years i owned it....Zero problems......now im trying the same thing with my XD-9 i got when i traded in the Glock for it