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Smoke_Works · 05-27-2008, 04:50 PM

Always, nary a day when I am not condition 1, too many what ifs in this world. Carry hot and often.

GunnBugg · 05-27-2008, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abailey362

1911 cocked locked and no thumb safety on

You carry a 1911 cocked but not locked with the safety? That's Con0. You are a braver man that I.

Bob 45 · 05-27-2008, 06:10 PM

Always

dutchmaster151 · 05-27-2008, 07:02 PM

Hold on Mr Badguy, let me rack my slide.....

xd fan in mn · 05-27-2008, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cce1302

Only because I can't fit 2 in there.

have to agree with that. it is no good if it's not ready to shoot.

gsh341 · 05-27-2008, 07:24 PM

If there's not one in the chamber it's because the gun is locked in the safe.

Palmguy · 05-27-2008, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abailey362

seems to be a regular thing for ruger's now days...

on topic - always carry with one in the pipe.... racking a slide in a stress situation is one too many steps. XD always loaded, 1911 cocked locked and no thumb safety on

Uhhh...so, cocked and unlocked then?

exdee · 05-27-2008, 10:41 PM

Not having a round in the chamber makes it an unloaded weapon and an unloaded weapon is like an unflushed toilet!

jcabin · 05-28-2008, 08:37 AM

If you're going to carry without one in the chamber, you might as well carry a baseball bat. You've got much more reach than if you were clubbing someone with an unloaded gun. It will hurt a hell of alot more. And you might get more satisfaction beating an attacker down than shooting one.

Just keep one in the chamber, even my friend who's not anti nor pro gun, understood, an attacker isnt going to let you have a time out and rack the slide when he's got a knife and is about to remove your testicles.

It was his first time shooting this weekend, and he had alot of trouble racking the slide when the instructor was trying to get him to exhibit a cease fire on the line. He was under stress and really nervous being in that situation and struggled several times to get the slide back. That being said, who knows how you will react if someone is charging you with a knife or some type of weapon, do you really want to get hit with adrenaline and fear and emotion and have to worry about racking the slide? i think the answer is no. Keep it loaded with one in the chamber, draw, and shoot.

Gdirty5 · 05-28-2008, 09:09 AM

I keep 1 in the chamber in both my XD and P series.... The main reason i bought the XD (besides the feel in my hand) is the grip safety. I don't think i'd feel comfortable with a glock, b/c too much can go wrong when reaching for your gun in a stressful situation...

05-27-2008, 07:02 PM	#44
dutchmaster151 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 973 NJ Posts: 117	Hold on Mr Badguy, let me rack my slide..... __________________ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms. . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson XD-45 Service w/ TLR-2 Glock 17 Remington 870 TAC Desert Recon 12 ga Remington 870 Express Magnum 20ga

05-27-2008, 07:24 PM	#46
gsh341 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 2,890	If there's not one in the chamber it's because the gun is locked in the safe. __________________ "For those of us who exercised our privilege to serve our country, I can honestly say we did it proudly and shared a common bond of patriotism that those who were unwilling to answer our country's call will never understand or appreciate." - Dennis Foell

05-27-2008, 10:41 PM	#48
exdee XDTalk Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: 3rd Rock from the Sun Posts: 31	Not having a round in the chamber makes it an unloaded weapon and an unloaded weapon is like an unflushed toilet! __________________ "THOSE WHO SACRIFICE FREEDOM FOR SECURITY WILL HAVE NEITHER"

05-28-2008, 08:37 AM	#49
jcabin XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 555	If you're going to carry without one in the chamber, you might as well carry a baseball bat. You've got much more reach than if you were clubbing someone with an unloaded gun. It will hurt a hell of alot more. And you might get more satisfaction beating an attacker down than shooting one. Just keep one in the chamber, even my friend who's not anti nor pro gun, understood, an attacker isnt going to let you have a time out and rack the slide when he's got a knife and is about to remove your testicles. It was his first time shooting this weekend, and he had alot of trouble racking the slide when the instructor was trying to get him to exhibit a cease fire on the line. He was under stress and really nervous being in that situation and struggled several times to get the slide back. That being said, who knows how you will react if someone is charging you with a knife or some type of weapon, do you really want to get hit with adrenaline and fear and emotion and have to worry about racking the slide? i think the answer is no. Keep it loaded with one in the chamber, draw, and shoot. __________________ XD9 Service w/ TFO's

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05-27-2008, 04:50 PM	#41
Smoke_Works XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hayden Lake, Idaho Posts: 545	Always, nary a day when I am not condition 1, too many what ifs in this world. Carry hot and often.

05-27-2008, 06:10 PM	#43
Bob 45 XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 38	Always

05-28-2008, 09:09 AM	#50
Gdirty5 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 114	I keep 1 in the chamber in both my XD and P series.... The main reason i bought the XD (besides the feel in my hand) is the grip safety. I don't think i'd feel comfortable with a glock, b/c too much can go wrong when reaching for your gun in a stressful situation...