How do you CCW?

[UtahConcealer]

Originally Posted by tmahovlich

Always with one in the chamber, for a few reasons.

One, I don't want to have to think about racking the slide in a stressful situation. I'd prefer to be focused on the situation and not worrying about chambering a round if my hands are sweaty or my fine motor control goes a little haywire.

Two, if it was a situation where I want to draw but stay un-noticed. Say you're at McDonald's sitting at a table eating. BG comes in and holds up the counter. I am not going to get up and engage, but I would draw and keep the gun under the table out of sight. Depending on the proximity of my table and the counter, I don't want the BG to hear the slide.

Three, if I am incapacitated for some reason, I want my wife to able to use the gun, and she doesn't have the grip strength to chamber a round.

Finally, I like to keep my gun "hot" at all times for mental training. I know that my gun is always loaded and it reminds me to treat every other gun the same way. It's kind of a habit former for me.

Ditto - well put

[Broadside]

Rule #1 All Guns are ALWAYS LOADED. Put a round in the chamber. The last thing you want to be thinking about is how long it's going to take to draw, rack and shoot. Even if the guy has a knife at 21 feet he will be able to cut you before you get the gun loaded and first round fired.

[Damon]

I always carry with a round in the chamber.

I've been carrying a gun concealed every day for over 17 years and have always had a round in the chamber. If the gun is not safe to carry with a round in the chamber then its not a good carry gun.

All my training has been done with a round in the chamber. I don't think anyone could have passed the final shooting tests without a round in the chamber. Most of the timed drills there is not enough time to rack the slide after drawing and still hitting a A zone shot within the time allowed.

[one-eyed-fatman]

Originally Posted by PackerfanXD

Yup.

Yup2

[Polymerhead]

85% of the time it's 5 rounds in the cylinder (5-shot j-frame).

10% of the time it's with one in the pipe and 16 in the magazine (xd service).

5% of the time I'm at the post office or at a bar (the post office thing is a stupid law but I'm not going to commit a felony just to run in for some stamps).

[Neomet]

Holy ready-to-rock Batman, I think most everyone agrees on somethiing this time!

Add me to the list. Either 13 plus one in the pipe on the XD or cocked and locked with the 1911.

[one-eyed-fatman]

Originally Posted by Polymerhead

85% of the time it's 5 rounds in the cylinder (5-shot j-frame).

10% of the time it's with one in the pipe and 16 in the magazine (xd service).

5% of the time I'm at the post office or at a bar (the post office thing is a stupid law but I'm not going to commit a felony just to run in for some stamps).

Nobody really knows if that's true or not. I don't go to the post office much but when I do I'm packing. Better to break a law and live than obey a law and die.

[roberto-232]

Now I will say when I carried a Glock 26 9mm sub, I carried it without a round in the chamber. I then switched over to a S&W 642 .38 Rev. I felt I needed to be able to re-load quick and wanted an auto. I’m trying the XD-40 sub-compact. I carry it with a round in the chamber due to the grip safety.
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Just got me a Comp-tac Pro Undercover and love it. I carry in my pocket with a holster and in the Comp-tac. So far really love the little gun.

[TopDog]

Originally Posted by Broadside

Rule #1 All Guns are ALWAYS LOADED. Put a round in the chamber. The last thing you want to be thinking about is how long it's going to take to draw, rack and shoot. Even if the guy has a knife at 21 feet he will be able to cut you before you get the gun loaded and first round fired.

+1

I always carry round in the chamber, not for the speed of not having to rack the slide, because I don't want to have to think about that step. If I make the decision to pull the weapon I want it ready to fire, all I want to have to contend with is target acquisition.

[The Knight Of Light]

I always load to shoot. i have been doing a lot of Competition pistol lately and I am getting very comfortable carrying. One time I even forgot I was carrying. Haugen Handgun Leather is the best. I carry the XD9tac but I have a holster for the service. I need to get the right one for the job so it covers the entire gun. Summer carry is a Kahr P45 in a pocket holster, although I might be getting a better IWB for it one of these days.