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ScottyT · 03-27-2008, 05:02 PM

So my friend, who has been carrying for almost 20 years, doesn't keep a round chambered while he carries. I was surprised to hear this, as I always thought him to be a bit over the top when it comes to defense and stuff like that.

I have been carrying with a round chambered since I got my license last year, thinking that if I ever need my gun, I need it RIGHT NOW! The extra time it takes to chamber a round could turn the tide in favor of the BG.

How do you carry?

Is having a round chambered all day (nothing in the chamber at night -- and magazine lying next to the gun) harmful to the gun?

Amkus · 03-27-2008, 05:06 PM

This is the first time I've heard of someone carrying with a round unchambered. Sounds odd to me, just a few more seconds you need that you might not have.

101radioman · 03-27-2008, 05:06 PM

1911a1 cocked and locked. No other way.

mrwildroot · 03-27-2008, 05:06 PM

All firearms fully loaded at all times.

Especially at night!

mrwildroot

jtkratzer · 03-27-2008, 05:07 PM

If you're not going to carry with a round in the chamber, don't carry. If you're not comfortable with your level of safety and gun handling skills to carry with a round in the chamber, don't carry.

ScottyT · 03-27-2008, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtkratzer

If you're not going to carry with a round in the chamber, don't carry. If you're not comfortable with your level of safety and gun handling skills to carry with a round in the chamber, don't carry.

That is exactly what I thought! But he is 45 years old and has been firing guns, even handguns, pretty much since he was old enough to walk. He is anally safe about everything, all the time, especially guns (where anally safe is of course recommended). Never made much sense to me...

**Rustynuts** · 03-27-2008, 05:10 PM

NOT having a round chambered while carrying may be harmful to YOU! To each his own though. I see no reason to unload the gun at night either. If you are worried about mag spring wear, I wouldn't be. Proof is in the pudding though, I would shoot the loaded SD rounds every few months and cycle in new ones. Some rotate in different mags as well to let the springs "rest". Shouldn't be needed with a quality mag that has a quality spring. Some also carry/store with mags down one round to "relieve" fatigue on the spring. Not me, I load +1 to get every round possible!

apierce918 · 03-27-2008, 05:15 PM

chambered

afmo · 03-27-2008, 05:23 PM

a gun without a bullet chambered isn't a gun, its an ammo storage device. Unfortunately, the second it takes him to chamber a round may very well cost him his life one day...hopefully the issue never comes up...

**XDONBOARD** · 03-27-2008, 05:25 PM

Ready to fire!

03-27-2008, 05:02 PM	#1
ScottyT XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 775	CCW questions -- Round Chambered? So my friend, who has been carrying for almost 20 years, doesn't keep a round chambered while he carries. I was surprised to hear this, as I always thought him to be a bit over the top when it comes to defense and stuff like that. I have been carrying with a round chambered since I got my license last year, thinking that if I ever need my gun, I need it RIGHT NOW! The extra time it takes to chamber a round could turn the tide in favor of the BG. How do you carry? Is having a round chambered all day (nothing in the chamber at night -- and magazine lying next to the gun) harmful to the gun?

03-27-2008, 05:06 PM	#4
mrwildroot XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 418	All firearms fully loaded at all times. Especially at night! mrwildroot __________________ NRA Member VFW Member PAFOA "Know guns, know peace, know safety... No guns, no peace, no safety..."

03-27-2008, 05:07 PM	#5
jtkratzer XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 17,542	If you're not going to carry with a round in the chamber, don't carry. If you're not comfortable with your level of safety and gun handling skills to carry with a round in the chamber, don't carry. __________________ "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson The Gun Lounge Pennyslvania Firearms Owners Association Hockey Forum

03-27-2008, 05:23 PM	#9
afmo XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 3,607	a gun without a bullet chambered isn't a gun, its an ammo storage device. Unfortunately, the second it takes him to chamber a round may very well cost him his life one day...hopefully the issue never comes up... __________________ I survived 8 years of vitriolic hate directed towards George W. Bush. The shoe is on the other foot now: Barack Obama is NOT MY PRESIDENT. Ruger 22/45 MKIII Springfield XD-9 Service Stevens Model 67 Series E 12g 1948 M44 Mosin-Nagant

03-27-2008, 05:25 PM	#10
XDONBOARD XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Valley of the Cards Posts: 3,724	Ready to fire! __________________ Michael XD-45 compact XD-40 sub-compact XD-9 sub-compact I'd rather have my XD and not need it, then need it and not have it.... I hereby certify that the person described hereon has been granted the privilege of carrying a concealed weapon in compliance with Arizona revised statute 13-3112.

03-27-2008, 05:06 PM	#2
Amkus XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 271	This is the first time I've heard of someone carrying with a round unchambered. Sounds odd to me, just a few more seconds you need that you might not have.

03-27-2008, 05:06 PM	#3
101radioman XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Moorhead, MN Posts: 214	1911a1 cocked and locked. No other way.

03-27-2008, 05:10 PM	#7
Rustynuts XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,388	NOT having a round chambered while carrying may be harmful to YOU! To each his own though. I see no reason to unload the gun at night either. If you are worried about mag spring wear, I wouldn't be. Proof is in the pudding though, I would shoot the loaded SD rounds every few months and cycle in new ones. Some rotate in different mags as well to let the springs "rest". Shouldn't be needed with a quality mag that has a quality spring. Some also carry/store with mags down one round to "relieve" fatigue on the spring. Not me, I load +1 to get every round possible!

03-27-2008, 05:15 PM	#8
apierce918 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mid Michigan Posts: 240	chambered

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