Poll: Poll - Press Check

[Flopsweat]

How is this even a question?
Know the condition of your firearm, always!
Every time I pick up any gun, weather it is mine, yours, one I found, or one I am handling in a gun store it gets checked. Period.
When I put on my pistol in the morning, it gets press checked to verify it is still loaded before it gets holstered.

If it's not safe to assume the gun is not loaded, it's not safe to assume that it is.

 

[po18guy]

Regarding the promoter of the press check...

History of Lt Col Jeff Cooper

The original American Pistol Institute, Gunsite Academy was founded by Jeff Cooper in 1976.

www.gunsite.com

This was a serious man. If you have not read "Cooper on Handguns", it would behoove you to do so.

 

[jackrv]

Shooters press check by slightly retracting the slide of their semi-automatic pistol. Retract the slide far enough to visually inspect the chamber and determine if a round sits in the chamber. The slide should not be retracted far enough to eject the brass.

Should I Press Check My Guns?

We look at what a press check is, why you might want to do one, and other handy ways to see if your gun is loaded.

www.pewpewtactical.com

Voted Huh? because that term was unknown to me. When I owned semi auto pistols without the little viewing slot, yes I did.