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I carry a 1911 in Condition One as it was designed to be carried.
Same with my Kimbers.
If Zimmerman hadn't had one in the chamber he might not be here.
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I carry a 1911 in Condition One as it was designed to be carried.
I carry loaded however I think it's better to have a firearm available than not one at all. If carrying unchambered is the only way you'll leave the house with your firearm why not?
I have one in the chamber on my Nano, this video make me change my view about it!
Please look at this video (shared also on this forum by ATCclears)
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I keep my Makarov 380 with a clear tube. But my preferred carry is the P345 and that has a chambered round.
Brutus Out
I have one in the chamber on my Nano, this video make me change my view about it!
Please look at this video (shared also on this forum by ATCclears)
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So after getting my girlfriend her CHL we went looking for pistols. We went to months of gun shows, rented guns to shoot, shot mine and borrowed others from friends. She tried everything and finally fell in love with an EMP 9mm 3" 1911. Before we bought it I told her that with it being a 1911, she had to be comfortable carrying cocked and locked. She suggested that maybe she'd just keep the chamber unloaded until she was comfortable. I told her that she might as well just carry a small club. I told her that if she wasn't ready to carry loaded then that's fine but that she needs to carry around the house first until she gets used to it. In public it needs to be loaded or it's worthless. She wasn't 100% convinced until I showed her this...
Should You Carry A Round In The Chamber? - YouTube
ENJOY!!!
Note on this.
If it is legal to carry either way, could not a Lawyer in a shooting ask why you took time to load and chamber when perhaps you could have fled maybe called for help, hid.?
If I am loaded, chambered and ready ( like I am always no matter what I CC,) then it is one choice left and that is defend a life threat.
I try and think what dick head lawyers would do to firearm holders, one could even say if you took time to load and chamber you premeditated the act to shoot when there may have been other options?
I do not want questions when I pulled my weapon if that occurs it will be one choice and no time for anything else.
SW !
that is a very good way to get people to understand why to carry with a round in the chamber.
At first I was carrying a 1911 in condition 2 (hammer down). Figured I could pull the hammer back quicker than chambering a round.
Flying Spaghetti Monster forbid
I grew up with the guy that started the Flying Spaghetti Monster!
Not being a 1911 owner myself, I can't check it, but I understood when the hammer is down it is in direct contact with the firing pin. Force on the hammer could then fire the round, due to no disconnect-type thing, like a trigger safety. Is that correct? The person telling me this said cocked & locked is safer than hammer down & chambered.
That's fantastic. I was hoping at least one person would catch that Makes as much sense as my imaginary creator is better than your imaginary creator. ALLALALALLALLALALA!!!I grew up with the guy that started the Flying Spaghetti Monster!