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Timothy

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Re: should your gun be chambered and safety off during concealed carry?
« Reply #30 on: February 02, 2012, 05:43:27 PM »
Quote from: twyacht on February 02, 2012, 05:37:03 PM
The stigma of a 1911 cocked and locked still has a psychological effect on those unfamiliar,...but remember, it was kinda designed to be carried that way... ;)

And, it's a 100 year old design from before hammer blocks and decocking devices!

Still my preferred auto loading pistol though!  I find myself swiping the thumb safety on my Ruger revolver when I draw the weapon!  It's been a habit for so long I guess that's called muscle memory.

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Re: should your gun be chambered and safety off during concealed carry?
« Reply #31 on: February 02, 2012, 05:50:09 PM »
Quote from: Timothy on February 02, 2012, 05:43:27 PM
And, it's a 100 year old design from before hammer blocks and decocking devices!

Still my preferred auto loading pistol though!  I find myself swiping the thumb safety on my Ruger revolver when I draw the weapon!  It's been a habit for so long I guess that's called muscle memory.

 ;)

Yep.

I went back to my Commander back in October and it was like getting reacquainted with an old friend.  ;)

I was sitting at the table the other evening and my oldest said, "Hey, you do know that thing is cocked, don't you?"
I said, "If it wasn't, I'd be worried."
I then seized the opportunity to, once again, delve into the finer points of JMB's design genius..............  ;D
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Re: should your gun be chambered and safety off during concealed carry?
« Reply #32 on: February 02, 2012, 06:01:31 PM »
Quote from: PegLeg45 on February 02, 2012, 05:50:09 PM
Yep.
I was sitting at the table the other evening and my oldest said, "Hey, you do know that thing is cocked, don't you?"
I said, "If it wasn't, I'd be worried."

Carrying my daughters Sig the last couple of months and kept checking to see that I had de-cocked the pistol.  It was kinda unnerving!  I finally just loaded the damn thing and left it that way!
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Re: should your gun be chambered and safety off during concealed carry?
« Reply #33 on: February 03, 2012, 08:38:36 PM »
Quote from: Timothy on February 02, 2012, 06:01:31 PM
Carrying my daughters Sig the last couple of months and kept checking to see that I had de-cocked the pistol.  It was kinda unnerving!  I finally just loaded the damn thing and left it that way!

I have never been able to get used to pistols with de-cockers.........that whole "hammer dropping and the gun NOT going BANG" thing just hasn't set well with me......I know they have a place, just not in my stable.
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Re: should your gun be chambered and safety off during concealed carry?
« Reply #34 on: February 03, 2012, 10:10:29 PM »
I always carry a round in the chamber and do not worry about the 3 safeties of my Glock. Grateful that I have never had an issue. Nor have I had one with any other manufacturer's firearms such as Smith and Wesson, Beretta, Taurus or Ruger. Always carried a round in the chamber and safety off on the mentioned firearms.
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Re: should your gun be chambered and safety off during concealed carry?
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Re: should your gun be chambered and safety off during concealed carry?
« Reply #35 on: February 04, 2012, 10:46:17 AM »
If you can't or won't carry with a round in the chamber it is like someone who can and will telling the bad guy.  "Make your move.  I'll count to one before I start my draw".
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Re: should your gun be chambered and safety off during concealed carry?
« Reply #36 on: February 04, 2012, 04:18:40 PM »
Quote from: Solus on February 04, 2012, 10:46:17 AM
If you can't or won't carry with a round in the chamber it is like someone who can and will telling the bad guy.  "Make your move.  I'll count to one before I start my draw".

And here endeth the lesson.   ;)
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For the Patriots of this country, the Constitution is second only to the Bible for most. For those who love this country, but do not share my personal beliefs, it is their Bible. To them nothing comes before the Constitution of these United States of America. For this we are all labeled potential terrorists. ~ Dean Garrison

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Re: should your gun be chambered and safety off during concealed carry?
« Reply #37 on: February 10, 2012, 08:18:16 PM »
I carry it cock and lock allways one in the chamber
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Re: should your gun be chambered and safety off during concealed carry?
« Reply #38 on: March 22, 2012, 01:05:12 AM »
I carry a Kel-Tec P11 with one in the chamber.  The double action 8 pound trigger is the safety. To my mind that is a plus as during a stressed situation you have less to remember and the adrenalin will make the trigger easier to pull but not too easy as might be with a 3 pound trigger.
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Re: should your gun be chambered and safety off during concealed carry?
« Reply #39 on: March 27, 2012, 10:37:26 PM »
I'm personally a fan of "cocked and locked", but it becomes a matter for each individual to decide. 
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