Round in Chamber

[littletommy]

Of course, you folks who only carry with one in the chamber in sketchy areas, do realize that racking a round can actually cause the gun to discharge, right? Therefore making the practice of carrying in that manner even more dangerous to yourself, and those in the general vicinity.

 

[CPT Nervous]

Of course, you folks who only carry with one in the chamber in sketchy areas, do realize that racking a round can actually cause the gun to discharge, right? Therefore making the practice of carrying in that manner even more dangerous to yourself, and those in the general vicinity.

That never made sense to me. Why change how you carry depending on where you go? I can't even wrap my head around it.

 

[bingley]

Of course, you folks who only carry with one in the chamber in sketchy areas, do realize that racking a round can actually cause the gun to discharge, right?

That's why I always carry three in the chamber (the famous ATM Carry, now the third option after OC and CC). If I have to intimidate the enemy by racking the guy and one goes off, I still have two in the chamber ready to shoot. Heck, theoretically you can rack the gun twice, making it twice as scary for him!

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

I carry with a snap cap in the chamber just to be double extra secret safe.

 

[daddyusmaximus]

Condition 1 at all times.

 

[jjbartrom]

As long as it's a good quality gun, it will not go off by itself. Always carry ready.



I don't shoot to kill, I shoot to live.

 

[Jarhead77]

I am now, officially, stupefied. 17 pages of rhetoric.... I still love this thread every time it comes up!!! It's like watching a train wreck over and over again!!

 

[chezuki]

I am now, officially, stupefied. 17 pages of rhetoric.... I still love this thread every time it comes up!!! It's like watching a train wreck over and over again!!

 

[JetGirl]

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

uhhh...I see 17 pages of this thread

 

[JetGirl]

The amount of pages depends on how you have it set up to view. Personally, I prefer scrolling down on one page vs clicking from page to page to page. So I have more posts showing on each page.

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

The amount of pages depends on how you have it set up to view. Personally, I prefer scrolling down on one page vs clicking from page to page to page. So I have more posts showing on each page.

AHA!

 

[JetGirl]

AHA!

User CP >>General Settings>>Thread Display Options>>Number of Posts to Show Per Page>> (Drop down arrow; select option of choice... scroll to page bottom and click "Save Changes".)

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

JetGirl = Rawk 'n' Roll
thanks~!

 

[JetGirl]

No prob, n00b.

 

[MikeDVB]

No prob, n00b.

Just watch out for those shadows, oldie.

 

[JetGirl]

Watch it, you.

 

[indydrew1]

I posted this video in another thread, but I believe it is very on topic for this thread. Skip to the 1 minute mark for the issue of carrying chambered. But the whole video is great.

Gun Gripes Episode 6: "Safety Issues" - YouTube

 

[chezuki]

I posted this video in another thread, but I believe it is very on topic for this thread. Skip to the 1 minute mark for the issue of carrying chambered. But the whole video is great.

Gun Gripes Episode 6: "Safety Issues" - YouTube

Wow... That is a video compilation of the stupidest **** ever said in a gunshop.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Wow... That is a video compilation of the stupidest **** ever said in a gunshop.

Wow, he's got some goodies in that video. A revolver can't fire unless the trigger is all the way to the back and is drop safe? Depends. I *think* he's got a Police Positive there, but I'm not a Colt expert. If it is, it would have the "positive lock" and should be drop safe, but saying all revolvers are is simply untrue.