Carry Pistol Striker Fired vs. Hammer Fired

[84VETTE]

Another pro for carrying one chambered is that say you are in a situation where you only have one free hand, then it becomes considerably more difficult to rack a round in to the chamber.

 

[strahd71]

Everyone wins... we all have the choice......

this!

jake

 

[Plinkuh]

Thats just my opinion and in some places, bad areas etc., I would carry with one in the chamber with my beretta 92 with the hammer down but i wouldnt want to carry a 1911 with one in and the hammer cocked.

Throw the safety on and you're good to go!

 

[Rob377]

Between the grip safety and the manual safety, if you have a NEGLIGENT discharge with a 1911, it's because you were negligent.

 

[Plinkuh]

Between the grip safety and the manual safety, if you have a NEGLIGENT discharge with a 1911, it's because you were negligent.

Eureka! Rep en route...

 

[45-70]

Between the grip safety and the manual safety, if you have a NEGLIGENT discharge with a 1911, it's because you were negligent.

Jeff Cooper would be proud +1, condition 1

 

[mbaza3]

I agree with condition one or you might as well leave it in the safe.

 

[Newbomb92]

My opinion is that unless your an on duty cop theres no point in carrying with one in the camber I prefer an empty chamber with the safety off.

I'm sure you'd have plenty of time racking the pistol in a Self Defense situation

 

[shooter1054]

Everyone wins... we all have the choice......

The government will be here shortly to save us from this freedom you speak of. (was purple really required here?)

 

[victor 1971]

Striker fired! OC or CC. If you are packing heat, it's for a reason. When that reason comes up out of nowhere, you may not have time to be fumbling with switches. Training, practice and mindset will be all you have to fall back on, and the simpler it is to defend your life, the better chances you have of living through that moment.

 

[victor 1971]

Forgot.....Better have one it that chamber! Or leave it at home!

 

[farmerdan]

I'm in the one in the pipe or leave it home camp. I've carried glock's , 1911's, 3rd gen smith's and a taurus pt145 and they all leave home with one chambered. At least we have a choice.. Dan

 

[jrm400]

I'm going to say that it's okay to have an empty chamber with the srtiker fired pistol. We do have the choice and avoiding bad situations is one good one. Situational awareness may tell you to chamber one. If you don't have time because an assailant has the drop on you, chances are drawing a chambered pistol wouldn't work anyhow. Being alert is key, and your brain is your very best tool of personal defense.

Revolvers on the other hand are not nearly as prone to an accidental (NEGLIGENT) discharge. I usually have a revolver handy but sometimes a pistol, and usually unchambered.

As fas as it being only as useful as a brick,....I don't buy that at all. Besides I aint throwing my pistol at anyone and I would much prefer a loaded, albeit unchambered, pistol available to me than a brick.

I hope you good folks respect an occasional "different" opinion. Thanks

 

[sharpetop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syxrpLbaEuY

BAD IDEA, if there is no round in the chamber you are just carrying a club

This video tells the reason why to keep a round chambered. Carry your firearm in a good holster that covers the trigger and keep your booger hook off the bang switch until you are ready to shoot. Whether you carry something striker fired, double action only, double action/single action or cocked and locked, train and practice until it's second nature to you.

 

[Syxxthkidd]

I prefer a hammer over striker fired to carry

 

[Zephri]

I carry a Cz-75b chambered with the hammer at halfcock (DA mode).

 

[Billcurtis]

I carry my Kahr 40 with one in the chamber. I have a good Don Hume holster that covers the trigger, and it is striker fired double action every shot. I like that because every trigger pull is the same. So I guess I prefer striker fired over hammer. I also own a hammer fired pistol with a dcocker and carry it less but when I do there is one in the chamber hammer down.
Bill...

 

[fire259]

It sounds to me like the debate is more about single-action vs. double action than about hammer vs, striker. Some striker fired pistols have a long double action trigger pull and some hammer fired pistols are single action only with a very light trigger pull. Just my

 

[Zephri]

It all boils down to personal preference, use what you like and get good with it.

 

[Amishman44]

Personal choice...it depends on how you train! We have small children (ages 7, 4, and 3) in the house...so all of our revolvers are locked up tight and we only have 'quick access' to our semi-autos...a Glock 19 and 23. We do NOT keep a round in the chamber at any time on either gun...but know that and train that way!

I will live with the risk that I have 0.5 seconds to 'rack the slide' on my G-23 (or my wife's G-19) rather than take the risk that one of our children might happen to get their hands on one of the pistols and pull the trigger. The kids can't 'rack the slide' on them...so, for now, we're not too worried about it (although there will come a day when that changes!)

We don't keep a round in the chamber of my wife's Remington 870 Tactical 20 ga. either. Everyone talks about 'racking the slide' on a shotgun to scare an intruder away...that's bullcrap...I do it to load it and make it ready to fire.

It's all about what your needs are!