There are a number of reasons we frequently load and unload:android wrote:olafpfj wrote:In other words...just like a carry revolver. So long as the trigger is completely covered you're GTG.txcobra wrote:Which condition is recommended for an LCP, (no safety, no accessible hammer, long pull)? I currently carry one in the chamber with the trigger area fully covered by the pocket holster to prevent Anything snagging the trigger (even though it is a very long pull), and nothing else in that pocket.
How come no one realizes or thinks about the fact that a loaded revolver is essentially "one in the chamber"? There's no safeties on a revolver and no one bats an eye about it but everyone gets weirded out over a semi-auto that is basically in the same condition.
I'm not sure why people think it necessary to frequently load and unload the weapon. Just take it out of the holster so the holster can dry out, and set it in the safe or other safe place for the night if no kids are around. When you put it back in the holster, do a press check and make sure you see brass. If you not comfortable with a loaded gun not being in a holster, stick it in an cheap Uncle Mike's for the night and then put it back in your carry holster.
1) I like to dry fire practice in-between range visits and IDPA matches. Don't want to do that with a round in the chamber. I wish I had more guns that I could use an alternative, empty weapon. ALAS I don't. Working on it.
2) I shoot my carry gun monthly either at the range or at IDPA. I don't want to shoot my JHP's so I unload them to load my FMJ's. Too expensive to replace JHP's, especially Hornady Critical Defense.
3) I NEVER, EVER, hand my loaded gun to another. I will ALWAYS unload it. I chat with a lot of 2A friends and we're always handling each others firearms.
Just a few reasons why we feel the need to load/unload ammo. If I take it off at night, I just place it in my Uncle Mikes, fully loaded, next to my bed.