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TheDude wrote:

lildave40 wrote:

nyj wrote:Those who carry without a round in the chamber are typically inexperienced and lack overall gun handling time.

I hate to admit it, but you are correct. When I first started carrying I was afraid to have one in the chamber due to the lack of training. But as I learned more about cc and trained more I started to carry with one in the chamber.

I don't know anyone with very much training who doesn't carry with one in the pipe. I started off carrying a Ruger SR9c which has a ton of safety features. Thumb safety, mag release safety, Glock style trigger safety, and a HUGE loaded chamber indicator. Then, I took my first real pistol course which was two days and 1000 rounds.

I forgot the safety during a pretty simple moving and shooting drill done in front of the class to add some stress from people watching. This led me to believe I had a malfunction so I did a 'Tap and Rack' which didn't work because the safety keeps the slide from moving. By the time I figured it out 3-4 seconds had gone by not counting the amount of time it took to draw my pistol from the concealed holster. In real life someone could have stabbed me to death during those few seconds.

I bought a Glock 19 within a few weeks of that class. It was eye opening to me that with a very small amount of stress I forgot the safety. If someone is trying to kill me or mine then I definitely don't want to worry about racking the slide or a safety! JMO. I have since went through several pistol courses and have seen people forget safeties time and time again.