Absolutely. There is no reason not to carry with one in the pipe, and plenty of affirmative reasons for doing so. My carry guns have included three guns that could be carried cocked and locked: a H&K USPc .40 (SA/DA with a decocker/safety), and 3 different 1911's in .45 ACP. My striker-fired pistols with external safeties include a M&P 45 with thumb safety, and a XD(m) 45 Compact with a grip safety. My striker fired pistols without an external safety include a Kahr CW45, a Glock 19, and a Kahr PM9. ALL of those guns are carried with one in the pipe. There's no reason not to. Guns don't "just go off" in the holster (you are using a holster, aren't you?).....particularly if the holster covers the trigger, as it should.OldCannon wrote:100% sure they really do carry with one in the chamber.rotor wrote:I know that everyone on this forum says they carry locked and loaded but I wonder if they just say that or really do it.
And, look at it this way.... any potential assailant who gets inside of 21 feet of you has a good chance of hurting you—even if you have a round in the chamber. If you don't have one in the chamber, then add the time that it takes to chamber a round, and now it is a virtual certainty that you will be the victim of any assailant who gets inside of 21 feet of you. He may kick your butt, take your gun, rack the slide, and shoot you with it..............all because you had a psychological hurdle to overcome before you could carry with a gun that was actually ready to be deployed. If it were safer, that's how police would carry their guns. They don't. That should be instructive.