Did the test. Draw and shoot vs. draw, rack, and shoot. Difference was not readily measurable with hand-held stopwatch. About 0.1 second difference. But you need 2 hands if you're gonna rack and shoot. There are arguments with either way, but I will never cease being irritated by the comments like "if it's not condition 0, you should not even carry", or my favorite, "a gun w/o one in the chamber is no better than a club." Those are ridiculous statements and speak mainly about the author's credibility.dewayneward wrote:This guy was 3 ft. Of course you have to do what is right in your mind and what you feel comfortable with, but a gun that isnt able to immediately stop a threat is useless (unless it scares the person). Dont believe me, try to do a test on how long it takes to draw and present to a threat coming at you that wants to do damage. THEN (after you discover the timing isnt even close) compound that by stress of the encounter, tunnel vision , making sure your child is safe, etc.
p.s. I carry with one in the pipe now, no safety, which is what I believe is called condition 0.