This is another good reason for me - where I carry a P3AT and a PT740 (both 6+1) that +1 is very comforting..TexasCajun wrote:Count me as one of the "one in the pipe" crowd. And I don't care if anyone believes me. I know I do & God forbid I have to use my gun, the attacker would know that it's true.
One other reason to carry a full load is that it gives you an extra round (17+1 in most full-size 9mm, 15+1 in most full-size .40 s&w, 8+1 in most full-size .45 acp). Why give up any advantage of you don't have to.
YouTube unintentional discharge, non intentional discharge, accidental discharge, etc. The overwhelming majority involve putting a finger or some other object on the trigger. I've spent hours on the site and have yet to see an incident where a discharge happened without trigger contact.
Also, I tend toward semi-autos without external safeties.
And last, I have no delusions about my abilities in a high stress situation. Adding a slide-rack to my equation is a recipe for disaster. I'm not willing to put me or my family at that kind of risk.
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- Thu Jun 20, 2013 10:59 pm
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Re: One in the pipe - do you do it?
- Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:51 pm
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Re: One in the pipe - do you do it?
I carried for the first few days after receiving my CHL loaded, but nothing in the chamber. This was only to get comfortable and used to the weapon being there. Once I chambered a round, and put another on in the Mag - it's been that way since. I took a little bit of time before my mind got used to it, but I'm comfortable (and careful) now carrying this way.
