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Tex1961 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 8:47 am Two weekends ago one of my students asked about carrying with an empty chamber. We did the 21 foot game... He lost.. And I'm a 62 year old asthmatic with a bad back and arthritis

Curious. Did his opinion change after that?

Pretty stupid IMO. Especially coming from someone writing for a gun website. There has been to many examples online showing people unable to rack the slide to load a round because hands are full or wrestling with the attacker. I pocket carry fairly frequently now a days and I carry with a round in the chamber and don't feel unsafe with it. Keep the trigger covered with a good holster and only have that one item in that pocket. I think it was Daryl Bolke who really sold me on pocket carry as you can see the threat and inconspicuously put your hand in the pocket and on the grip of the gun for a fast draw.