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Jose_in_Dallas wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:06 pm Be careful about constantly press checking and keep an eye for bullet setback.

Hadn't thought about it. Anytime it has come out of the holster and goes back in is when I do it. When the entire rig comes off I don't.

I noticed that and now I rotate the chambered round and shoot my carry magazine from time to time. I normally carry a Glock and easy enough to visually see a chambered round without having to press check plus when there is a round chambered, can you tell by feeling the extractor.

I rotate magazines fairly regularly. I'll switch mags and empty the previous one reloading in reverse order. I do shoot the defensive mag every now and again. How often do you do it?

I think some of y'all know I switched back to 1911 as my EDC (I guess the testosterone treatments are working). I also posted once upon a time asking whether I was weird for press checking every time I strapped up regardless of knowing that I was the ONLY one to handle, nothing was done to change the configuration.

Well, complacency got me and I'll NEVER not press check again. I was at my daughter and son-in-law's house and he asked to see the 1911. I pulled it, cleared it and handed it to him. When he handed it back I inserted the mag, cycled the pistol, placed it on safe and dropped the mag to replace the chambered round.

The round would not go in. The next morning I tried again but when I dropped the mag, I noticed the site hole showed the full 8 rounds. I press checked and found an empty chamber. I realized, too late that I didn't "click" the mag in before that initial cycle as I replayed it in my memory.

Always, always, press check your weapon. God willing, had I needed it, I would have had the chance to cycle the slide but...