Do you carry in condition 1?

[Dallas]

Just curious how many have one in the pipe and ready to fire.
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[APynckel]

Cocked and locked.

Zombies ain't gonna wait for you to load your piece.

[Oldgringo]

Yes, yes I do.

[Teamless]

Of course.
I do not want to be in a situation where the racking of the slide slows down the process when seconds count and also, if you are being sneaky in pulling it out (behind a wall or something) I would not want to give myself away.

[SC1903A3]

Is there any other way?

[tomtexan]

Yep, one in the hole. That gives me an extra round!

[Dallas]

Thanks for the responses!!

[flechero]

Absolutely... if I wanted to carry a rock, I would have saved the licensing and class fees!! Besides, what if you are under attack when you need it? You can't call time out to rack it!

[snatchel]

http://texaschlforum.com/viewtopic.php? ... chamber+no" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This is a 7 page thread on that topic....


Overwhelmingly, yes. Including me.

[MoJo]

Loaded to +1 capicity. Carrying in condition 2 or 3 is too risky. Also, I carry a point 'n shoot gun no safety to mess with. My 1911s and my Hi Power are range toys.

[C-dub]

Yup!

And I carry those evil Glocks.

[Dallas]

This might be a repeat thread, but it meant alot to me. Just needed more input.
Thanks,
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[Teamless]

Just needed more input.

If you were asking, to convince yourself how to carry, well that comes down to your comfort level.
If you do not think are ready to carry, with 1 in the pipe and ready to go, then don't.
Over time, you may find yourself more sure in how you carry and carry condition 1, or you may not.
I know a few people who do not carry that way, they just think they will have time to rack the slide (I hope they are right) or the trade off isn't there, to go condition 1 when the odds of actually needing it to use your weapon defensively is quite low.

[jocat54]

Absolutely....really the only way to be prepared.

[74novaman]

Of course. No matter what I carry. From a 1911 to a Glock, I always carry with one in the chamber.


Now, if you're going to be dumb and just stuff it into your waistband or pocket without some sort of holster, then maybe you shouldn't.....but I have a proper holster for every gun I own so I can carry it ready to go.