Carrying with one in the chamber is Unsafe

[Signmaker]

That's sound advice, but all mechanical devices can fail.

When you're calmly reloading at the range, things tend to work. Try doing a reload of a +1 loaded higher capacity mag (such that the heavy loaded mag has substantial momentum when moving) when you're agitated and ram the mag home. It can happen that the top round breaks a little free of the feed lips.

It's the kind of thing you see more of as the adrenaline flows, say, at timed drills in classes, that sort of venue.

Had a friends brand spanky Glock 20, with a brand spanky factory magazine, and I was showing him how you can drop the slide just by ramming the magazine home right on a reload. On the third try, a 10mm round came flying out the top of the open ejection port. We decided to stop trying.

[Fairfield_Glock]

My opinion here is just another fart in the breeze so to speak, but I'll throw it out anyway.

When I first got my LTCF and started carrying concealed with an IWB holster, I had some anxiety about carrying with one in the chamber. I got over this anxiety by doing a dry run where I would carry the gun empty and deliberately see if I could get it to dry fire in the holster. I twisted, turned, pressed against objects, etc. The trigger never moved. In a way, my clothing acted like another buffer zone against outside forces.

My little exercise combined with a proper gunsmith inspection pretty much calmed my fears.

[harold63]

If you dont carry it chambered better have a good arm to throw it at someone.

Nah, you can use a bear's K9 to rack the slide on, as long as your head and arm aren't in his mouth at the same time.

Old post with some good reads. I'm indifferent on one in the pipe on the street. I do it but don't fret if someone doesn't. To each his own, I suppose, and it would probably take a special situation to not be able to rack the slide on the street should you have to pull. I can think of a bunch of situations where I already want one ready to go at the flip of a switch. In the woods, it's full heat, no matter what, as soon as I shut my truck door.

[Nucking Futs]

I cant believe this thread continues to creep its way back to the top.

[PocketProtector]

33 years and NOW they tell me.