Do you clear your chamber every night when you put your CCW gun away?

[Dvrjon]

The major gripes I have with condition 3 carry (Israeli carry) are that it requires two hands and was devised to avoid the short-comings of training for a mandatory civilian enlistment environment. With practice and increasing comfort, the need to keep the chamber empty will subside.

IMLTHO, Avoidance of bullet setback is an excuse for employing a sub-optimal technique. You have the gun with the ultimate goal of shooting it as quickly and efficiently as possible. Chambering a round before you can do that is antithetical to the goal. You aren’t going to draw and shout, “STOP, OR I’LL CHAMBER A ROUND!”

 

[RocketF22]

The major gripes I have with condition 3 carry (Israeli carry) are that it requires two hands and was devised to avoid the short-comings of training for a mandatory civilian enlistment environment. With practice and increasing comfort, the need to keep the chamber empty will subside.

IMLTHO, Avoidance of bullet setback is an excuse for employing a sub-optimal technique. You have the gun with the ultimate goal of shooting it as quickly and efficiently as possible. Chambering a round before you can do that is antithetical to the goal. You aren’t going to draw and shout, “STOP, OR I’LL CHAMBER A ROUND!”

All I have to say is to each their own. I feel comfortable this way and im going to continue to carry how I feel comfortable. Thanks for your input.

 

[packy14]

Haha I fit that bill. For me, and im probably the only one and OK with it, I know even if I chamber a round for carry that everything is safe for me. I got a gun with a slide safety so I know it won't go off. But in the back of my mind, my "what if" scenario is "but what if the gun DOES go off either by itself or on my draw in a high stress situation?" I've never needed to pull my gun and I hope I never have to. That being said, I've never been in one of those situations before so I dont know exactly how id react. So for me to feel safe I keep it unchambered until im ready to use it.

Unless its a p320

 

[RocketF22]

Unless its a p320

Lmao I was just talking about that to someone.

 

[five.five-six]

I decline to state.

 

[NorCalBusa]

OP- I don't get why anyone would do that.

 

[Bayson25]

My CCW gun is a dedicated CCW gun. It stays in the holster loaded at all times. When I set it aside, I remove the holster (with the gun) from me. When ready to go, I attach the holster back on me. Gun never goes out the holster unless I need to unload it (like going to some gun-free zone), or shoot it.

I have a different bedside gun. Full size with light, condition 1 in biometric safe.

I carry condition 1 (round in chamber safety off). I get why some carry condition 3 (empty chamber, magazine loaded) - it's all about what you're comfortable doing. But I competed in IDPA before I started carrying so I am comfortable with condition 1; there are scenarios where you realize you will not have the time or ability to rack your slide from condition 3 to load - e.g. shooting from retention while fending off an attack. I highly recommend anyone carrying who is still not comfortable with their firearm to try at least getting their hands in an IDPA or similar competition.

 

[yetiman]

I do not. My CCW is DA/SA hammer fired. It stays with a round in the chamber with the hammer down. I trust it to not discharge when holstered and the trigger is not accessible. It remains under my control when on me, and when I am home it is doubly locked in a vaultek and home safe to keep young ones away from accessing it. The latter is done and essential, irrespective of whether there is a round in the chamber or not.