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

[Trapper]

I just move my holster from today's pants to tomorrow's pants.

 

[RocketF22]

NO

I israeli carry. I dont have one in the chamber. Im new to carrying so when I feel better about it I may change. But to each his own

 

[M_N04H]

I israeli carry. I dont have one in the chamber. Im new to carrying so when I feel better about it I may change. But to each his own

That's how I started. I worked myself up to just never removing the round. You get used to it.

 

[RocketF22]

I figured as much. Its all about practice and feeling comfortable. Im still getting used to having a gun in my waistband, let alone having it loaded lol

 

[M_N04H]

I figured as much. Its all about practice and feeling comfortable. Im still getting used to having a gun in my waistband, let alone having it loaded lol

Give it time.

 

[Brandon Breeze]

Nope, just make sure it's still loaded every time I touch it. No reason to unload, especially at night.

 

[vplaza96]

I don't unchamber my ccw pistol are night. It's always loaded for me, even if it's locked away in my safe. This way, I know there's always a round in it and don't have to worry about chambering one of i had to use it.

I did notice, however, that the Sig V-Crown rounds will suffer bullet settling after some time. I unchamber my defense round when I go to the range and noticed that the bullet settled in after a while. I've since switched to the HST rounds and haven't noticed this with them.

 

[sonofeugene]

I would imagine that hollow points have a different OAL than standard ball ammo. And different brands/types of hollow points will have OAL’s that vary.

 

[MrKly]

I would imagine that hollow points have a different OAL than standard ball ammo. And different brands/types of hollow points will have OAL’s that vary.

Yes, I agree. When I compare OAL I compare it to a new round out of the box vs the round I've been chambering.

 

[Skyman]

I have zero use for an unloaded weapon---none!

 

[RocketF22]

I have zero use for an unloaded weapon---none!

Pretty sure it will still hurt to throw it at someone's face...

 

[Gryff]

Nope. About once every two weeks, I unload the gun and check functionality. Otherwise, I don't mess with it when I un-gun each night.

 

[Helmut]

Nah.

 

[sonofeugene]

If it went bang the last time you fired it, why unchamber it.

And though I have a bedside gun, I keep it without any round cambered. But I do have a loaded mag inserted. And I can rack the slide so fast it will make your head spin.

 

[NationMostWanted]

Bedside i keep locked and not chambered round. My carry ones are locked away in their holsters with round in chamber.

 

[packy14]

Do you unchamber your round every night before you put your CCW gun away in a lockbox?

I know repeatedly chambering a round will set it back eventually, do you just eventually toss that round or leave it in until you find some other reason to remove it?

No holster off with gun. Loaded always

 

[HarleyLowRiderST]

I israeli carry. I dont have one in the chamber. Im new to carrying so when I feel better about it I may change. But to each his own

Carry how you feel comfortable. I’ve been carrying for a year and I too carry not chambered.
Carry gun goes in safe when I come through the front door. I have other home defense guns bedside, family room, other

I have 3 of these. Pricey but built like a tank and mine are cable locked so they are no going anywhere.
Fas1 Safes

 

[2muchsoysauce4allthisrice]

Yeh, first round has the bullet that settled in quite a bit now. Hornady critical defense? I’ve heard it’s common with hornady? I still need to throw it away; probably not worth it saving the $1 for my life. Wonder if it will really be that bad to shoot it at the range?

 

[ratsoman2]

I don’t understand why is it bad to remove the round from the chamber and replace it in the magazine?

 

[Dvrjon]

I don’t understand why is it bad to remove the round from the chamber and replace it in the magazine?

Every time the slide comes forward and strips a round off of the magazine, the bullet hits the feed ramp to guide the round into the chamber. That marginally slows the bullet causing it to slip into the case as it follows. Under normal firing, a single pass up the feed ramp is irrelevant.

But, if you feed the round, unchamber it and feed it again, over time these little feed ramp “taps” can drive the bullet deeper into the case. That can compress the powder charge and the bullet needs more time to exit the case.

If it’s compressed enough, and the angle of the feed ramp interferes with the chambering of the round, (some are steeper than others) it could raise pressures above the gun’s limits. This may result in a unprogrammed catastrophic disassembly of the firearm.

The point is to check the ammo and if it begins to setback, set it aside early for range use or disposal. But, a minor amount of setback isn’t in and of itself, a hazard.