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Dragline45 · January 18, 2014, 08:35 PM

There is nothing unsafe about carrying a gun with a round in the chamber, guns were meant to be carried loaded. It also makes no sense that you feel safe carrying a loaded revolver, but not a semi. If carrying a striker fired pistol with no safety loaded makes you feel uncomfortable, get a DAO or a DA/SA pistol since you seem to feel safer with a revolver. Actually, isn't your Kahr DAO? It should make you feel no more unsafe carrying the Kahr loaded as the revolver. I believe Kahr's also have a firing pin block.

If you are ever attacked, you would need both hands to chamber a round in your gun. Where as if you had a round already in the chamber, you could use your free hand to fend off the attacker and draw your pistol with the other. This is one of many reason why to never carry an unloaded gun.

January 18, 2014, 08:35 PM	#5
Dragline45 Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2010 Posts: 3,513	There is nothing unsafe about carrying a gun with a round in the chamber, guns were meant to be carried loaded. It also makes no sense that you feel safe carrying a loaded revolver, but not a semi. If carrying a striker fired pistol with no safety loaded makes you feel uncomfortable, get a DAO or a DA/SA pistol since you seem to feel safer with a revolver. Actually, isn't your Kahr DAO? It should make you feel no more unsafe carrying the Kahr loaded as the revolver. I believe Kahr's also have a firing pin block. If you are ever attacked, you would need both hands to chamber a round in your gun. Where as if you had a round already in the chamber, you could use your free hand to fend off the attacker and draw your pistol with the other. This is one of many reason why to never carry an unloaded gun. Last edited by Dragline45; January 18, 2014 at 10:13 PM.