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I'm not sure if it has been mentioned (I'm too lazy to go back through the thread). Some of the reasons mentioned for 'chamber empty' carry would be akin to carrying the first chamber empty in a revolver cylinder.
Who does that?
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Not really.... any revolver without a hammerblock/transfer bar should be carried with the hammer on an empty chamber. The big difference between this and the semi is that the revolver will cycle to the next loaded chamber when the trigger is pulled (assuming DA), this does not increase the time to get the first round off, only the capacity of the weapon. With the semi, the round must first be chambered by the operator prior to firing, thereby adding an additional step to the process.