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Cheapshooter · February 20, 2014, 05:37 PM

Dragline45, where I don't agree with you on the pocket holster that's your choice, your gun, and your pocket. My mileage may differ.
But as to carrying with a loaded chamber I think slide racking ninja moves are for Hollywood. If someone fears the loaded chamber of the gun they carry, maybe they shouldn't carry at all.
Slid racking practice is far different than an actual stressful situation. Under stress the slide could not be fully racked leaving an empty gun. No matter how much practice, a hand could slip off the slide. Or under stress and the need for quick response the trigger could be pulled as the slide is racked, or micro seconds later causing the gun to discharge in a direction unsafe for bystanders. So many things that are presumed in practice can go wrong in a real life stressful situation.
As far as not being in a situation that allows the time to rack the slide, it's a fantasy to believe that evil can't happen any where, any time.

February 20, 2014, 05:37 PM	#32
Cheapshooter Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 8,306	Dragline45, where I don't agree with you on the pocket holster that's your choice, your gun, and your pocket. My mileage may differ. But as to carrying with a loaded chamber I think slide racking ninja moves are for Hollywood. If someone fears the loaded chamber of the gun they carry, maybe they shouldn't carry at all. Slid racking practice is far different than an actual stressful situation. Under stress the slide could not be fully racked leaving an empty gun. No matter how much practice, a hand could slip off the slide. Or under stress and the need for quick response the trigger could be pulled as the slide is racked, or micro seconds later causing the gun to discharge in a direction unsafe for bystanders. So many things that are presumed in practice can go wrong in a real life stressful situation. As far as not being in a situation that allows the time to rack the slide, it's a fantasy to believe that evil can't happen any where, any time. __________________ Cheapshooter's rules of gun ownership #1: NEVER SELL OR TRADE ANYTHING!