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July 3, 2014, 01:32 AM | #51 |
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No Yes The only time there is a round in the chamber is when the gun is on my hip. I have better options for the home or the car. Jim
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July 3, 2014, 07:11 AM | #53 | |
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A lot of foolishness in this thread. I see no reason if you dont have children running around not to have a loaded gun.
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July 3, 2014, 07:29 AM | #54 |
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All my defensive guns are chambered and in condition 1 (if applicable). The only gun I'm not 100% confident in keeping that way is a Glock and then only when carrying in a Smart Carry holster. I'm concerned that the fabric might get bunched up and press the trigger enough to set it off.
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Not all coil springs, when compressed as far as the gun allows, are FULLY compressed. (Mags springs in a full-size 7-round 1911 mag have lots of reserve left.) Some springs have little reserve -- it depends on the design. Many of the newer, smaller, more compact guns are designed to use springs differently than in the past. The designers of some of these new, smaller guns seem to view the springs as renewable resources (and, in fact, they are renewable resources). The designers ask the springs to do more, and tell us to replace them more frequently. The recoil spring for the Rohrbaugh R9. according to the firm, should be replaced every 250-300 rounds. Cycling seems to be an issue for that particular design, but it's as issue created BY DESIGN -- probably because it was the best way to build that smaller 9mm gun! Tappets springs in cars will typically last many MILLIONS of cycles, and broken or poorly functioning tappet springs are almost unheard of. Compression and cycling can (will) wear out a spring if the cycling process routinely pushes the spring to or beyond it's design limits, ala the R9, above. Overcompression may be more common with new guns than is widely understood. Lots of designs don't push their springs that far and those springs live long lives -- as is the case with s in full-size 7-round 1911 mags and auto tappet springs. [This has been discussed at length on this site, in a number of different message chains. A couple of engineers who know metals (one a metallurgist) contributed to the discussion and provided links. There are a number of technical sources cited. Almost any material under load (wood, glass, steel, alloys, etc.) degrades with time and use; the speed of the degradation depends on the amount of load, and how often and how long the load is applied.] Last edited by Walt Sherrill; July 3, 2014 at 08:17 AM. |
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July 3, 2014, 08:48 AM | #57 | |
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2) Yes, there's a round in the chamber. Not having a chambered round turns your handgun into a handsgun. |
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"The only purpose for a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you never should have laid down." "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them." -John Wayne |
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July 3, 2014, 09:13 AM | #60 |
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We all have to decide what we're comfortable or confident with in regard to SD or CCW practices. This goes for what caliber you use, what action you use, and what condition you carry in. Its a personal choice we all make, one that we can't make for others.
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No argument intended, just some points to ponder.
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Yes, I know what the OP meant: Some people have special different guns for shooting bad guys in their house, car, or the local Kroger parking lot. I don't get that, but it's a free country. |
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I also get that I don't put my carry gun in my jeans pocket or my car console. That's what I have a holster for. |
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July 3, 2014, 12:25 PM | #67 |
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I always keep a round in the chamber. I want to be ready to defend myself/my family in a split second.
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I own eleven handguns, all are loaded, even the eight in the safe. All have a round in the chamber except for my two 1911's that are in the safe. When my children were small I did not keep a loaded gun around either.
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HD,CC CG, round in the chamber. My Semi-automatics are double/single action, so with the hammer down the first shot is like a double action revolver.
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CC would be the same as my car gun which has one in the chamber. Night stand has rounds in the magazine, but nothing in the chamber. Not that hard to chamber a round as the gun comes out of the drawer.
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CC would be the same as my car gun which has one in the chamber. Night stand has rounds in the magazine, but nothing in the chamber. Not that hard to chamber a round as the gun comes out of the drawer.
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I don't have a "car gun"...but my CC has a round chambered and one revolver in the safe.
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