If you’ve got a safety I agree, my glock doesn’t so I keep the chamber empty, but once I’ve got one in, I’m pulling the trigger that’s just how I’m trained. I do practice cycles frequently.
Your finger is your safety. I was trained tactically though, I realize a lot of civilians do it different because of a lesser discipline style. But that fraction of time it takes to click your safety off or chamber a round can mean life and death in certain situations. People also don't understand that in a life and death situation, with adrenaline surging through your body, lack of discipline/training can make a person fumble or even forget to turn their safety off. They panic, start shooting and nothing happens. I've seen it too many times. Also, while you're chambering your round, I'm already shooting you. I don't know any LEOs or military that use their safety. The running joke has always been, "What do you call a person who uses a safety or doesn't chamber a round?" DEAD. But like I said, I don't blame people less confident or untrained for using a safety, if it makes them feel better then go for it. It's probably safer for those around them.
Yes I agree with that. I don’t expect to put a round in the chamber without pulling the trigger. That applies to range days for me which I get in as often as possible but at least 2-3 times a week depending on what I’ve got going on. My wife uses a .380 for her CC, and it has a safety she uses quite often but she trains to it at the range...but it absolutely does add a step and fractions of a second that REALLY impacts time to put ordinance on target. In Iraq we were always in Condition 1, red weapons free in convoys. I’ve heard some units in Condition 1, posture White or Green. I’m so glad I was never in that predicament. Even on our FOB we were Free because of ‘friendlies’. You know what I mean probably.
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ketoll ago
She didn't understand "Get out of my way."
She didn't understand "Leave me alone."
She didn't understand "Stop blocking my car from leaving."
But she understood loud and clear the sound of a bullet being chambered into that handgun.
Some people don't understand anything other than physical threats. You can't reason with a violent instigator.
NakedWarrior ago
You should already have a round in the pipe tho.
BarbaricHamSammy ago
If you’ve got a safety I agree, my glock doesn’t so I keep the chamber empty, but once I’ve got one in, I’m pulling the trigger that’s just how I’m trained. I do practice cycles frequently.
NakedWarrior ago
Your finger is your safety. I was trained tactically though, I realize a lot of civilians do it different because of a lesser discipline style. But that fraction of time it takes to click your safety off or chamber a round can mean life and death in certain situations. People also don't understand that in a life and death situation, with adrenaline surging through your body, lack of discipline/training can make a person fumble or even forget to turn their safety off. They panic, start shooting and nothing happens. I've seen it too many times. Also, while you're chambering your round, I'm already shooting you. I don't know any LEOs or military that use their safety. The running joke has always been, "What do you call a person who uses a safety or doesn't chamber a round?" DEAD. But like I said, I don't blame people less confident or untrained for using a safety, if it makes them feel better then go for it. It's probably safer for those around them.
BarbaricHamSammy ago
Yes I agree with that. I don’t expect to put a round in the chamber without pulling the trigger. That applies to range days for me which I get in as often as possible but at least 2-3 times a week depending on what I’ve got going on. My wife uses a .380 for her CC, and it has a safety she uses quite often but she trains to it at the range...but it absolutely does add a step and fractions of a second that REALLY impacts time to put ordinance on target. In Iraq we were always in Condition 1, red weapons free in convoys. I’ve heard some units in Condition 1, posture White or Green. I’m so glad I was never in that predicament. Even on our FOB we were Free because of ‘friendlies’. You know what I mean probably.