Loaded chamber? Like father like son
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I usually do not have a round in the chamber. If I am going somewhere I feel there may be trouble or get into a situation I feel calls for it I go cocked and locked, but that is not often. Back in my exuberant youth there were more times when I would feel the need as I traveled more side roads than I do now, as it were.
A defensive weapon should be ready for use at a moments notice. There is no way I want to have to think about getting my firearm into battery under stress when mine or my families life depends on it. Always have one in the chamber on my defensive weapons.
U.S.SFC_RET
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#1 I have a German Shepherd Dog who will go nuts in the middle of the night.
#2 The BG doesn't have the advantage that I have in my house, I know the layout and I have a dog and a shotgun.
#3 Wife has phone and calls the local cops.
#4 BG I feel sorry for the BG
#2 The BG doesn't have the advantage that I have in my house, I know the layout and I have a dog and a shotgun.
#3 Wife has phone and calls the local cops.
#4 BG I feel sorry for the BG
Hardtarget
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As a kid, none of the firearms were defensive guns...at least not openly. All were hunting and plinking guns. Nothing was kept loaded, but ammo was in easy access.
We must admit, generally, things are different from the 60's. It seems most of us, (after reading various threads and posts), are a little more than aware of the crime problems around us. So for some to keep guns in a more ready state is not surprising.
I, personally, keep several ready. Bad things happen fast.
Mark.
We must admit, generally, things are different from the 60's. It seems most of us, (after reading various threads and posts), are a little more than aware of the crime problems around us. So for some to keep guns in a more ready state is not surprising.
I, personally, keep several ready. Bad things happen fast.
Mark.
CAPTAIN MIKE
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Kids in the Home & Home Defense
My parents were frightened of firearms, yet all my brothers and I feel the same way about CCW and Home Defense. Quite a twist.
I have kids at home who bring their friends to the house etc. My own habit is to carry cocked & locked while outside the home and to put my "outside" firearm away (but close to where I"m at in the house) with a loaded mag but nothing in the chamber.
If the doorbell rings or my two dogs alert to the arrival of someone, the gun goes into my hand, shifts to Condition One and is behind my back when we go to the door.
Like others on THR, I've taught my kids "the rules" many times over and have been very pleased how they observe them both at home and when they go with me to the range. Yet I have to be cautious about their friends who come to the house. We've never even come close to having any 'accident' but the cost of that is constant vigilance when there are young ones about.
I'm curious about how other THR members balance home defense with child safety. I believe my wife and I have a pretty handle on it, but I'd be pleased to see what methods others use.
My parents were frightened of firearms, yet all my brothers and I feel the same way about CCW and Home Defense. Quite a twist.
I have kids at home who bring their friends to the house etc. My own habit is to carry cocked & locked while outside the home and to put my "outside" firearm away (but close to where I"m at in the house) with a loaded mag but nothing in the chamber.
If the doorbell rings or my two dogs alert to the arrival of someone, the gun goes into my hand, shifts to Condition One and is behind my back when we go to the door.
Like others on THR, I've taught my kids "the rules" many times over and have been very pleased how they observe them both at home and when they go with me to the range. Yet I have to be cautious about their friends who come to the house. We've never even come close to having any 'accident' but the cost of that is constant vigilance when there are young ones about.
I'm curious about how other THR members balance home defense with child safety. I believe my wife and I have a pretty handle on it, but I'd be pleased to see what methods others use.
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my entire family thinks I'm nuts for keeping my 870 locked and loaded next to my bed..
I think he's nuts for keeping his duty pistol in his bedroom dresser ~10ft away, unloaded, and a snubby .357 in the kitchen cabinet downstairs by the back door loaded.
makes no sense to me. I'll give him this, though.. everything wakes him up at night.
I, on the other hand, have been known to sleep through hurricanes (literally...)
I think he's nuts for keeping his duty pistol in his bedroom dresser ~10ft away, unloaded, and a snubby .357 in the kitchen cabinet downstairs by the back door loaded.
makes no sense to me. I'll give him this, though.. everything wakes him up at night.
I, on the other hand, have been known to sleep through hurricanes (literally...)
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My dad...
...Always keeps a Glock loaded with nothing in the chamber. I keep a fully loaded revolver most of the time so I don't have the "cocked and locked" issue. I find revolvers are better for HD since they can't get jammed and will work under pretty much any condition.
...Always keeps a Glock loaded with nothing in the chamber. I keep a fully loaded revolver most of the time so I don't have the "cocked and locked" issue. I find revolvers are better for HD since they can't get jammed and will work under pretty much any condition.
SpiderJohn
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Captain Mike,
You asked about kids. I have two. 11 and 5. Both Spider Jane and I work under the assumption that you cannot child-proof a firearm, you have to firearm-proof the child.
If I am vertical, I have a firearm. On my side. At night it is on the bedstand, condition one.
11 year old daughter is a developing trap shooter and dove hunter with her own shotgun. She has no interest in handguns right now. I trust her judgement around firearms because she has proven herself time and time again. I worry less hunting with her than I do with some folks my age.
5 year old boy is into everything, and can't wait to start hunting. He is focused on turkeys and tree rats. If he asks to see anything in the safe, he and I go take a look. He hasn't bothered to ask about the "nine-eleben" I carry in a long time. It is always there, and he just takes it in stride that I always have it. He can quote the four rules, and has been able to do so since about age 3. We insist that he demonstrate the 4 rules even with his cap guns, it is a good way to keep an eye on his level of understanding. I will add that some of our best time together is spent cleaning guns and reloading.
I guess what I am trying to say is, it is just part of our lives. I have done everything I can to take the mystery out of firearms, be it for recreation or life and death situations. I make sure that there is range time for all four of us, together.
Take this for what's it's worth, it works for us right now. If the 5 year old were to change his behavior even slightly, I do have a quick safe for use at night.
You asked about kids. I have two. 11 and 5. Both Spider Jane and I work under the assumption that you cannot child-proof a firearm, you have to firearm-proof the child.
If I am vertical, I have a firearm. On my side. At night it is on the bedstand, condition one.
11 year old daughter is a developing trap shooter and dove hunter with her own shotgun. She has no interest in handguns right now. I trust her judgement around firearms because she has proven herself time and time again. I worry less hunting with her than I do with some folks my age.
5 year old boy is into everything, and can't wait to start hunting. He is focused on turkeys and tree rats. If he asks to see anything in the safe, he and I go take a look. He hasn't bothered to ask about the "nine-eleben" I carry in a long time. It is always there, and he just takes it in stride that I always have it. He can quote the four rules, and has been able to do so since about age 3. We insist that he demonstrate the 4 rules even with his cap guns, it is a good way to keep an eye on his level of understanding. I will add that some of our best time together is spent cleaning guns and reloading.
I guess what I am trying to say is, it is just part of our lives. I have done everything I can to take the mystery out of firearms, be it for recreation or life and death situations. I make sure that there is range time for all four of us, together.
Take this for what's it's worth, it works for us right now. If the 5 year old were to change his behavior even slightly, I do have a quick safe for use at night.
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