newbie4help
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- Feb 11, 2008
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I just finished by CHL class/proficiency tests. I'm still a bit nervous about actually carrying concealed (of course i have to wait at least 90 days before I see that license). How are there not more accidents with people shooting themselves? I have a Glock and always remember to keep my finger off the trigger, but what prevents the trigger from catching on something and going off into your leg or something? It makes me quite nervous.
When I leave it in the nightstand, I don't chamber a round. I know it costs seconds but I don't want my phone to ring and me to "answer the gun" on accident or something. It's unsafe to leave a gun out where anyone can grab it immediately anyway - I figure racking the slide adds about as much time as getting it from a case.
As for concealed carry, how do you stay safe? I have this idea of putting a blank as the top round. In a defense scenario, the time it takes to get off two shots is miniscule. Has anyone ever done this? Racking the slide is just too impractical. Also, if you were in a scenario where you had time, you could always rack the slide and de-chamber the blank and chamber a live round. I feel it gives you the option of vastly increased speed, while still being infinitely safer than having a chambered round. Finally, if someone was starting to break in, it'd be nice to fire a warning shot without ruining yoru brand-new HDTV
When I leave it in the nightstand, I don't chamber a round. I know it costs seconds but I don't want my phone to ring and me to "answer the gun" on accident or something. It's unsafe to leave a gun out where anyone can grab it immediately anyway - I figure racking the slide adds about as much time as getting it from a case.
As for concealed carry, how do you stay safe? I have this idea of putting a blank as the top round. In a defense scenario, the time it takes to get off two shots is miniscule. Has anyone ever done this? Racking the slide is just too impractical. Also, if you were in a scenario where you had time, you could always rack the slide and de-chamber the blank and chamber a live round. I feel it gives you the option of vastly increased speed, while still being infinitely safer than having a chambered round. Finally, if someone was starting to break in, it'd be nice to fire a warning shot without ruining yoru brand-new HDTV