Duke of Doubt
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Brian41, what type of pistol was that?
I've needed a gun before. Usually when you need a gun, you need a gun NOW. But to each his own; I'm not going to tell you how to carry.I don't keep a round in the chamber. The rules of safety are great, but sh!7 happens regardless. I don't necessarily feel that my life is in more danger if it takes me an extra split second to rack the slide.
Welcome to 2009. You are wrong. I don't mean that in an offensive way, but nearly all modern pistols (if not all) have a bar through the firing pin that locks it in place unless there is pressure on the trigger. The bar is released by pressing on the trigger, and then the firing pin can be moved by either releasing it (striker fired) or by hitting it with the hammer. Much like the safety on modern revolvers. Basically, unless you're using some ring of fire cheap piece of junk (Jennings, Jiminez, Bryco, etc), a striker fired pistol is not a ticking time bomb, because even if there was a problem and the striker was released, it wouldn't go anywhere because of the internal safety. And for the record, "Most autoloading pistols" aren't striker fired.Regen, because the revolver will not fire spontaneously if one of several internal parts fails. Most autoloading pistols are subject to that risk when a round is in the chamber and the spring is set. The risk in most cases is very small, but for certain designs is statistically significant.
I just don't buy that you have to have one chambered at all times or you will die. Man, that's paranoia gone a little too far. Like I said, what does it take, 1 second to chamber a round? It takes longer than that just to get to the concealed weapon.
....1 second...
Why is a revolver safer to have loaded than a self-loading pistol, especially a DAO with a heavy trigger and hammer?