Handing A Loaded Gun to Another

[Lost Sheep]

I opened my trunk, got out the range bag, put a loaded magazine in and racked the slide. I then handed the pistol to him. I got it back later on at the end of the shift.

Other than that, I never hand a loaded firearm to anyone.

I am not criticizing what you did, but, considering the comments already posted by other Law Enforcement Officers, I wonder what the reasoning is behind your choice

A) chambering a round for your fellow officer vs

B) Opening the action and handing him the pistol and magazine

C) handing him the magazine and pistol with action closed with or without verbalizng the condition of the chamber

D) Directing him to the trunk to retrieve the pistol

Just curious.

Lost Sheep

 

[TRX]

My wife and I both took our CCW classes from the same instructor, at different times. He was carrying an automatic in a paddle holster, with no magazine in it. Every time he pulled the gun to show something, he racked the slide to show that the chamber was empty. I thought it was a bit over-the-top at the time, but having read about so many training "incidents" I changed my mind.

I keep my Ruger on me most of the time; not that I'm worried someone is going to break into the house, but it's less hassle to leave it in the holster than to remove and replace it as I go outdoors and return. My wife only carries hers on occasion, and her gun is usually put away in a different room. So when she's shopping for yet more CCW purses or bags online, she'll occasionally ask for my gun to measure from.

I pull it out, drop the magazine, lock the slide back, and hand her the gun and the magazine. She drops the slide, does whatever she does, then locks it back and hands the gun and magazine back to me when she's finished.

I don't carry a round in the chamber, for reasons that aren't relevant here, so I don't have to contend with the "catch the loose round" and "bullet setback from repeated chambering" issues.

I don't view it so much as a safety issue as "starting from a known state." There's absolutely no question about whether the gun is loaded or ready to fire.

My wife agreed, particularly since her gun is identical to mine, just a few digits off on the serial number, and hers is always ready to fire. It would be easy enough to get the two mixed up...

 

[crazysccrmd]

With a few certain people I will hand off a loaded gun, after telling them 'loaded, chambered, safety on (if present)'. Everyone else it gets cleared by me and visually verified by them before being passed on.

 

[Frag]

I have handed over possession of a loaded gun at the range, in particular to new shooters.. That said i dont physically hand it to them. I place it on the bench muzzle down range, step back, have them step forward to the bench and take possession.
I really would not feel comfortable with more than one set of hands in the mix.

 

[lg&m]

I assume every gun is loaded until I check it. When I hand a gun to someone I tell them what state it is in. Almost 100% of the time that is un loaded.

 

[F-111 John]

Someone hands me an unloaded firearm, the first thing I do is to clear it myself, even if I just watched them clear it before handing it to me.

Just a good habit to get in to.