usp9
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Yes and no. My CCW is kept in a small safe downstairs and left 10+1. Upstairs in my gun safe I keep one gun ready with a loaded mag not inserted. It would depend on to which gun I was closest.
HD pistol: Do you keep it +1?
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Lonestar49
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KISS.. lol
Yep, in all my Calif 10 round magazine max, for the people's safety, government run society for the benefit of the BG's, I still only keep one chambered, at all times, and 9 left in the mag.
I feel confident, and secure, knowing that my house is still my castle, along with a less is more attitude in, less to go wrong, more to go right.
LS
KISS.. lol
Yep, in all my Calif 10 round magazine max, for the people's safety, government run society for the benefit of the BG's, I still only keep one chambered, at all times, and 9 left in the mag.
I feel confident, and secure, knowing that my house is still my castle, along with a less is more attitude in, less to go wrong, more to go right.
LS
Big Boomer
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top it off +1
Think of it like this I am taking a road trip I have 250 miles to go, I am VERY confident that 1/2 tank of gas will get me there and I will have enough to get to a station.
I have a little over half tank do I fill up before I go? (let's assume there are no stations on the way)
If you are going to need it you might was well top off the tank "just in case".
After all you have committed to having your gun on your nightstand "just in case"
Think of it like this I am taking a road trip I have 250 miles to go, I am VERY confident that 1/2 tank of gas will get me there and I will have enough to get to a station.
I have a little over half tank do I fill up before I go? (let's assume there are no stations on the way)
If you are going to need it you might was well top off the tank "just in case".
After all you have committed to having your gun on your nightstand "just in case"
Lonestar49
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Another example.. lol
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Say you have a Porsche, and it hold 8qts of oil max.
And you're gonna drive 250 miles, and your gas tank says 99% full.. and you know it's good for 380 miles. Are you gonna stop and top it off, just to be sure..?
This is the same as if a guy just had an oil change in his Porsche and it is fresh, clean, and is maxed out with all 8qts of oil.
Another guy pulls up next to you, knows his Porsche has only 7qts of oil and gives you the look.. The race is on.. The light goes green and both of you put your foot all the way into it..
At about the top end of 2nd gear, the guy with the max load of 8qts hears a strange sound, and gauges start to fluctuate, as the the guy with the 7qts of oil starts pulling away in 3rd gear, 4th, gear and 5th gear.. WHY?
Because any Porsche manual says, NOT to use MAX RPM loads with a max load of 8qts of oil, otherwise, you stand the chance of blowing out oil seals, and your chance of it happening the first time you do it, is GREAT.
Less is more in the long run.. lol, one goes the distance, the other encounters a jam, of sorts, lol.
For the record, during any real race, most run with just 6qts of oil..
To be clear, many of my guns have operated flawlessly with max loads + 1 at the range, and on the other hand, some of my guns have coughed, enough times, after the first shot, that the need to feel secure with one extra bullet, fall short, with the confidence that they shoot 100% of the time at the range with a normal load.. otherwise, not topped off, as they're loaded at home, or while CCW, on the road.
LS
PS.. NO, I do not own or drive a Porsche anymore, to rich for my blood.. lol
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Say you have a Porsche, and it hold 8qts of oil max.
And you're gonna drive 250 miles, and your gas tank says 99% full.. and you know it's good for 380 miles. Are you gonna stop and top it off, just to be sure..?
This is the same as if a guy just had an oil change in his Porsche and it is fresh, clean, and is maxed out with all 8qts of oil.
Another guy pulls up next to you, knows his Porsche has only 7qts of oil and gives you the look.. The race is on.. The light goes green and both of you put your foot all the way into it..
At about the top end of 2nd gear, the guy with the max load of 8qts hears a strange sound, and gauges start to fluctuate, as the the guy with the 7qts of oil starts pulling away in 3rd gear, 4th, gear and 5th gear.. WHY?
Because any Porsche manual says, NOT to use MAX RPM loads with a max load of 8qts of oil, otherwise, you stand the chance of blowing out oil seals, and your chance of it happening the first time you do it, is GREAT.
Less is more in the long run.. lol, one goes the distance, the other encounters a jam, of sorts, lol.
For the record, during any real race, most run with just 6qts of oil..
To be clear, many of my guns have operated flawlessly with max loads + 1 at the range, and on the other hand, some of my guns have coughed, enough times, after the first shot, that the need to feel secure with one extra bullet, fall short, with the confidence that they shoot 100% of the time at the range with a normal load.. otherwise, not topped off, as they're loaded at home, or while CCW, on the road.
LS
PS.. NO, I do not own or drive a Porsche anymore, to rich for my blood.. lol
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jaholder1971
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My HD gun is a S&W Model 65 alongside my CCW piece at the moment. Both are kept in a bedside drawer.
Empty chamber and 13 rd. magazine loaded with only 12 rounds. If I ever need it, I feel more confident that spring fatigue isn't going to give me a nasty surprise. Stupid, maybe. But revolvers are still pretty popular for HD, and last I checked they only hold 5-8 rounds.
Lonestar said it pretty well.
Lonestar said it pretty well.
Ala Dan
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Yep, 'ole bud I sure do~! 
MPanova
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My HD gun is my CCW so its always loaded 12 +1(24/7Pro 45acp). It goes from my hip to my night stand and back on my hip in the morning
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