If you are absolutely certain it is safe to pocket carry in the 'safety' notch then read no further. Facts aside, one will dismiss this with a condescending wave of the hand merely because he has yet to suffer injury. I knew a man who carried a Baby Browning chambered and ready to go at the touch of the trigger - in his pocket! Older than me, he was certain it was safe - after all, he had carried for years and not shot himself. Oh well, it's his gonads. i submit that NAA mini pocket carry in the notch is as dangerous as the chambered Browning. You will be convinced if you try this yourself, but I already know most will laugh and dismiss it. Put your mini hammer in the safety notch. Now pull it back ever so slightly - a mere touch will do - and the cylinder bolt will lift to allow the cylinder to turn in either direction and rest hammer down on a live cartridge. On our 4 minis it moves .018/inch to release the cylinder. A brush of the hammer and a slight shift in the pocket and you are down on a live cartridge. This explains the condition found by previous posters. It's not a freak occurrence but a real possibility. It doesn't take much of a tap to detonate a round which is then pointing at your femoral artery. Hammer down on empty chamber and it takes a great deal of movement to release the cylinder. The safe alternative is a mini holster or possibly the original folding holster - not the skinny new version. I've shared this before and have been slammed therefore this will be my only post on this matter. It's your life, but remember naked carry the mini and you are eighteen thousandths of an inch from eternity.