I own a Glock 27. I started carrying it everywhere with the chamber empty and with a charged magazine in the gun. Before inserting the magazine, I cocked the gun so it would be easier to cycle if necessary.
I quickly gained confidence to carry in Condition 1 (charged magazine, cocked, and "one in the pipe", when I'm out and about. When I'm at home, I still revert to the first method that I mentioned. I find that while I'm sitting on a chair or couch the gun is often pointing at one of my family members through my clothing, and I still get the hebegebees.
Also, sometimes the younguns like to climb on my lap and I fear that the gun may slide out of the holster enough for something to get to the trigger.
I know that it takes valuable time to rack the silde before firing, but my rationale is that since I'm in my home, upstairs, I may have an extra couple of seconds to react to a situation.
And now my question: Sometimes I forget what condition my gun is in. I know that I can tell if the gun is cocked by the positon of the trigger. I would like to know if there is a way to tell if a Glock is cocked, AND has one in the pipe?
I'm sure that I'll get more confident to always be in Condition 1, in time, but for now I'm still working toward that day.
Thanks,
Randy
I quickly gained confidence to carry in Condition 1 (charged magazine, cocked, and "one in the pipe", when I'm out and about. When I'm at home, I still revert to the first method that I mentioned. I find that while I'm sitting on a chair or couch the gun is often pointing at one of my family members through my clothing, and I still get the hebegebees.
Also, sometimes the younguns like to climb on my lap and I fear that the gun may slide out of the holster enough for something to get to the trigger.
I know that it takes valuable time to rack the silde before firing, but my rationale is that since I'm in my home, upstairs, I may have an extra couple of seconds to react to a situation.
And now my question: Sometimes I forget what condition my gun is in. I know that I can tell if the gun is cocked by the positon of the trigger. I would like to know if there is a way to tell if a Glock is cocked, AND has one in the pipe?
I'm sure that I'll get more confident to always be in Condition 1, in time, but for now I'm still working toward that day.
Thanks,
Randy