Should You Carry Your Pistol Cocked and Locked?

[Biggfoot44]

I only wish that so much of the stuff wasn’t so situational.

“It depends”… is unfortunately the best reasonable answer.

For most of the Tactical What If/ What would you do threads , with a hundred off the wall follow up sub questions , entirely this .

If I wasn't computer illiterate Luddite , I'd have a stand by cut & paste ( is that right term ) to the effect of :

* It depends . There are a myriad of situational factors , and it largely depends how they come together at that exact fraction of a second , as the Situiation unfolds . *


THIS discussion in this thread , is pretty unambiguous , with only rare exceptions .

The only pistol you own or have access is a 1st Gen Raven .25 ? That sucker needs to be carried chamber empty .


You the trainer for a 100 person untrained paramilitary unit . They are issued with 100 different design pistols . You have 3 minutes to instruct them , before they Parachute into Occupied France ( or modern equivalent ) .

You teach them quick & dirty Lowest Common Denominator stuff in that hour .

[ That seems off the wall , but there Is close historical Presecident .

Among his duties in WWll , then Lt Rex Applegate would have 1 hour to teach untrained OSS Agents pistol shooting , just before they got in the plane to jump behind German lines . This influenced his approach to pistol tactics and training , which is still noteworthy and influential today .]

 

[Biggfoot44]

I have system down now when I get out of the car and put my keys in my pocket I can disengage the safety through my over garment.

Still unnecessarily too fiddley .

Either train to consistently use the safety ( my preference) , or tweek your vehicle carry practices to not feel the need to on safe .

 

[jrumann59]

Still unnecessarily too fiddley .

Either train to consistently use the safety ( my preference) , or tweek your vehicle carry practices to not feel the need to on safe .

Not really an option due to the vehicle and appendix is not an option

 

[Biggfoot44]

Not really an option due to the vehicle and appendix is not an option

Ok . taking that at face value , then standardize on safety on carry all the time . If you're sufficiently up to speed for using the safety to defend a carjacking , you would be just as competent when you're on foot .

 

[jrumann59]

Ok . taking that at face value , then standardize on safety on carry all the time . If you're sufficiently up to speed for using the safety to defend a carjacking , you would be just as competent when you're on foot .

Makes sense

 

[Baccusboy]

Another great choice for closeup work is the original hammer-fired Ruger LC9. VERY safe to carry it with a round in the chamber. A bit heavy trigger pull, but not crazy.

Front pocketable if you are over 6' and wearing Dockers that aren't skinny style.

 

[JPG]

First timer - need to get comfortable and work up to it...

 

[rob]

That's why I carry a revolver. There's nothing to think about. No safety, no magazine, no hammer (exposed), no cocking, no locking.

Just point, click and bang. Very little can go wrong.

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[Threeband]

That's why I carry a revolver. There's nothing to think about. No safety, no magazine, no hammer (exposed), no cocking, no locking.

Just point, click and bang. Very little can go wrong.

State of the art 1980.
Since the Glock 17 came out, and was emulated by about 1000 other striker fired pistols, you get the same point and click simplicity and reliability with three times the capacity. Just keep the trigger covered.

 

[adit]

That's why I carry a revolver. There's nothing to think about. No safety, no magazine, no hammer (exposed), no cocking, no locking.

Just point, click and bang. Very little can go wrong.

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Did I fire 5, or 6 rounds?????

 

[EliteContent]

Did I fire 5, or 6 rounds?????

Or in todays day and age: Did I fire 14, or 15 rounds??

Do you feel lucky... Punk?!