James Yeager says bringing an emtpy gun to a gun fight is stupid.
End of discussion.
Yeah, well, James Yeager is stupid.
James Yeager says bringing an emtpy gun to a gun fight is stupid.
End of discussion.
Does anybody check their EDC chamber and magazine for loaded rounds before leaving the house on a daily basis?
I ask this question because I switch back and fourth between pistols due to concealment requirements. I recently made a trip to the east coast and was going to be in MD part of the time. I took along my LCP with pocket holster to deep conceal. I had a spare mag on my off side in a mag pouch loaded with SD ammo. We were going to the pool at our friends house so I took the LCP out of my pocket and went to unload it before storing it until we got back from the pool. They had small grandchildren in the house so I was going to put the gun in my suite case and the ammo and magazine in my backpack.
I was shocked and felt stupid that I had grabbed my wifes LCP before we left Indiana four, yes FOUR days earlier. It was UNLOADED. No round in the chamber nor the magazine. I had been carrying an unloaded gun for four days. I did have a spare mag on my off side that would have been inserted after a misfire, tap rack, misfire then mag change, rack, fire. I was sick at my stomach that I had been so careless.
I'm hoping that I'm the only person that has done this stupid practice of not checking their EDC. I have now started to check my EDC or any gun I plan on carrying before it goes in the holster, even if I put it in the safe loaded before going too bed and strapping it back on the next morning.
Well, it is an LCP so you didn't really lose much.
Does anybody check their EDC chamber and magazine for loaded rounds before leaving the house on a daily basis?
I ask this question because I switch back and fourth between pistols due to concealment requirements. I recently made a trip to the east coast and was going to be in MD part of the time. I took along my LCP with pocket holster to deep conceal. I had a spare mag on my off side in a mag pouch loaded with SD ammo. We were going to the pool at our friends house so I took the LCP out of my pocket and went to unload it before storing it until we got back from the pool. They had small grandchildren in the house so I was going to put the gun in my suite case and the ammo and magazine in my backpack.
I was shocked and felt stupid that I had grabbed my wifes LCP before we left Indiana four, yes FOUR days earlier. It was UNLOADED. No round in the chamber nor the magazine. I had been carrying an unloaded gun for four days. I did have a spare mag on my off side that would have been inserted after a misfire, tap rack, misfire then mag change, rack, fire. I was sick at my stomach that I had been so careless.
I'm hoping that I'm the only person that has done this stupid practice of not checking their EDC. I have now started to check my EDC or any gun I plan on carrying before it goes in the holster, even if I put it in the safe loaded before going too bed and strapping it back on the next morning.
While I do have to agree with you about the mouse gun, I have ran different scenarios through my head and one of them is me pulling the gun on a judgement call and getting shot because I pulled the gun.
I am so looking forward to the class next month with BBI and Coach. I'm just hoping they don't read this and make me wear a dunce cap for the class.
Curious to know what permit you have that gets you Maryland.
I look forward to meeting you finally.
Since he mentioned "deep conceal", I think he was hoping for jury nullification.
Does anybody check their EDC chamber and magazine for loaded rounds before leaving the house on a daily basis?
Yes.
This is now my best practice as well. I also have followed your advice on using a case gauge on all my SD ammo. You give great information on gun handling, but I will seek others for proper knife handling.
Does anybody check their EDC chamber and magazine for loaded rounds before leaving the house on a daily basis?...
It sounds like someone does too much loading and unloading. If one of my guns has the magazine inserted then there is one in the chamber, always, everytime. No magazine? Then I check it.
It sounds like someone does too much loading and unloading. If one of my guns has the magazine inserted then there is one in the chamber, always, everytime. No magazine? Then I check it.