Clear chamber or locked and loaded.
04-09-2009 | 04:12 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Clear chamber or locked and loaded.
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
Yes sir I am considering it. I think it would be money well spent. Piece of mind. If they work properly
I mean I am really torn on this. On one hand, I grew up in a house that always had a shotgun auto-5 in the corner. There was a pistol in the drawer. I never gave them no mind really. But if I keep the guns from my kids, from even being around them, now they are novelty. I have a gun safe.
ORIGINAL: VAhuntr
Have you considered one of those pistol vaults that use your fingerprints as the means of opening the safe?
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
I definately do not, (DO NOT) keep one in the chamber.
If I hear a noise in my house, I am getting my semi, and then chambering one. I have a wife who has night terrors on occasion, I have a young son who will be walking soon. I need to make darn sure of my target before firing. Irresponsibility like this is reason us gun owners have to work so hard these days.
I have witnessed 2 accidents with a firearm being fired in a house by keeping one in the chamber. And sadly enough, one time was my fault. Because I always insisted in one in the chamber. I get home from work one night when I was in college, and put my gun down I always carried, and my drunk room mate came in and all heard next was BOOM. Shot a 9mm straight thru the wall into the oven.
I definately do not, (DO NOT) keep one in the chamber.
If I hear a noise in my house, I am getting my semi, and then chambering one. I have a wife who has night terrors on occasion, I have a young son who will be walking soon. I need to make darn sure of my target before firing. Irresponsibility like this is reason us gun owners have to work so hard these days.
I have witnessed 2 accidents with a firearm being fired in a house by keeping one in the chamber. And sadly enough, one time was my fault. Because I always insisted in one in the chamber. I get home from work one night when I was in college, and put my gun down I always carried, and my drunk room mate came in and all heard next was BOOM. Shot a 9mm straight thru the wall into the oven.
I mean I am really torn on this. On one hand, I grew up in a house that always had a shotgun auto-5 in the corner. There was a pistol in the drawer. I never gave them no mind really. But if I keep the guns from my kids, from even being around them, now they are novelty. I have a gun safe.
I do not have one but they look like a good idea, especially for houses with children. My concern would be what happens if your fingerprint is lost due to the batteries going dead? Of course I'm assuming these safes use batteries!
04-09-2009 | 05:38 AM
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RE: Clear chamber or locked and loaded.
ORIGINAL: VAhuntr
I do not have one but they look like a good idea, especially for houses with children. My concern would be what happens if your fingerprint is lost due to the batteries going dead? Of course I'm assuming these safes use batteries!
I do not have one but they look like a good idea, especially for houses with children. My concern would be what happens if your fingerprint is lost due to the batteries going dead? Of course I'm assuming these safes use batteries!
04-09-2009 | 05:44 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: Clear chamber or locked and loaded.
check cabelas website they have them with tons of reviews there are people who hate them and people who swear by them. I think the one on cabelas has a power supply for ac and a battery
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
What bothers me is, I work in locations where they have hand readers to get into the sites. And those things are always on the fritz. I sit there sometimes for 10 min trying to get a good read on my fingertips. And sometimes never do get in and have to call the main security, and go thru 50 questions and wait for a security officer to come.
ORIGINAL: VAhuntr
I do not have one but they look like a good idea, especially for houses with children. My concern would be what happens if your fingerprint is lost due to the batteries going dead? Of course I'm assuming these safes use batteries!
I do not have one but they look like a good idea, especially for houses with children. My concern would be what happens if your fingerprint is lost due to the batteries going dead? Of course I'm assuming these safes use batteries!
04-09-2009 | 06:10 AM
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RE: Clear chamber or locked and loaded.
An unloaded gun is useless as has already been mentioned. but lets say that a bad guy gets past the dogs, gets past any security system, and as you wake up you see him standing in your doorway. you wont have much time to to chamber a round. you will point and shoot. that is why you keep your guns cocked locked and ready to rock. The time that you absolutely need a quick shot is the time that you will have an empty chamber.
04-09-2009 | 06:12 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Clear chamber or locked and loaded.
The only time I carry is when I am in the woods and I keep one chambered because that hog or snake won't wait for me to rack one in. But in my car and house I no not have one in the chamber unless I am out of town and my wife is by herself, she has trouble pulling the slide back so I do it for her right before I leave after we go over the gun safety again. She is getting a revolver soon though. I have an alarm system that is set every night and beeps everytime you open a door or window, so I will have a warning if something is going down. The system is wired into the house in my closet and has a battery back-up if the power is cut.
04-09-2009 | 07:03 AM
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RE: Clear chamber or locked and loaded.
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An unloaded gun is useless as has already been mentioned. but lets say that a bad guy gets past the dogs, gets past any security system, and as you wake up you see him standing in your doorway. you wont have much time to to chamber a round. you will point and shoot. that is why you keep your guns cocked locked and ready to rock. The time that you absolutely need a quick shot is the time that you will have an empty chamber.
An unloaded gun is useless as has already been mentioned. but lets say that a bad guy gets past the dogs, gets past any security system, and as you wake up you see him standing in your doorway. you wont have much time to to chamber a round. you will point and shoot. that is why you keep your guns cocked locked and ready to rock. The time that you absolutely need a quick shot is the time that you will have an empty chamber.
04-09-2009 | 08:04 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Clear chamber or locked and loaded.
In the home I keep a loaded magazine in the 45, not cocked and locked. I also keep two speedloaders right next to the 357. I can't see any reason to keep one in the chamber while at home.
04-09-2009 | 09:40 AM
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Typical Buck
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RE: Clear chamber or locked and loaded.
i carry with a loaded mag, but NO bullet in the chamber. If i was to carry loaded, it would depend on the gun and the holster. But i can rack the slide pretty quick if i need too.
04-09-2009 | 10:19 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: Clear chamber or locked and loaded.
I think it depends on the gun and man or woman when carrying. I think a home issue depends on kids where you live. I do not and will not depend on dogs mine bark when they hear the wide but you never know. I figure 90% hand to hand i can defend my self my plan is mag full and locked in the gun properly in a psitol vault with a 4 button combo or a fingerprint or maybe a key due to some personal issues. I figure when i am awake i will leave it unlocked and handy then shut it when asleep. But i do not have anyone in my place. With moving i will have my own house the only people coming and going and only person every going in my room is mom and dad so leaving it up when i am up and home will not be a issue.
I got alot of good reponses to this post glad no one called me a dumba** for asking it.
I got alot of good reponses to this post glad no one called me a dumba** for asking it.