Doug in VA
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OK, My other guns had external safeties that gave me warm fuzzies. I know if I ever find myself in a serious social situation I'll wish I already had one in the pipe. What do you think Kel-Tec owners? 
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Kel-Tec: "To chamber or not to chamber, that is the question."
- Thread starter Doug in VA
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I pretty much always carry with one in the pipe. P-11 or P-32. Ready for action if need be.
Seems very safe to me given the long,hard d.a. trigger pull. That is one of the reasons I picked the KelTec. External safeties are a necessity on some handguns, and that is ok. I prefer mine without.
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Seems very safe to me given the long,hard d.a. trigger pull. That is one of the reasons I picked the KelTec. External safeties are a necessity on some handguns, and that is ok. I prefer mine without.
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I carry mine with the chamber loaded on my P-32 and with the mag topped off with 7 rounds. I feel secure with this gun but will find a pocket holster that covers the trigger guard, when I can...7th
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I am with Tatters. One thing I like is that if you pull the trigger on your Kel-tec, it is a deliberate act and not some mishap like on some of the hair trigger guns. in fact all of my carry guns over the years if they were autos were double action on the 1st shot. This eliminates the need to manipulate safetys and other little details if you are in a extreme high stress situation. I keep a round in the chamber of my P11. Another good thing is when done shooting, you just holster it and not have to worry about lowering hammers,ect. one reason why I prefer hammer drop safteys and decockers on double/single action autos.
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"what gives a government that arms the whole world the right to disarm it's own citizens?"
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Sir,
If you are not going to keep one in the pipe, you shouldn't be carrying it at all. If your weapon's safety/ trigger mechanism does not make you feel like it is safe/ reliable, find a weapon that does. There are just too many things that a potential hostile could do while you are attemting to rack one in.
my .02
If you are not going to keep one in the pipe, you shouldn't be carrying it at all. If your weapon's safety/ trigger mechanism does not make you feel like it is safe/ reliable, find a weapon that does. There are just too many things that a potential hostile could do while you are attemting to rack one in.
my .02
Heck I thought you guys were talking about rechambering for the .32 Defender wildcat cartridge.
see: http://www.geocities.com/mousemag32/
see: http://www.geocities.com/mousemag32/
Doug,
Most (not all) concealed weapons holsters require a second hand to come into play someplace along the way (either to draw a shirt up or to hold the holster while removing the gun or whatever). With practise, you can rack the slide as you are bringing your gun into service -- just remember to keep your finger off the trigger at all times until you have your target in your sights.
While it may not seem very macho, some military outfits actual require their men (and women) to carry in condition three (hammer down and no bullet in the chamber) and yet they could mostlikely get their gun out of their holster, chamber a round and fire their weapon faster than you or I could even if we had a bullet in the chamber.
As orsogato mentioned, you need to be comfortable with what you are carrying. If you feel uncomfortable with a bullet in the chamber because the gun doesn't have a safety, then carry it without a round in the chamber and practise on how to quickly chamber the round or switch to another gun that makes you more comfortable.
I felt uncomfortable carrying a loaded Kahr MK9 for the same reasons that you mentioned. I originally carried it in condition three and then I had the trigger pull adjusted by a few pounds to where it increased my comfort level to the point where I now can carry it with a round in the chamber and not be worried about it.
Good luck.
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Most (not all) concealed weapons holsters require a second hand to come into play someplace along the way (either to draw a shirt up or to hold the holster while removing the gun or whatever). With practise, you can rack the slide as you are bringing your gun into service -- just remember to keep your finger off the trigger at all times until you have your target in your sights.
While it may not seem very macho, some military outfits actual require their men (and women) to carry in condition three (hammer down and no bullet in the chamber) and yet they could mostlikely get their gun out of their holster, chamber a round and fire their weapon faster than you or I could even if we had a bullet in the chamber.
As orsogato mentioned, you need to be comfortable with what you are carrying. If you feel uncomfortable with a bullet in the chamber because the gun doesn't have a safety, then carry it without a round in the chamber and practise on how to quickly chamber the round or switch to another gun that makes you more comfortable.
I felt uncomfortable carrying a loaded Kahr MK9 for the same reasons that you mentioned. I originally carried it in condition three and then I had the trigger pull adjusted by a few pounds to where it increased my comfort level to the point where I now can carry it with a round in the chamber and not be worried about it.
Good luck.
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Share what you know, learn what you don't -- FUD.
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Doug in VA
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Good Citizens,
Thank you for the advice.
Thank you for the advice.