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Thread: Leaving a round chambered for extended periods?

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    I take it to the range about 4-5 times per year. In betwen range trips - its a home defense rifle.

    I used to keep it with the chamber empty and a full P-Mag, but prefer not having to chamber a round in a potential "moment of terror".

    Thanks for the replies

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    All guns are always loaded. Why not let yours be ready?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Solid View Post
    All guns are always loaded. Why not let yours be ready?

    Precisely. I'm no IE, but IMHO, they don't do ya much good if they're not...

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    I keep my defense carbine chamber empty with a loaded mag.

    Safer from unwanted hands.

    This stems from when I used to keep a pistol under my pillow (chamber empty, loaded mag). The idea is to make firing the pistol more deliberate when I am groggy/half asleep.

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    I 'store' my ARs and shotguns either completely empty, ones close by for defensive use are 'cruiser ready' which means loaded magazine but empty chamber.
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    Does it really take that much time and/or effort to simply chamber a round when you need to? The AR-15 does have a free-floating fring pin and storing it loaded IS an accident just waitring to happen.

    By all means keep a loaded magazine in it with the hammer forward and all you have to do to put it into action is to pull the charging handle (you won't need to worry about the safety this way). This is how I keep mine stored in my car AND my closet. JM2CW.
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    What about tension on the extractor spring? increased wear for keeping one in the chamber for an increased period of time?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SIGguy229 View Post
    What about tension on the extractor spring? increased wear for keeping one in the chamber for an increased period of time?
    The working of the spring (compression then decompression) is what wears springs not constant compression.....
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    The lube issue should be irrelevant, as the barrel and chamber should be essentially dry- no more than a light coat, and even that is unnecessary on a chrome-lined chamber as long as decent lubricants are used.

    I can see good reasons to keep the chamber empty on a waiting rifle, but not because of a fear that the rifle will fire without human interface. I have not yet seen a real, investigated report of an AR in proper maintenance that dropped the hammer under any circumstance other than rotating the safety 90 degrees downward and pulling the trigger.

    Regardless- I personally prefer that only weapons in my control have a round in the pipe. Not that anyone asked.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gotm4 View Post
    The working of the spring (compression then decompression) is what wears springs not constant compression.....
    Gosh, if you guys had read the great LAV, you would have know this......

    I think Larry is right about the spring wear. If I recall correctly people have used loaded magazines from the Vietnam era and they functioned fine.
    I personally have two P-08 magazines that were stored for well over eighty years unloaded and they function flawlessly in my two Lugers.
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