5 rounds
6 rounds
7-10 rounds
11-13 rounds
14-16 rounds
17+ rounds
Depends. If it’s broad daylight in a low crime area, I’m usually ok with 7+1. If it’s any/all/combo of night, high-crime area, or high-population density area, I bring 15+1.
I usually carry a Shield .45 with 6 +1. I feel comfortable with that. Same with my Shield 9mm with a Magguts +2 kit. Gives me 10 rounds with very little added length on the grip.
How many rounds am I comfortable with in my carry pistol?
All of them.
The number of folks on my Full Of Shit list grows everyday
I am American
I hope it's not because, you know, Israeli...
The fun starts around 1:40ish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGD2j9ks38g
Pre-Mossad Modified Draw, the goodness starts at 2:10ish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnV6fobmAPM
Seriously, I can see where some folks might opt to carry 'condition 3' after giving it some thought -
One example might be if you are carrying in an environment where you have periodically shuck your pistol and leave the pistol in a vehicle, desk, or other place unattended. Condition 3 would negate the constant chambering and unchambering of a round, which as we all know, after numerous reps can lead to misfires.
I can also see where someone who decides they need to carry AIWB might desire to carry 'condition 3.' Actually the first Israeli Draw video I saw was a demo of a guy carrying a Hi-Power (IIRC) AIWB.
I you decide you need to carry your pistol in a Serpa holster you probably should consider 'condition 3' carry.
In all seriousness, if after careful consideration someone decides 'condition 3' is best for them, if isn't too hard to sacrifice some speed on presentation for chambering.
The dangers/downsides of this are obviously failures to feed. For example, a round nosing into the feedramp, or the slide failing to go all the way into battery, would be common concerns in my view.
IMO if you are going to carry 'condition 3' it should be a fulltime deal with all pistols. This is simply because pistols are designed to eject spent cases, not live rounds, and ejecting a live round during the draw would be an exercise fraught with potential for malfunction, IMO.
Personally, I don't see my ability to draw and fire two rounds on top of each other in under 1.5, as the likely difference between my survival or demise when carrying concealed, but it is nice to have that option. I think you are giving that up with 'condition 3' carry.
JMO
Sorry for the detour!
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Every Communist must grasp the truth. Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. Our principle is that the Party commands the gun, and the gun must never be allowed to command the Party Mao Zedong, 6 November, 1938 - speech to the Communist Patry of China's sixth Central Committee
Well he is carrying an "Assault rifle" in his car. so he's strapped.
When I first started carrying I thought that carrying one in the chamber was Tier 1 stuff and that I would not be safe doing it. A few training classes later, and I cannot fathom not carrying one in the chamber. YMMV.
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