pocket carry with no safety

[1pointofview]

Ok, I have a ruger LCP .380 that I keep in the truck and pocket carry. I love the gun but I do wish it had a safety. I keep my truck locked but I am just a little apprehensive keeping one in the chamber. Does anyone else have a pocket carry without a safety? If you do are you comfortable keeping one in the chamber at all time?

[sschrick]

i don't pocket carry, but from what I have heard about the LCP, it has a very long and heavy DA trigger pull. If you keep it in a proper pocket holster, should be no problem to carry with one in the chamber.

I do carry my other guns in holsters OWB and always have +1 ready to go.

[R_Bert]

I carry a P3AT (origination of LCP) all the time with one in the chamber.\

But, regardless, it is in a holster when I am not shooting it.

[mikegideon]

I have an LCP. I pocket carry it, and dont worry about it. The long trigger pull IS the safety. You do need to carry it in a pocket holster that covers the trigger. Carrying it unchambered is not something I would do. It's not heavy enough to hurt someone when you throw it at them.

[Sam1]

I wouldn't personally do it, if SHTF so quickly that I can't rack my gun, then I was doomed anyways. - this is why I prefer weapons with decockers..

The only exception is the one around the bed because of the possibility of being woken up in the middle of a bad situation. But that one stays put

[Mdunntn]

Carry it in my pocket everyday with one in the chamber. As long as you have a holster and don't keep anything else in that pocket there's nothing to worry about.

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[Slappy]

My LCP has been my faithful companion for several years now. I always have a round in the chamber and use a Desantis Nemisis holster. The other day I threw a pair of pants on the bed forgetting I had my gun in them (doh!), the gun went flying and hit the carpet with no issues.

[mikegideon]

Yep. I have forgotten about mine more than once. The first recall dealt with drop issues. I'm betting you can throw it against a concrete wall and it won't go off.

[Trekbike]

When I'm pocket carrying my LCP or 642 they are in a holster and ready to go. I don't think twice about it.

[TripleDigitRide]

I pocket carry a Ruger LCP in a DeSantis Nemesis on a daily basis. I wouldn't consider carrying without a round in the chamber. I've never had an issue, and I'm not affraid that I will.

[1pointofview]

Thanks my people. I keep it in a holster and I never thought about the long trigger pull. I have been keeping one in the chamber for the last week but wanted to know what everyone else did. I have found chambering the first round problematic so the more I think about it, in a time of need I don't want to have to worry about that. Just wanted to know what the masses felt comfortable with.

[Patton]

With the LCP's long trigger pull I carry it without any concearns. I do prefer to have it in a holster though.

[RichardR]

I pocket carry my LCP all of the time, always in a holster though.

[Guest dfsixstring]

The LCP trigger pull is a lot like that of a revolver, not quite as stiff, but close. I have no concerns keeping a round in the chamber.

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[Tuffus]

I pocket carry often with an LCR or a p3at, ready to go but always in a holster that covers the trigger.

[frankmako]

i pocket carry with one in the chamber. the ruger is made to/for pocket carry and it is made for carry with one in the chamber. to carry a gun without one in the chamber is like not carring a gun at all.

[Dennis1209]

This will not be a popular answer and goes against the grain of rapid response if you need to employ your weapon instantly, but...

For me anyway, I normally don't carry one in the chamber, y'all ought to thank me for that.

No matter where I'm at or what I'm doing... Murphy is my side kick! My pants and stuff get hung up in the most unlikely places, dismounting my little farm tractor and my shorts / pants getting hung up in a control lever, my seat belt grabbing the top of my CCW getting out of the vehicle, I could go on and on. Hell, just last week, one little stick in my lawn and just walking along gets stuck in one of the loops in my shoe, and I have to untie it to remove it? Everything always gets hung up on me, go figure?

I myself, with Mr. Murphy looking over my shoulder, would rather spend the extra second racking a round in a life or death situation, than Mr. Murphy presenting himself and having a ND, and paying the price.

I think a quote from a Clint Eastwood film is appropriate. Son, you have to know your limitations.

IMHO, with my luck even wearing the best custom made holsters as I do, I would rather be a victim than have a ND and hurt an innocent bystander.

If it were not for bad luck, I would have no luck at all.

[BigK]

1pointofview, glad to hear you already had the pocket holster part covered. Getting one of those little guns charged in an emergency could be problematic for anyone. I'd never consider my P-32 w/ one in the chamber unsafe and I'd also never consider trying to aim it in an OS situation either. That's why I put a Crimson Trace laser trigger guard on it.

... Carrying it unchambered is not something I would do. It's not heavy enough to hurt someone when you throw it at them.

That's good stuff right there! I gotta remember that one.

.... - this is why I prefer weapons with decockers..

+1 for guns with decockers, but I can't think of a single good choice for pocket carry with a decocker right off the top of my head

[greenego]

I pocket carry a Kahr PM9 and Ruger SP101 in DeSantis Nemesis Holsters. I use to worry a little about about the PM9 but never gave another thought about the revolver. Convinced myself that the only true safety was keeping your finger off the trigger and carrying in a holster at all times.

[Oh Shoot]

Kahr PM 9 (no safety), one in chamber every single day for years.

- OS

Edited August 19, 2012 by OhShoot

[Lumber_Jack]

I carry mine in my right rear pocket, 1 in the chamber in this Tagua Front pocket holster.

I know it says front pocket, but it works fine in my rear pocket

[Guest CCI]

Ok, I have a ruger LCP .380 that I keep in the truck and pocket carry. I love the gun but I do wish it had a safety. I keep my truck locked but I am just a little apprehensive keeping one in the chamber. Does anyone else have a pocket carry without a safety? If you do are you comfortable keeping one in the chamber at all time?

If it suffers an accidental discharge, you could be the next Lance Armstrong!

[gregintenn]

Not sure how the trigger would get pulled while in a pocket holster. I am quite certain the gun can't be fired without the trigger being pulled, and it ain't a hair trigger. I carry mine loaded.

If I need a gun suddenly, I want point and click. I certainly don't want the hassle of a safety, racking the slide, cocking a hammer, etc.

[1pointofview]

I carry mine in my right rear pocket, 1 in the chamber in this Tagua Front pocket holster.

This is my holster as well, I have an uncle Mikes neopreen sheith as well.

I know it says front pocket, but it works fine in my rear pocket

[Sam1]

I guess I'm the oddball for not having one in the chamber.. It's all personal preference, but the way I look at it is that not a single person around has had an accidental discharge with an empty chamber, and not a single one of those people who were involved with an accidental discharge woke up that morning and said "Today seems like a great day to drop my pistol and hope it fires!"

Last week at work we were just talking about a secret service agent just got canned a couple years back when he dropped his weapon in one of the bathrooms in our building and it discharged. The likelihood of something happening is slim, but the impact if it does is immeasurable.