Beyond a doubt, carrying with an empty chamber is a bad idea—so bad an idea, in fact, that it could get you killed. First of all, carrying with a round chambered is not a safety issue if you have purchased a quality defense gun from a reputable manufacturer.
Yes, any modern revolver of good make should be perfectly fine to carry loaded. The reason in the past why it was suggested to carry over an empty chamber, was to reduce the chances of an accidental firing, via dropping it…etc.
The basic design of almost every popular self-defense firearm made today is what makes them also inherently safe for carry with one in the chamber. Almost without exception they are equipped with redundant active and passive safeties that keep them from firing unless the trigger is deliberately pulled to the rear.
Modern carry pistols are almost always designed to be carried with a round in the chamber. Check with your manufacturer to be sure, but it's a rare defensive pistol that's not designed with drop safeties and other internal and external features to prevent negligent discharges.
One of the main reasons for people opting for a revolver for concealed carry is the ease of use. A double action revolver doesn't have a slide you need to pull back. If you can open the cylinder, load rounds, and squeeze the trigger in an accurate fashion, you're all set.
There's not as much training and practice needed to correctly and safely use a revolver compared to what's typically recommended with pistols. This tends to make revolvers safer for newer or less experienced firearms users.
Firstly, they're more reliable than self-loading pistols. Not a lot more reliable, considering that pistols are very reliable these days, but revolvers have fewer moving parts, and a failure of one cartridge will not render the weapon inoperable. Just pull the trigger again and the next round rotates into place.
“Israeli Carry” is a term commonly used when concealed carriers holster-carry their semi-automatic handguns with a loaded magazine and empty chamber.
The so-called “Israeli” Draw is a technique advocated by some for presenting a pistol from the holster. The gun is carried with an loaded magazine but no round in the chamber.
advise that repeated chambering of the same round may cause the bullet to move deeper in the casing, further compacting the propellent.
Now to answer your question, yes, the weapon can be loaded with a round or bullet in the chamber ready to go.
Single-Action Auto: Perfectly Safe in Condition One
This technique assumes that your support hand is not out of action and is available to charge the gun.
How long can I leave a round chambered in a pistol? With modern ammunition, there really is no shelf life. A round can remain in the chamber of a handgun for many decades and odds strongly favor it firing should the trigger of that handgun ever be depressed some day. In truly atrocious conditions, it may not fire.
You are equally likely to be at any one of the four empty chambers but only the last of these is adjacent to a chamber containing a bullet. So there is now one in four chance of the next pull of the trigger being fatal. Conclusion is that you should not spin the barrel.
For a variety of reasons, people often assume revolvers are both more simple and more reliable than modern autoloading pistols. Unfortunately, perfect reliability is far from reality. From their delicate lock work, to the screws holding many models together, there's plenty to go wrong.
Revolvers also are inherently more accurate than most semi-automatic pistols because the barrels are affixed to the frame. Most semi-autos have barrels that are in motion during the firing cycle but “locked” into place at the point of firing.
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Firearm conditions of readiness
There are several conditions of readiness in which such a weapon can be carried. Cooper promulgated most of the following terms: Condition 4: Chamber empty, no magazine in the gun, hammer down, safety on. Condition 3: Chamber empty, full magazine in place, hammer down, safety on.
One particularly well-known technique of the IDF is carrying a defensive pistol with a full magazine but no round chambered. We call this empty chamber carry or “Israeli carry”.
There is no right to bear arms in Israel, but Israeli citizens who have lived in the state for at least three years and have basic Hebrew knowledge can earn a firearm if they meet certain eligibility criteria.
The main reason to carry with an empty chamber is to prevent a drop fire, where a sharp knock (caused by dropping a loaded gun) can cause the firing pin or hammer to strike a chambered round, causing an accidental discharge.
Although largely surpassed in convenience and ammunition capacity by semi-automatic pistols, revolvers still remain popular as back-up and off-duty handguns among American law enforcement officers and security guards and are still common in the American private sector as defensive, sporting, and hunting firearms.
Revolvers can be very difficult to master and shoot well, but it's easy to learn — and more importantly remember — how to make them go bang.
Hands down the most popular rimfire caliber for revolvers is 22 LR. The reason 22 LR is a popular revolver caliber is simple: 22 LR ammo is inexpensive and has little recoil.