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I carry all my firearms with a round in the chamber. This includes all my 1911s. If you are using your safety, and you have a properly working firearm there should be nothing to worry about. You don't want to get shot trying to rack your slide fast enough. Plus it adds another factor to the bad situation your already in that can go wrong. If your stressing you might try to operate the slide too fast and wind up jamming your firearm. You might forget all together to rack the slide. You might not pull the slide completely to the rear, or have your sweaty hand slip off completely. You can see how adding just this one variable to a shooting situation can prove fatal, or at least harmful. Trust me Colt makes a good 1911! Trust your equipment.