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Carry4Life wrote:I own a Sig P238. It needs to be cocked and locked to be of any use in an emergency. I am concerned though of leaving it that way 24/7/365 because of wear on the springs, dirt getting down in the hammer area, etc. Likewise, having to empty the chamber and reload the same round in the magazine seems to cause wear and tear on the chambered round casing (dents). Would you empty the chamber and de-cock for storage if you weren't going to carry but a few times each week?

Thoughts?

If I couldn't lock it up securely then yes. I pretty much never download my duty pistol. I make sure the kiddo absolutely can't access it though.

Can't say I recommend C0 with a 1911, but to each his own.

Anyone that's seen Magpul Dynamics' handgun vid remember T Haley's story about when the key put the AK in his face, and he saw it was on safe? In order to put the AK into fire he would have to remove his grip, click the selector to fire, reacquire the grip, and then shoot him...in that precious second Haley was able to draw his own pistol, perry the guy's AK, and stop the threat.

That precious single second of time difference got the terrorist killed. There is literally not a single tactical trainer that I know of in this country teaching people to carry with an empty chamber on a EDC handgun. (Deployable patrol weapons (shotguns, carbines, rifles) are a different story, as they are not always stored within the care, custody, and control of the user)

If a person has a hangup with carrying a weapon with a chambered round, my advice to that person is they need more training before being "ready" to safely carry.