Charles L. Cotton wrote:As speedsix mentioned, the first thing I thought of was the Israeli method, but I don't think they had the thumb safety on. Plus, the method I saw demonstrated involved bringing the gun to the middle of the body while in a combat squat and the gun turned sideways (Hollywood gangster style), racking the slide with the weak hand, then shooting. (The instructor claimed he could do it as fast as I could draw a charged pistol from a holster and fire. He couldn't; not even close.)
As much as I admire the Israelis and the Israeli military, I always thought that was a ridiculous way to carry a handgun. If you don't trust yourself with a round in the chamber, don't carry the gun until you do.
Chas.
I attended a training class with an Israeli commando instructor. He was openly contemptuous of American LEO's for carrying with chamber loaded, and taught the sideways slide rack technique which he insisted was necessary for safety.
He was fast with his method, but as you pointed out, not nearly as fast as someone who didn't have to execute all those extra failure prone moves.
I agree that anyone who can't manage loaded chamber carry safely has work to do before he's ready to carry in public at all.