I realize this isn't relevant for everyone but having worked and trained in a "hot range" environment for over 35 years I find chamber checking (and frequent loading and unloading) to be a gratuitous practice that too often leads to mishaps.
Guns that are always under my control don't need to be repeatedly chamber checked to confirm readiness.
What I do routinely find concerning is the reality that a "pinch check" - if done incorrectly - will only reveal that a piece of brass is in the chamber, not a loaded round.
To make this point in training, I've taken an officer's gun and surreptitiously chamber loaded a piece of empty brass and then handed the gun back to the shooter. The majority retract the slide just enough to see brass and assume the gun is loaded. If you're going to do it - at least make sure you're doing it properly.
Last edited by 41magfan; 06/20/15.
