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Just curious...
Does anyone load a round in the chamber and then top off the mag?
I never have. These days I'm carrying either the Glock 19 or 30S with two spare mags. I just load a round and when I'm back home or done for the day I eject the round and back in the mag it goes.
Matter of fact, I've never done +1 even in my hunting rifles....
It ain't what you don't know that makes you an idiot...it's what you know for certain, that just ain't so...
Most people don't want to believe the truth~they want the truth to be what they believe.
Stupidity has no average...
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Every day; all day - at least when carrying a semi auto. Never done differently.
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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Always. Why anyone would do otherwise is beyond me.
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Well... With 45 and 30 rds, respectively, I figure don't really need one more!  Are you guys carrying lower capacity autos or fewer mags? Both?
It ain't what you don't know that makes you an idiot...it's what you know for certain, that just ain't so...
Most people don't want to believe the truth~they want the truth to be what they believe.
Stupidity has no average...
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Never mattered. Glock 20, even with a +2 extender and extra mags; 1911s, .380s; whatever. Always one in the pipe, always a full magazine.
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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Interesting... Looks like I may be the odd man out on this.... Course, That's why I was curious! 
It ain't what you don't know that makes you an idiot...it's what you know for certain, that just ain't so...
Most people don't want to believe the truth~they want the truth to be what they believe.
Stupidity has no average...
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I do the same mojo. Always loaded mag and chambered a round and left it at that.
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ALWAYS! Always have and will continue to do so, you betcha!
George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you!
Old cat turd!
"Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison.
I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me
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No. I carry the mag capacity, racking the top one into the chamber, leaving the mag one short of full. Sure, the gun is designed to carry that, plus one, but why push it to its design limit when you're already talking about 17 rounds? If a system is going to fail, it's likely going to be at the outer limits of its design parameters, so why risk it needlessly?
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Yep. Glock 19, Shield, LCP. Those are the three I usually carry, all with +1.
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Always top off, I'm I'm a big believer in murphy of Murphys law fame..
The government plans these shootings by targeting kids from kindergarten that the government thinks they can control with drugs until the appropriate time--DerbyDude
Whatever. Tell the oompa loompa's hey for me. [/quote]. LtPPowell
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Yes was the way I was trained!, never know when you might need that one round!
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Who *doesn't* carry +1? That's a better question.
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Who *doesn't* carry +1? That's a better question. If one is going to carry this is the only question.
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Who *doesn't* carry +1? That's a better question. I don't.
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With 45 and 30 rds, respectively, I figure don't really need one more! Can't ever have too much ammunition, IMO. Never heard of any gunfighters complaining about have extra ammo left after the fight was over. Just sayin'............... MM
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I have carried Colts, KImbers, Browning Hi-Powers, Glocks and now a Springfield XDS--all carried +1. Never carried a revolver with an empty chamber under the hammer, either...
Ben
Some days it takes most of the day for me to do practically nothing...
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I always figured if the mag can hold it i should carry it that way.
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Meh, never worried about it. I load my mags, put one in the gun, and run the slide. I shoot too much to have to worry about keeping track of an extra round when I change from duty to practice ammo. As it is, I can drop the mag, cycle the slide, and put the round back in the mag. Grab the range mags, and go. When its time to go back to work, throw a duty mag, run the slide, and go to work. Easy peasy.
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I was taught to carry max. capacity (+1).
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