Gun at the ready

[bdaniel]

Curious as to how everyone sets their HD gun at the ready. Chambered? Not chambered? Mag in? Mag out? Safet on? Safety off?

[Corbin Dallas]

If you take a moment to search there are a dozen or more threads on this subject.

Google will get you the best results.

Calguns site: handgun condition

[bdaniel]

Unless I am doing it wrong I get threads of a lot wts handguns and a few with pictures of nightstand guns using handgun condition. But nothing specific as to what I am asking.

[SILENT GUNMAN]

Light mounted, full mag plus one in the chamber. No manual safety. If I have to pick bit up in the middle of the night I don't want to have to mess with it. It has to be ready to go bang as soon as I have my hand on it. The seconds it takes to load a mag in the gun or chamber a round may be the deciding seconds between life and death. YMMV.

[jakejake527]

Light mounted, full mag plus one in the chamber. No manual safety. If I have to pick bit up in the middle of the night I don't want to have to mess with it. It has to be ready to go bang as soon as I have my hand on it. The seconds it takes to load a mag in the gun or chamber a round may be the deciding seconds between life and death. YMMV.

I agree. This also helps if you have other people in the house who's not familiar with guns.

[Corbin Dallas]

Here's a few a was able to find on my mobile.

https://www.www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=637084

https://www.www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=572301

[Corbin Dallas]

Here's another.

https://www.www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=407063

[TheThousands]

Glock 19, one in the chamber and a TLR-1. Extra magazine next to it.

[E92335i]

Just flip my safety off and it is on!

[trigger945]

Light mounted, with night sights in case needed, mag in but no round chambered, plus 2 loaded mags. 2 flashlights around the HD gun area.

Similar set up on wife's side of the bed with HD gun she is proficient and comfortablw with

[Simi-Surfer]

Safety on and ready .... flashlight on nightstand. They have to get past my two German Shepherds first so good luck to them. I would rather feed the dogs first!

[Bug Splat]

Glock 17 and CZ-PCR both loaded in a Mini-vault bolted to my dresser/nightstand. Takes 1 second to open in the pitch-black night, I love it. I have kids and about 15 other neighbor kids who are always in my house (wife is a girlscout leader) so a night stand safe is a must. The rest of my guns are locked in my safe which is locked in my office closet via keypad deadbolt and my office is lock with another keypad deadbolt. I really take securing my firearms seriously. Nothing upsets me more than hearing about stolen firearms. I never want mine used to murder anyone on the street.

[Reelemup]

locked and loaded ..and bedroom door also locked...not much but can't enter quietly

[davidb]

1911 sitting next to my bed cocked and locked with a full mag sitting next to it.

No kids in my house so theres not as much to worry about leaving it out.

I prefer guns with safeties, if you choose something like a 1911 do some practice flipping the safety off while picking it up/unholstering

[LiferLance]

Mines a double barrel trap shotgun with 2 3" mag rounds using 0 buck. No light, no frills but I am extremely competent at point and shoot CQB. When I (or my wife) wakes up for the day, its unloaded and the rounds are put away. During the day we have a bat and 2 bite trained dogs.