HD handgun condition...

[medicdude]

I know there is a previous "where" do you store you'd SD/HD gun. But my question is how. Until tonight I stored my Glock in a safe in the closet, in condition three. (loaded mag, empty chamber). While we were watching tv in bed I thought I heard something downstairs. Investigation was unremarkable, but I decided maybe it's a good idea to keep my gun in the nightstand, at least at night. I also put it in condition zero (or one if you count the trigger safety), before putting it in the drawer. Bear in mind no kids in my house. But I think it will stay in there, ready to go, along side extra mags and 3 D cell LED maglite. At night. Locked up during the day.

[medicdude]

This was meant to be a poll of sorts. How do you keep your SD/HD weapon(s)?

[CHS]

Sig P239: Mag full, one in the chamber, decocked.
Revolvers: Hammer down, all cylinders full (double-action).
1911: Mag full, one in the chamber, hammer cocked, safety on.

[sanjosebmx]

nightstand safe, loaded magazine not inserted, open slide.

bump in the night or noise, I can insert the mag, and rack the slide and be sure I'm ready to go...

If someone's standing over my bed with an axe, the alarm and dog didn't do their job...and that would be tough luck for me I guess...

[NorCal Einstein]

I have a safe next to my bed. Before I go to bed, the gun gets pulled out of the safe, and sits on top of the safe, in a holster, in condition 0.

Once I'm up and about in the morning, gun goes back in the safe in condition 0.

[Ross]

My buddy, who is single, keeps four in his house, all with one in the chamber.

One in the center sofa console, one in the kitchen, one in a bathroom, and one in the bedroom (along with a shotgun).

His house is almost rural though.

[scidx]

For higher security than a night stand (should you need it), a Gunvault works pretty well.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=gunvault

[Noobert]

Sig is stored full mag, one in the chamber, hammer down

[biloutkast]

Mine is full mag +1 in the chamber de-cocked on my night stand + 12 gauge next to it . No kids.

[dieselpower]

every firearm in my house is loaded and easily accessible. You pick up a firearm here and its 100% loaded. My G17 is loaded, one in the pipe and sitting on the night stand in plain view. The AR15 is loaded, one in the pipe, safety on leaning behind the door. The 12 ga is loaded, one in the chamber, hanging from a cloths hanger in the hallway closet.

When I was growing up, I remember having to move my dads shotgun to get to the broom from the front closet and I know it was loaded at all times. The only guns that were not loaded where ones in the gun case. Either his 38 or 45 were always on the nightstand next to their bed....depending on summer or winter carry.

If you fear a loaded gun in the home...there are bigger issues.

[tba02]

I recently changed from full with an empty chamber (handguns/shotguns primarily) to everything full with one in the chamber.

No kids etc.
Nightstand (safe when away): DA/SA full, decocked, no safety.
Living area (safe when away): DA/SA full, decocked, no safety.
Pocket/Variable: DA full, no safety.

Small single level house
Pump Shotgun 1 (in the safe/unlocked when home): full, one in the pipe, safety on.
Pump Shotgun 2 (in the safe/unlocked when home): full, one in the pipe, safety on.

AR (in the safe/unlocked when home): full, one in the pipe, safety on.

Additional in the back of the safe also full, loaded, safety on.

The change in logic for me was that being ALWAYS loaded, for the wife who is firearms educated, but not especially interested knows this to be FACT - so when needed she knows what to do with minimal thought. We do review often as well.

Consistency as much as possible.

The 1911 resides in location far away from anything else she would reach for first, but that is cocked and locked.

[Cokebottle]

Conditions of readiness really only apply to the 1911 and similar platforms that are designed to be carried "cocked and locked"

It is "condition of readiness", not "condition of safety"

Think of "condition zero" as meaning all you need to do is pull the trigger.
A Glock, XD, revolver, and any other gun without a traditional manual safety is in "condition zero" when it is chambered (barring a SAO revolver).


And yes.... Every handgun in my home (except for the .22lr SA cowboy gun) is stored in condition-zero or one.
Yes, the 92FS is decocked, but it is DA/SA, so it is still only "two steps" from being fired... safety off, pull trigger.
1911, cocked with the thumb safety on.

[DaveFJ80]

If my Glock and 1911 are in the GunVault a few feet away from my bed, they're both in condition 3 (loaded mag, empty chamber). The last thing I need is to reach into the small safe under some stress and pull on the trigger while getting on the gun out.... or mainly have my wife do that. Racking the slide while I'm pulling the gun out takes a half second to complete.

If one of my guns are in my night stand and inches away from me, I used to keep a loaded mag in, but the slide back. Then when reaching for he gun, just drop the slide with my thumb as I bring the gun up, ready to go in less than half a second. However, I leave then in condition 3 also. IMO, last thing I need is to be surprised by some burgler or somebody right over me, I go to reach for gun and they do also and grab and and try to pull the trigger.... nothing. In most cases, I would think that a burglar going for your gun will not think to rack it when he grabs it.

Just my $.02, as everyone's methods are different. But that's what I'm comfortable with and that's how I roll.

[acaligunner]

My kid is over 10 yrs old, everyone in the house is trained on firearms. With that I keep my ready handguns in holsters, in different parts of the house.

Everyone knows if it's holstered it's ready.

SG's are keep chamber unloaded, mag loaded.

When my kid was younger, or my brothers kids where in the house, someone would carry a firearm on them, and all the ready arms where transfered to the safe.

I don't leave anything loaded if there's going to be kids/or untrained persons in the house. If someone visits I never let them know where I have my arms, and keep guess in one or two parts of the house.

Works for me, may not work for you.

acaligunner

[plankowner]

I keep a Kimber tle/rl cocked and locked, and rem 870 loaded chamber empty at gf house and at my home a s&w .357 mag with .38+p and a mossberg loaded empty chamber,I use to keep everything loaded but now I have a grandson so had to rethink my setup until he is old enough to teach.