Should You Carry Your Gun With an Empty Chamber?

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Steve

[alismith]

I thought this was about having an empty chamber in the revolver, not an auto.

If it's a BP revolver, unless there's a little hammer lock on the cylinder between the chambers to lock the hammer in place, it's always a good idea to put the hammer on a cylinder that has no cap on the nipple. The same thing can be said for most single action revolvers that are replicas of those used in the 1800's.

As far as modern, double-action revolvers go, it might not be a bad idea to keep one cylinder empty the one that will be rotated into the firing position when the trigger is next pulled, or the the hammer is cocked.
Not for safety reasons, but if someone takes your revolver and points it at you, only you know the hammer will fall on an empty chamber. This should give you time to attack him, knowing your gun won't fire on the first attempt. (If you still have your gun and you're about to be attacked, just pull the trigger quickly, then you know your next pull will fire the gun.)

Other than that, keep all the cylinders loaded if you prefer.