I hope I don't sound stupid but if I'm carrying I carry on my belt, bag/off body, or shoulder holster I've never pocket carried. I assume with pocket carry it takes longer to draw so as Mr. Bane says you have to go to the gun sooner. But is there a higher risk or potential for AD with pocket carry?
I would think its one of the carry methods like off body that its a must to have a round chambered. No Israeli carry when it comes to deep concealment carry do to added time to draw. But do you ever feel nervous about a pocket carry in your front jean pocket or shorts. Just wondering.
I pocket carry along with IWB, and in most circumstances I believe the pocket gun will be the one I would respond with.
When walking outside, I have one hand in my pocket holding the gun, a Ruger LCP, ready to remove it from the holster....so, yeah, I go to the gun earlier because I'm already there.
I even started carrying a second LCP so I could carry something in my strong hand if needed and still have a hand on an LCP....besides, it also is a NY reload for the LCP.
A warning note: A round that is repeatedly stripped from the magazine and fed into the chamber will most likely have a set back of the bullet in the case due to repeated impacts with the feed ramp.
There are a few ways to avoid this..
1: rotate rounds in the magazine so no round gets excessive feeding
2: shoot often enough that the rounds are spent before set back becomes a problem
3: manually insert the the +1 round back into the chamber with the slide locked open and release the slide.
1 is a PITA, 2 is great if it is always possible and 3 has some drawbacks - the ejector might not engage and/or the ejector/case might be damaged in the process if there is a tight fit for the ejector at the chamber.
A visual chamber check after loading the round will verify if the ejector is engaged or not