[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Carrying while suffering from OCD (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 7/24/2017 12:48:28 PM EDT
| How often does your OCD force you to press check your carry piece to ensure that your round is still chambered? |
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I have some OCD tendencies (among other things), but press checking is not one of them... I know the condition my handgun is always in. The only ones I check, is the ones I store and don't see often. 
My mom woud always go to the stove and spell "off" then say the word at each burner knob before leaving. O F F off, O F F off, O F F off... |
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Are you sure its there? Better check again to be sure.
My mom woud always go to the stove and spell "off" then say the word at each burner knob before leaving. O F F off, O F F off, O F F off... Quoted:
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I have some OCD tendencies (among other things), but press checking is not one of them... I know the condition my handgun is always in. The only ones I check, is the ones I store and don't see often.
My mom woud always go to the stove and spell "off" then say the word at each burner knob before leaving. O F F off, O F F off, O F F off... Maybe OP can do the same, make a video of him doing a press check in the morning, then later if he is like "oh snap do I have a round chambered?!" he can watch the video and be like "yup, I am good" |
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This! But if there is ever any doubt my G19 has a loaded chamber indicator. I can feel if it's sticking out or not. No press check needed. Quoted:
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My carry pistol has a round chambered 100% of the time. No need to check. |
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Nowadays people with OCD can just take a pic of the stove, then later if they are like "Oh snap did I turn the stove off?!" they can just look at the pic. Maybe OP can do the same, make a video of him doing a press check in the morning, then later if he is like "oh snap do I have a round chambered?!" he can watch the video and be like "yup, I am good" 
Just get an internet enabled pistol and then install the PressCheck app on your smart phone. Then you can just check on your phone. 
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| If its in a holster, its loaded. Don't fuck with it and you won't have a negligent discharge. Do you constantly check that your belt is still buckled? Or that your still wearing under wear or socks through out the day? I'm gonna assume you don't because you'd know if you took them off. Same with your carry piece, did you load it last week? have you shot it since?(No?) then its still loaded. |
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Check it once, put it in your holster and leave it there. It isn't that hard.
It's not like the itchy mites that feed on your dead skin are somehow gonna slip it out of the holster and unload it without you noticing. If you can't do that, you need a different gun or holster that you are confident with or you need to stop carrying and stay in the basement. |
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Part of my morning routine is to check the light, RMR, chamber and mag.
The light is the only thing that has ever failed this test, fucking XC1. I know what you guys are saying about the gun not unloading itself, but if I'm already checking the dot and light, I figure I might as well. |
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How often does your OCD force you to press check your carry piece to ensure that your round is still chambered? Never? I'll check once before it goes in the holster and that's it. Are you saying that you remove the gun from the holster to check to see if it is still loaded? |