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Mortimer Schnerd, RN

wrote:
Do you even know how a revolver works?. Please explain any advantage
to having one chamber empty.

On older revolvers it is possible for the gun to go off if you drop it on the
floor just right. If you carry the hammer down on an empty chamber, it can't
happen. When you pull the trigger or cock the hammer, the cylinder turns and
parks a loaded chamber in front of the hammer, ready to go.

That's the reason. Some people do it; most probably don't bother. Personally,
I've never dropped a firearm. And back when I carried a Colt Govt. model .45, I
carried it cocked and locked. As for revolvers, I've never carried one for
personal defense.

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Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com