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I haven't seen much talk about storage SOP. Here's what I do that I've figured out on my own, so feel free to poke holes in my plan.

1) My carry pistol remains loaded and in the holster and the whole package goes directly from my belt into the safe. I don't unload it nightly to avoid bullet setback and to minimize handling, loading and unloading. I believe a loaded gun belongs in a holster or in your hand being shot.

If I'm wanting to shoot the .40 at the range, the carry pistol and the matching 9mm get swapped, the .40 gets unloaded and the 9mm gets loaded and holstered. It stays that way until I'm back home and switching back around again.

2) Everything else going in or out of the safe is cleared both going in and out. All are stored with mags removed.

3) Mags loaded with SD ammo are also stored in the safe for easy access, but not inserted.

4) Guns never go from dry firing to loaded. They always go through a clear, into the safe, loaded and holstered. This is to avoid the dry fire, forget I loaded it, shoot the TV ND that I've read about.

Please share and discuss your procedures.