What NOT to do with a 1911....
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Not to side track too much, but is this an issue with all guns ?? I do it on my G17 and I am curious to know if that can damage it or is it a 1911 issue??
I've heard the difference between doing this with my CZ and a 1911. The CZ and most other semi pistols slide home "with the brakes on" even without a round or magazine in place. In contrast the 1911's slam home on an empty chamber with the resounding ring of a forging hammer landing on a bare anvil. If you're into metal working and machining tools it's a sound to make you shudder and flinch in sympathetic pain.
Granted I'm new to all this but I didn't realize that anyone would bother to try feeding through the ejection slot one at a time.
While the slide shaking may offend the holder it's really not what guides the bullet. But having said that I'm a sucker for nice smooth operating non rattly mechanical things. I'm lusting for a 1911 and I'm pretty sure it'll come down to a Kimber or STI single stack in the end. I may well get a Norinco at some point but it'll be as a project gun.
While the slide shaking may offend the holder it's really not what guides the bullet. But having said that I'm a sucker for nice smooth operating non rattly mechanical things. I'm lusting for a 1911 and I'm pretty sure it'll come down to a Kimber or STI single stack in the end. I may well get a Norinco at some point but it'll be as a project gun.
Hopefully Mercury0_0 will chime in here, 'cause I know he uses them as well, but I guess that means that those VisuaLock gun locks damage the extractor, despite claims from the manufacturer that they cause the gun no undue stress... I guess one could feed the locking dud through a mag, but that's not how most people would go about it.
Well, not one at a time, but I have at times popped a round in the chamber before inserting a full mag. 8+1, baby.
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Well this would explain the standard IPSC practice of loading a magazine and chambering a round and then dropping this first magazine and replacing prior to re-holstering.... Safety on of course.
Is that safety thingy that red plastic deal that fits into a chamber with a flag sticking out the ejector port? I just saw my first one of those this weekend.
Is that safety thingy that red plastic deal that fits into a chamber with a flag sticking out the ejector port? I just saw my first one of those this weekend.
Are you asking about the VisuaLocks I mentioned? This is something different. Those red plastic dealies are just safety indicators sometimes used on the range. VisuaLocks are a gun locking system consisting of a rod that goes through the barrel and locks into a brass dud round in the chamber, locking the action. It looks like this:
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I really like the Visualock. Every time I use it I make sure to insert it down the bore gently, and to ride the slide down with my hand instead of dropping it.
I've heard about not dropping the slide with a round in the chamber because it might break the extractor. There was someone on GlockTalk that had an extractor break on them. It wasn't proved that dropping the slide on a round was the cause though. I'm not convinced that they are as fragile as some make them out to be though.
It is, after all, made out of solid steel.
Since this is Canada, and we can't carry guns for self defense, having an extractor break on me will only mean that I can't shoot my gun until I get a new one installed. If I depended on my gun for a life or death situation then I might be a bit more concerned about it.
I've heard about not dropping the slide with a round in the chamber because it might break the extractor. There was someone on GlockTalk that had an extractor break on them. It wasn't proved that dropping the slide on a round was the cause though. I'm not convinced that they are as fragile as some make them out to be though.
It is, after all, made out of solid steel. Since this is Canada, and we can't carry guns for self defense, having an extractor break on me will only mean that I can't shoot my gun until I get a new one installed. If I depended on my gun for a life or death situation then I might be a bit more concerned about it.
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That is definitely a problem I do have lol
Do you remove the rubber rings from the duds? I find those sometimes (especially when the gun is dirty) make insertion and extraction a real PITA and I have no choice but to slam the slide to get it in... That's the only gripe I have about Visualocks, other than that they've made my life a helluva lot easier.
