Dropping the slide on a new gun

Nothing wrong with dry firing the vast majority of modern firearms, even on empty chambers.
The slide dropping is a horse of a different colour.
 
Crosswind said:
Obviously if the gun's not mine, I wouldn't dry-fire without a snap cap, I wouldn't drop the slide on a empty chamber, I wouldn't release the slide using the slide release lever, and I wouldn't slam magazines into the magazine well.

However, note that some guns were meant to take punishment. For example, whenever I invite people to shoot my handguns I always have to remind them not to 'baby' them. For example the formal function check of one of my handguns after I reassemble it, involves dry-firing on empty chamber, dropping slide on empty chamber, and testing of the slide release lever.
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like we do in the big army with the C7 & high power !!!
 
Ok, so when you are at the range, have two mags ready to go, you fire the last round of one mag, the slide stays open, after removing the first, you then insert the next mag, and what do most of you do? Chamber the first round by using the slide release and "dropping" it into firing position, or hold the release and pull slide back to "snap" it into position.....New to restricted, So I wanna care for my guns the best possible..
 
The difference is that stripping the round out of the mag, pushing it up the feed ramp, all take energy away from the slide.
Dropping the slide on a round in the mag is exactly how the gun is supposed to function.

Intentionally dropping the slide on an empty chamber beats the heck out of the machine.
 
I see..The round/moving the round cushin's the slide during lock up. Other wise, it's just a hard solid "smack"...so either way as described..engaging the slide release to drop, or snapping it back with your hand (with a round) is basically the same and perfectly fine to do..but a no no without a round ready to be chambered!!
 
There are some IPSC video's on youtube of guys doing 500 slide drops and gun is fine. I agree prob. not a good idea but i dont think it will ruin your gun.
 
Yup, probably won't hurt the gun, like firing .270 in a .30-'06, I've done it, both accidentally (the first time) and as a stunt (numerous times after).
But I'm not actually going to recommend that you do it yourself.
 
GameStalker30-06 said:
Ok, so when you are at the range, have two mags ready to go, you fire the last round of one mag, the slide stays open, after removing the first, you then insert the next mag, and what do most of you do? Chamber the first round by using the slide release and "dropping" it into firing position, or hold the release and pull slide back to "snap" it into position.....New to restricted, So I wanna care for my guns the best possible..
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It's not a slide release it's a slide stop.... ;) :D

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NAA.
 
I don't do it to any of mine. A RO at the range wanted to look at my Wilson CQB so I handed it to him with the slide locked back. The first thing he did was hit the slide release and dry fired it when he got it in his hands. WTF? I thought he would be a little more respectful to my firearm or at least ask. I, most certainly, wanted to slap him on the side of the head but didn't......f:P:
 
In short yes, it is worse to drop a slide on a pistol than it is to fire it,and it's not just poor gun handling skills it's just plain bad for your gun especially your 1911's,one particullary bad point of wear and tear is the barrel lugs on the barrel.These lugs will actually wear abrubtly and possibly round,as compared to being 90 degrees angle.The round feeding into the chamber, does infact slowdown slide movement and is much softer on the gun.
 
AK said:
Okay I get the picture, it's bad etiquette. However the vehemence shown by some folks in here leaves me scratching my head.

Are you honestly telling me that dropping the slide on an empty chamber somehow stresses the gun more than this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYFGcBmB_wk
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Nobody really knows...the vehemence comes not from anyone's advanced technical knowledge, but from this being the internet and the resultant fact that nobody runs the risk of being punched in the mouth for acting like an idiot.
 
Call any tech support for any brand and they will tell you this will not harm the firearm. This is like dry firing no detriment to firearm but may cause bubba to have a stroke.
 
45alot said:
In short yes, it is worse to drop a slide on a pistol than it is to fire it,and it's not just poor gun handling skills it's just plain bad for your gun especially your 1911's,one particullary bad point of wear and tear is the barrel lugs on the barrel.These lugs will actually wear abrubtly and possibly round,as compared to being 90 degrees angle.The round feeding into the chamber, does infact slowdown slide movement and is much softer on the gun.
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And the violent recoil from 30,000 psi of explosive propulsion in the chamber is somehow softer than that!? And bear in mind not all of us own a 1911.

I totally respect that folks will not engage in this practice and I'll be kind enough not to do it to someone else's guns, but I certainly won't stop doing it. If my gun wears out from something as benign as dropping the slide I will throw it away and buy a REAL gun.
 
I agree with what people said about not doing it in a gun shop or other people's guns but to be honest, I don't think it will damage the gun. What might happen is that it will cause some wear on the parts but I believe thats it. I've never heard of damage being sustained to a quality handgun by dropping the slide.
 
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