Ok to release a pistol slide without a round?
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people will tell you different things. It supposedly puts extra wear and tear on the pistol. personally I think if a pistol can't take some hard use it isn't a very good pistol. A pistol is at it's foundation a defensive weapon, if it fails in the moment of truth you are properly ####ed.
The 'no slide slamming an empty gun' was once a rule with tuned 1911s, which could sometimes be delicate [barrel link; extractor, etc]. I doubt if it's a problem any more, particularly with modern linkless barrels and whatnot. I still have the habit of easing the slide down on an empty chamber.
My company's firearm instructor tells us to 'rack the sh!t out of it' to ensure our M&Ps are clear when we unload, but I never do...
My company's firearm instructor tells us to 'rack the sh!t out of it' to ensure our M&Ps are clear when we unload, but I never do...
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It gets smoother this way. That's how you smooth it out 
Some would say don't release the trigger without a round or snap cap in it. But some guns cannot be taken apart without releasing a trigger (some Rugers are, for example).
So slam away! It's not that you're going to do it 100,000 times. That's when the wear will start to show
Some would say don't release the trigger without a round or snap cap in it. But some guns cannot be taken apart without releasing a trigger (some Rugers are, for example).
So slam away! It's not that you're going to do it 100,000 times. That's when the wear will start to show
If you have a 1911 with a trigger job, which usually involves cutting the hammer hooks between .18 and .20 I wouldnt do it at all. It might cause your hammer to follow and slam your sear into the half #### notch. And while there's many reasons you shouldn't do it, there is really no reason TO do it, in fact in many instances its easier to sling shot the slide back and ease it forward that it is to activate the slide stop under the pressure of the recoil spring.
I rack the sh$$ out of my duty pistols (Beretta 96D for 10 years and a SIG 226R DAK for 3 years) and my personal Glock 22 for 8 years and never had a problem. I dry fire them a lot without snap caps and or dummy rounds and haven't had a problem. My SIG 226R DAK classic in .22LR I will not dry fire without a dummy round.
One old guy at Wholesale Sports in Calgary told me its the worst thing you can do to a pistol and if he ever sees anyone do it he'll kick them out of the store. I doubt very much it would hurt my Para in any way. The thing is made out of stainless steel and practically indestructible. That being said I don't do it very often. I will let the hammer fall though. My Gold Cup manual says that after adjusting the trigger you are supposed to dry fire it 20-25 times to check it. I guessing it doesn't hurt it.
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only time it is really an issue is on 1911s with a good trigger job, doing it to much to them will ruin the trigger job and cause hammer follow
This might be hard to believe but the guy behind the gun counter has been wrong once or twice....
