Safe technique to decock CZ Shadow

Thanks for all the comments. I tried both the pinching and "slavex" method at the range this evening. I found the thumb rolling technique worked best for me.
 
Guy with the blue grip Shadow really drops his head down. I've seen instructional videos by pros that recommend leaving your head up in a natural position and raising the gun instead.
 
Well, I'm willing to try it one more time. Next time I'm out for one of the SS practice nights I'll haul Slavex or Tim aside and have them teach me the way to do this WITHOUT pinching my damn thumb.... :D
 
It's actually CGI, he's really a quadriplegic who's into video editing and creation. If you look closely the blue sweater is actually a blue screen effect, we painted his puff powered wheelchair blue and CGI'd in the sweater and gun, and working arms. His head ducks so low because he has no muscle control in his spine and can barely keep his head up at the best of times.


While it's cool to call it the "Slavex Method" (and that is now copyrighted), I learned that method of decocking from Nick King. I've DQ'd a number of people doing the Pinch method, or the thumb on the hammer lower, and seen many many ADs at my range and others using those methods. This, in my opinion, is the safest way to lower the hammer. I have big meaty hands too, and have to pay careful attention to the roll out of my thumb to avoid the hammer snapping that last little bit. But it's never a race to decock, so take your time, the pinch and thumb on hammer method work great until your hands are sweaty or greasy, then, BANG. Although so long as you are pointing in a safe direction you will be fine. And far too many people get lackadaisical when decocking, and allow the muzzle to point up, way to high up, or to the side, or anywhere but straight down range. Drives me mental (and I've done it too, which drives me more mental).
 
Need to find this with a handgun instead

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I had an ND at a fun match with the pinch method. The shock/surprise and bleeding knuckle make for great reinforcement of the lesson.

Because of that, I have switched to the thumb/SLAVEX method. If you find your thumb is too fat/pinched, you can try substituting your weak hand index finger instead.
 
you release the trigger when the hammer is fully down. don't waste time watching for clearing of the sear.
 
Slavex said:
you release the trigger when the hammer is fully down. don't waste time watching for clearing of the sear.
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I don't compete. Is it necessary to drop the hammer all the way?

Pretty hard to see it clear the sear but as soon as it's moving forward that's my cue...:)

I de #### to the half #### so once the hammer is dropping I release the trigger as it is no longer necessary to hold and I figure if the hammer did somehow get away from me not holding the trigger back will allow the other safeties a chance to stop the firing sequence.

For sure if you are dropping the hammer all the way you will need to hold the trigger back ,but I don't see the point of dropping the hammer past the half #### position ( or what ever it's called) where a de cocker will leave the hammer.

Usually I'm doing this with my lever action rifles.
 
If you're shooting a shadow for ipsc production div. then starting with the hammer in half #### on each stage will leave you with a pretty hefty stack of procedural penalties. If you're into rulebooks and stuff, 8.1.2.5 in the ipsc handgun rulebook.

If the hammer were to get away from you, chances are you wouldn't be able to release the trigger fast enough to avoid the gun going bang anyway. Which is where the safe direction of muzzle comes in.

It took me 10 minutes to type this while blowing into a straw to move a mouse around.
 
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