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by loktite
Mon Aug 17, 2015 11:43 pm
Forum: "How To" Tips
Topic: Additional Step to Ensure Loaded/Unloaded Status
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Re: Additional Step to Ensure Loaded/Unloaded Status

thatguyoverthere wrote:I know this thread has been around for a while. And it has sort of morphed from the original topic, so I hope I will be forgiven for continuing that drift from the original topic, but I was wondering...

Talking about bullet setback from a round being repeatedly removed from the chamber, put back into the magazine, then racking the slide to put that same bullet back into the chamber. When I have to unload, then later reload that same round into the chamber, I don't put the bullet back into the magazine. With the magazine removed, I just point the gun down, lock the slide back and simply drop the bullet into the chamber, then release the slide.

This way, the bullet is already fully seated in the chamber when the slide closes, so there is no force that is trying to compress the bullet further into the shell casing as it is being transported from the magazine into the chamber. Then I slap the full magazine into place and I'm done.

Seems to work well for me, and I don't worry about setback. Am I missing something? Am I doing something stupid by doing it that way? :headscratch
Repeatedly doing this *can* damage the extractor on some guns, not to mention damage the lip on the round's casing. Some manuals explicitly say NOT to do this. When you allow the slide to go forward like that, it forces to extractor to slam into and go up and over the lip. I take a modified approach to this, and ride the slide slowling until it's pushing against the round. Tilt handgun up slightly, and barely pull the slide back (probably about 1/2 inch). By tilting the gun up, gravity will cause the round to fall slightly. The trick is to pull the slide back *just* enough so the lip on the case clears the extractor, then allow slide to go forward and into battery. This way you avoid setback, damage to extractor, and extra damage to case lip. As always, NO FINGER ON TRIGGER!

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