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Thread: Slide Release or Rack It?
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February 13th, 2019, 06:45 PM #131
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February 13th, 2019, 07:58 PM #132
Re: Slide Release or Rack It?
I wouldn't. What Hodgie said.
I'm not a slide releaser or a slingshoter. I am a gun enthusiast who uses both methods but prefers to use the slide lock/release, over pulling back on the slide or the bolt.
Like I said, it varies by the gun.
1911, Hi power, CZ, some Sigs, yes.
Ruger MKII, Glock, XD, Kel-tec pocket pistols, no.
Some don't have one, so gee I don't know about those.
I can't see how mechanically operating the slide release, would cause any more wear than firing it would. Nor do I think the slide slams home any harder, than it does when shooting or racking it.
Same thing goes for rifles. M1A is not one which I often use the release but with AR's, pretty much exclusively.
Do what works best for you. That's what I've always done.
If I happen to disagree with your choices, it is not a personal affront to your intelligence, your trainers, or your operator status.
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February 13th, 2019, 08:51 PM #133
Re: Slide Release or Rack It?
I dont take offense to ones choices. It’s just that I hear, read and am told and taught different methods and was curious what others do and why or why not. It’s strictly my curiosity how others run their guns. And yes we all have our ways and that is our personal decision.
I will say that I have changed my thoughts and ways on doing things depending on what I learn on this journey. I am never closed minded unless it pertains to safety. And someone’s lack of practicing it
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February 13th, 2019, 08:57 PM #134
Re: Slide Release or Rack It?
as i understand it, most of these high end manufacturers will take your worn out gun and replace any needed parts/test it and send it back either free or with a nominal bill...
why people worried about wearing new tools out?
not an 1885 piece.There is no way to make it out alive...
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February 13th, 2019, 09:56 PM #135
Re: Slide Release or Rack It?
My strategy is always to Keep It Simple, Stupid. That's why I always rack the slide - it works with any handgun. Rifles too. I use the charging handle instead of the bolt catch. It also works if you're loading an empty gun when the slide or bolt is already forward.
It's also the same action that's used to clear a malfunction.
So that's my rationale. One action fits all - pistols, rifles, striker-fired, DA/SA, slide forward, slide back, slide catch or no slide catch, left-handed gun, clearing malfunctions, whatever. It's consistent. I really don't care what anyone else does, but I'd hope that everyone else has their own well-thought-out rationale instead of doing things willy-nilly or blindly trusting someone else.
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February 13th, 2019, 09:59 PM #136
Re: Slide Release or Rack It?
Oddly enough on my AR I use the slide lock lever. That’s how I started so that’s how I do it. But that’s the only one - probably because there is no slide On my ruger mark IIIs I have to pinch the bolt which I dislike.
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February 13th, 2019, 10:09 PM #137
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February 13th, 2019, 10:16 PM #138
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February 13th, 2019, 10:35 PM #139
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February 13th, 2019, 10:43 PM #140
Re: Slide Release or Rack It?
I called it a slide lock (-: Must be tired ! So you obviously prefer them. I need to check it out online
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