How do you release the slide on reloads.

[DaveM55]

Over the top with the support hand, rip it back and push forward with my gun hand. This eliminates jams caused by slowly riding the slide into battery.

[Lycanthrope]

On a Glock, the strong hand thumb. On a 1911/2011 the weak hand thumb. Anything else is painfully slow.


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[Chuck S]

The proper technique was not listed. Other.

Reach over the slide, thumb toward your chest grasping the slide behind the ejection port with the meat of the hand and all four fingers. Cycle the slide while rolling the pistol to point the ejection port down.

Use this same motion to load, unload, clear the pistol. Tap, Roll, and Rack. No thinking. Just reaction. Same motion every time.

This is not "Sling shot" which just uses the thumb and index finger to pinch the slide and try to cycle it -- a weak grip on the slide and requires rotating the pistol or other gymnastics to perform.

The slide stop is just that, a slide stop. Yes it can be used as a slide release but it's a fine motor skill. And in a different place on every semiautomatic pistol -- if there even is one. Try to find the slide stop on the Walther PP/PPK and you'll be looking forever. There may be more.

-- Chuck

[MOUNTAINORACLE]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This is the method I use.

[DaveM55]

The proper technique was not listed. Other.

Reach over the slide, thumb toward your chest grasping the slide behind the ejection port with the meat of the hand and all four fingers. Cycle the slide while rolling the pistol to point the ejection port down.

Use this same motion to load, unload, clear the pistol. Tap, Roll, and Rack. No thinking. Just reaction. Same motion every time.

This is not "Sling shot" which just uses the thumb and index finger to pinch the slide and try to cycle it -- a weak grip on the slide and requires rotating the pistol or other gymnastics to perform.

The slide stop is just that, a slide stop. Yes it can be used as a slide release but it's a fine motor skill. And in a different place on every semiautomatic pistol -- if there even is one. Try to find the slide stop on the Walther PP/PPK and you'll be looking forever. There may be more.

-- Chuck

Pretty much what I use.

[InfiniteMotors]

I slingshot; except if my Kahr CM40 is in my hand because the manual clearly states to press down on the lock for charging.

[GreenBlood10]

The proper technique was not listed. Other.

Reach over the slide, thumb toward your chest grasping the slide behind the ejection port with the meat of the hand and all four fingers. Cycle the slide while rolling the pistol to point the ejection port down.

Use this same motion to load, unload, clear the pistol. Tap, Roll, and Rack. No thinking. Just reaction. Same motion every time.

This is not "Sling shot" which just uses the thumb and index finger to pinch the slide and try to cycle it -- a weak grip on the slide and requires rotating the pistol or other gymnastics to perform.

The slide stop is just that, a slide stop. Yes it can be used as a slide release but it's a fine motor skill. And in a different place on every semiautomatic pistol -- if there even is one. Try to find the slide stop on the Walther PP/PPK and you'll be looking forever. There may be more.

-- Chuck

FTW

Exactly how I do it.

GB

[zeroflat24]

The way I grip my 1911, when I reload a mag my left thumb (non grip hand) is in perfect position to hit the slide release. I have used the hand over the rear sight method, but I like using the slide release because you can keep your weapon directly on target while chambering a round.

[ar15jules]

Weak hand over slide palm down on the top rear of slide just in front of the rear sights. Where I learned to shoot a sling shot or using the slide release earned you push ups.

the only way.....

[scruff]

the only way.....

Same here, slingshot with weak hand, palm on one side. And that's why I hate slide-mounted safeties. I had a Beretta 92A1, and sometimes when I racked the slide, I'd inadvertently activate the safety, then pull the trigger and get nothing. A gun that doesn't go boom when you want it to is a paperweight, so I sold that paperweight and won't buy any more like it.