Posted: 7/1/2012 9:51:41 AM EDT
So I have a new G20 and I like it, but I have an issue with the slide stop being flush with the frame. There is virtually no protrusion at all and my thumb is slipping off the stop. This can be a problem with sweaty fingers, rain, or any other scenario that might result is slippery surfaces. Is this normal? Can I bend it out? Pics coming soon.
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I like them lower in profile - they used to bend out more and they would catch your thumb causing the slide to lock open at bad times. On my older Gen 3 G22 and G27 I actually squeezed mine with a vise to cure the locking open issue. Be careful what you wish for.
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Gen 3. Factory everything. It just seems to me that it would protrude slightly more than what it does now. I'm gonna take it apart and gently put a wedge in there to bend it out a hair. Be very careful. I broke one trying to do the same thing. Easier to just get one thats extended. |
While it's true that the slide stop lever can be used as a slide release, it's obviously not intended to be used as a slide release, except in a few circumstances. Reach over the back of the slide with four fingers and pull the slide all the way back and release it abruptly. No so much of concern with sweaty fingers with that "preferred" method, huh?
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While it's true that the slide stop lever can be used as a slide release, it's obviously not intended to be used as a slide release, except in a few circumstances. Reach over the back of the slide with four fingers and pull the slide all the way back and release it abruptly. No so much of concern with sweaty fingers with that "preferred" method, huh?This is by far the most stress proof way of releasing the slide when it is locked to the rear (and sweaty/bloody finger resistant). It puts the gun more reliably back in service by allowing full travel/spring tension to chamber the next round. It is the proper way to rack the slide for malfunction clearance as well. One technique serves many purposes and speeds weapons manipulation under various scenarios. There is no slide release on the Glock. It is a slide stop. 
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While it's true that the slide stop lever can be used as a slide release, it's obviously not intended to be used as a slide release, except in a few circumstances. Reach over the back of the slide with four fingers and pull the slide all the way back and release it abruptly. No so much of concern with sweaty fingers with that "preferred" method, huh?This is by far the most stress proof way of releasing the slide when it is locked to the rear (and sweaty/bloody finger resistant). It puts the gun more reliably back in service by allowing full travel/spring tension to chamber the next round. It is the proper way to rack the slide for malfunction clearance as well. One technique serves many purposes and speeds weapons manipulation under various scenarios. There is no slide release on the Glock. It is a slide stop. http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r82/dvlray6/firearms/overhand.jpg I'm calling BS. If they truly meant to have it only function as a slide stop, they would have never had that worthless piece of metal sticking out to begin with. It doesn't make sense to say it is only a slide stop, but then have a piece of metal that functions poorly as a release. I'm getting an extended release as soon as I figure out which one to get. |
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Some of you guys seem to get really worked up about how others use their slide release/stop. How about just shooting the shit out of your gun and replacing parts when needed. Small parts for a glock are cheap compared to the cost of enough ammo to wear them out. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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I'm calling BS. If they truly meant to have it only function as a slide stop, they would have never had that worthless piece of metal sticking out to begin with. It doesn't make sense to say it is only a slide stop, but then have a piece of metal that functions poorly as a release. I'm getting an extended release as soon as I figure out which one to get. Playing Devil's Advocate (since I am a slide stop as a release user myself), the slide stop could be there for the purposes of locking back the slide without an empty magazine handy, even if not intended for use as a "release." The beauty of a Glock is that someone who believes and trains like it is a slide stop only, can keep that little thing they put on there and be happy with a low profile design. Alternatively, someone who believes and trains like it is a slide release can put an extended version on and use that instead. The only thing that confuses me is why other people care so much what others do. I happen to have been a "slide stop only" shooter for many years, which included a lot of handgun training classes. In the past few years, through other professional instruction, I've been trained to use it as a slide release. What I found out was amazing––both ways work! I'm faster when using it as a release, so I've stuck with that. But I understand there are certain benefits to each method. |
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Some of you guys seem to get really worked up about how others use their slide release/stop. How about just shooting the shit out of your gun and replacing parts when needed. Small parts for a glock are cheap compared to the cost of enough ammo to wear them out. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Not sure how you interpreted my response as being worked up.  I simply provided a rationale for why his "problem" might not be a "problem" but a software issue. I have no vested interest in whether he purchases an extension or not. He may do as he pleases, of course.
I have found that using the stop as a release introduces another failure mode into a technique and requires learning of different techniques for different situations - malfunction vs empty mag. Reduction of decisions as to which technique is used result in faster movement through the OODA cycle. This is in addition to the other strengths the overhand method has vs the slide stop. You guys that like the extensions - knock yourselves out. 
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While it's true that the slide stop lever can be used as a slide release, it's obviously not intended to be used as a slide release, except in a few circumstances. Reach over the back of the slide with four fingers and pull the slide all the way back and release it abruptly. No so much of concern with sweaty fingers with that "preferred" method, huh?This is by far the most stress proof way of releasing the slide when it is locked to the rear (and sweaty/bloody finger resistant). It puts the gun more reliably back in service by allowing full travel/spring tension to chamber the next round. It is the proper way to rack the slide for malfunction clearance as well. One technique serves many purposes and speeds weapons manipulation under various scenarios. There is no slide release on the Glock. It is a slide stop. http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r82/dvlray6/firearms/overhand.jpg I'm calling BS. If they truly meant to have it only function as a slide stop, they would have never had that worthless piece of metal sticking out to begin with. It doesn't make sense to say it is only a slide stop, but then have a piece of metal that functions poorly as a release. I'm getting an extended release as soon as I figure out which one to get. O rly itz bs? Because it works for millions of others. To release the slide just rack it, instead of metal wearing on metal. To lock the slide back, pull it back and push the slide STOP up. I could give a damn how you use your slide stop, but if you dont like it buy an extended one instead of scaring us all half to death that glocks have an "issue" |