Posted: 5/17/2007 7:22:54 PM EDT
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Ok, so i have become a member of the 1911 family today, albeit with a bastardized one (Para LDA, don't ask, takes too long to explain). So, i've heard that letting the slide go into battery from slidelock on an empty chamber is bad from a couple people. Is this true? why? Thank you, that is all |
In addition, droping the slide on an empty chamber subjects the gun to additional wear. The cartridge helps to buffer the closing of the slide. The analogy I've heard is you wouldn't slam the door on your car as hard as you could every time you closed it, would you? That being said, I can't even begin to count the number of times I've droped the slide, or seen one droped, on the empty chamber of a USGI 1911.
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ok, so i'm going to try to avoid doing it, nowmy next question is, is this a design caharacteristic of the 1911 just because of the way it is? I mean, i've never heard of this with any other automatic pistol (i'm a Glock owner, so pretty much the only way i can destroy it is if i fire it ).
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| So, my friend and I just shot his new Colt 1911 this morning. After last round was ejected, the slide is locked open, when I release the slide lock and let the slide close, is this bad? I do that on all my pistols all the time. Any different on a 1911, then say a beretta 96? |
See the above comments from the 'smiths. 1911 single action trigger is a different animal from the Beretta. Most 1911 folks would recommend against dropping the slide on an empty chamber it as it can damage a nice trigger job/other mechanical parts. I cringed when a supposedly gun-savvy buddy did that to my custom Commander.  You can do it, but why? |