Odd injury.

I tried the "slingshot slide rack" myself, and find that one cannot use the strength of the hand very effectively. My hands are rather slender, so I need the best grip I can get.

I have a P38 which has a strong pair of slide springs- so I grip the gun in my right hand, and stand with my left shoulder leaning forward downrange. With the gun pointed downrange, I place the heel of my left hand on the left side slide serrations, and three fingers of my right hand on the right side of the slide, again on the serrations. So my left hand is curved over the gun. This gives me a solid grip, and the ability to push the gun forward with my right grip hand, while with my left hand, holding the slide stationary, or pulling back slightly with my left arm and shoulder. This is far easier than the slingshot grip... for me anyway.

On the other hand, I also have a Smith Model 41 target pistol on which it is easy to rack the slide using the nromal slingshot grip. Left thumb on the right side of the slide at the rear, side of the left forefinger on the left rear of the slide, and pull back with the left hand, and push forward with the right grip hand- works pretty well.

Hope this helps..........
 
I even saw a lady cop come within inches of shooting a guy in the head that was cuffed and on his belly. Accidental discharge.
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I saw that and that's not accidental discharge, it's plain stupidity (finger on the trigger).

I used the sling shot method for years that I ruined my thumb. I can't bend it and pops with pain when I tried to. I have to switch hands when raking the slide and what did I do? Using the sling shot method again.
 
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