Captain Nice
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I just purchased a Sig P365/.380 with a safety for my wife who is a first time gun user. While instructing her how to safely load the gun, I told her to engage the safety, insert the loaded ( with snap caps) magazine, tap it smartly with the palm of her hand to ensure that it locks in place, retract the slide and let it go to chamber a round. She followed my instructions but could not retract the slide. She handed me the gun and I tried retracting the slid and I could not, it was firmly locked in place. I removed the magazine, disengaged the safety and was now able to rack the slide with ease. I replaced the magazine engaged the safety and was now able to rack the slide and chamber a round with the safety on. The bottom line is, on her gun you cannot rack the slide with the safety on unless the striker is in the cocked position. Is this normal for the P365? If so, it seems a little ridicules to not be able to rack the slide when the striker is not in the cocked position with the safety on. I have an S&W Shield with a safety which I can do exactly that with no problem. Are there any words of wisdom as to why Sig would configure the safety to act that way, or is her gun defective?