Racking the slide

If your weapon is being used for self-defense just rack the slide, but don't ride it!!!! It won't hurt the gun or the bullet. If you don't simply release the slide, the round may not fully chamber and that is bad if you need to use it against a human being. I've done it dry and I've done it with live weapons and never had a problem with my poor gun being hurt. No disresepct to the AMU but they aren't people shooting :).

Regards,

Chuck
 
I have an HK and so far I don't think you can hurt it. Maybe run over it with a car or something. But I be damned if you can hurt it slamming the slide home, empty or not.

When I get my custom 1911, I will treat it like a baby.
 
I agree with the consensus that you should not drop the slide on an empty chamber, but I totally disagree with those of you who think you should ride the slide forward when chambering a round.

What do you think happens when you actually fire the weapon? The slide goes all the way back and comes back forward with the same spring force that is used when you pull the slide all the way back and let it slam home to chamber a round. There is no difference.

IMHO, if you ride the slide forward, you increase the tendency for the round to not chamber properly and it is a bad habit to get into if you use a semi-auto pistol for self-defense. If all you use is a revolver for self-defense, then I guess doing all sorts of weird things to your autoloaders won't impact your training. Just my opinion, but these kinds of bad habits may get you killed if you have to use your gun in self-defense or if you use your gun for your work- e.g. military or police.

I also always rack and release the slide manually rather than using the slide lock lever, as it is much easier to manipulate the slide manually in times of high stress than to locate a rather small lever on the side of the gun.

Just my $0.02.
 
Every round after the first shot is chambered with the slide slamming it into the chamber at full speed, minus your hand easing it forward. Every instructor Ive had the priveledge to train with says pull the slide all the way back and let it go! As far as letting the slide slam closed on an empty chamber, don't do it on tuned 1911s.
 
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