Glenn E. Meyer
New member
So the other day, I was loaded up a gentleman for a match. If you shoot a 1911, standard procedure is to insert a mag and chamber a round. Then you insert a fully loaded mag. The mag used for the first round is stowed as your Barney mag.
This guy racks open his 1911 and drops a round into the chamber and then closes the slide overhand.
I recall being told that this is a bad idea because of the potential of a bad thing going boom, if the round wasn't firmly seated and might jiggle into the extractor for instance.
Truth to all this? It made me quite uncomfortable. The gentleman also kept the round in his mouth until he opened the gun.
This guy racks open his 1911 and drops a round into the chamber and then closes the slide overhand.
I recall being told that this is a bad idea because of the potential of a bad thing going boom, if the round wasn't firmly seated and might jiggle into the extractor for instance.
Truth to all this? It made me quite uncomfortable. The gentleman also kept the round in his mouth until he opened the gun.