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Dropping the Slide on an Empty Chamber: 1911 Edition

Jon Trobaugh

Wait, that's just fudd-nonsnse! No, it isn't.



Look, I've heard it all before:


I wouldn't carry a gun I can't drop the slide on!

It's a gun, not a crystal vase, dummy!

Fudd alert!


But this practice really does harm a pistol, any pistol, but especially a 1911-type with a trigger job. The sear engagement is so thin that damage can easily occur. Hammer follows might, well, follow. :)


My own thoughts here? Why do it? When is there a legitimate reason for a shooter to drop the slide on an empty gun? I can't think of one. The folks at Wilson Combat can't either.


What do you think? Tell us below.


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