1911 Slide Release Don't Use?

[Panzerschwein]

Oh my God, all this info is making my head spin!

I think I... I think I'll... I JUST DON'T KNOW ANY MORE!!!

 

[toivo]

But it isn't more "failure proof." As noted above, the Army changed its handgun training BECAUSE it wasn't failure proof.

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Another issue with slingshoting: if you lower the gun to grab the rear of the slide (rather than using the "hand over" method), you pull the gun away from the next intended target, etc.

I think I used the wrong term -- by "slingshotting" I just meant releasing the slide by pulling it back. I always use the "hand over" method to do this, not my fingers.

I understand that the army changed the training because people were accidentally hitting the decocker on the Beretta M9. This wouldn't be a problem on a 1911, which is what the OP was about.

I prefer to use the "hand over" method because it works the same regardless of the pistol type, including those that don't have slide stop levers or where the slide stop lever is an awkward reach. I can see why people would want to do it with the slide stop, but for my purposes consistency is more important than speed.

 

[9mmepiphany]

I think this thread has gone well beyond it's useful life...let's just move on