earlthegoat2
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I have a long history of pulling levers that say “do not pull” and pushing buttons that say “do not push”. I’m still alive and have better understanding for it.
I used to own a Kahr P9 and never once used the slide release lever. I have been trained almost to a fault to be skeptical of any and all manufacturers recommendations as being best practice. Rarely are they ever outright bad advice but I do believe (and this will sound arrogant) the recommendations are made for the benefit of folks who may not be as knowledgeable in a particular product.
Im not one of those people who when told specifically not to do something, will compulsively go out and do it. I will, from then on, try to figure out why which then may or may not culminate in me trying it.
There is the recommended ways of doing things or the way the “books” say to do it and then there are the real world ways or the more efficient ways of doing things. The ways that in some instances, it takes someone with a bit of experience to understand and properly execute.
A non-gun related example. Taps vs. thread chasers in cleaning out threaded holes. The “books” tell you to use a thread chaser. I have used them with mixed success. I have destroyed them completely in certain circumstances. Taps tend to work every time even though this is not their intended purpose. Intended purpose or not, they are a better design for the task at hand. The detractors will say it takes away from the integrity of the threaded hole because it removes a small amount of material. I will agree with this but say the amount of material it removes is inconsequential. If the hole is too far gone to restore with a thread cleaning method you are probably going to figure it out in the process of employing one or the other of these methods anyway. In the end both purpose built thread chasers and taps have a role to play in thread chasing.
Conventional wisdom, book smarts, and manufacturers suggestions should be taken with a huge grain of salt.
Which gun oil or cleaning solvent is best?
I used to own a Kahr P9 and never once used the slide release lever. I have been trained almost to a fault to be skeptical of any and all manufacturers recommendations as being best practice. Rarely are they ever outright bad advice but I do believe (and this will sound arrogant) the recommendations are made for the benefit of folks who may not be as knowledgeable in a particular product.
Im not one of those people who when told specifically not to do something, will compulsively go out and do it. I will, from then on, try to figure out why which then may or may not culminate in me trying it.
There is the recommended ways of doing things or the way the “books” say to do it and then there are the real world ways or the more efficient ways of doing things. The ways that in some instances, it takes someone with a bit of experience to understand and properly execute.
A non-gun related example. Taps vs. thread chasers in cleaning out threaded holes. The “books” tell you to use a thread chaser. I have used them with mixed success. I have destroyed them completely in certain circumstances. Taps tend to work every time even though this is not their intended purpose. Intended purpose or not, they are a better design for the task at hand. The detractors will say it takes away from the integrity of the threaded hole because it removes a small amount of material. I will agree with this but say the amount of material it removes is inconsequential. If the hole is too far gone to restore with a thread cleaning method you are probably going to figure it out in the process of employing one or the other of these methods anyway. In the end both purpose built thread chasers and taps have a role to play in thread chasing.
Conventional wisdom, book smarts, and manufacturers suggestions should be taken with a huge grain of salt.
Which gun oil or cleaning solvent is best?
