The wife took her 1911 to the armorer at work to have some trigger work done and they got to discussing some things about shooting.
Somehow they got on the subject of dropping the slide. I've been under the impression that is preferable to put the firearm into battery by 'racking' the slide....that is pulling and releasing.....and NOT using the slide release. The idea being that by using the slide lock/release you will eventually cause wear to either the notch on the frame or the slide lock itself.
The armorer said that this was a big no-no.....that by racking the slide you cause unnecessary wear on the spring internally.
Is this peculiar to 1911s? I've been doing my way on my USP for a couple thousand rounds without any noticeable problems.
Somehow they got on the subject of dropping the slide. I've been under the impression that is preferable to put the firearm into battery by 'racking' the slide....that is pulling and releasing.....and NOT using the slide release. The idea being that by using the slide lock/release you will eventually cause wear to either the notch on the frame or the slide lock itself.
The armorer said that this was a big no-no.....that by racking the slide you cause unnecessary wear on the spring internally.
Is this peculiar to 1911s? I've been doing my way on my USP for a couple thousand rounds without any noticeable problems.