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BULLCARVER: posted this on the Glock Talk
I Called Colt Firearms Yesterday The Truth About Slide Slamming On Empty Chamber
I Called Colt Firearms Today with the sole intent of FINALLY "putting to bed" the seemingly never ending myth of "slamming the slide home on an empty chamber"
Presented here is the answer as directly provided by a very qualified "person of authority" at Colt Firearms.
In the first minute of our conversation I identified myself & my interest in passing on whatever answer I received on to web forum members.
Let me first state that the individual that I spoke with at Colt Firearms is a highly intelligent, knowledgeable "key and integral" member of the Colt Firearms team. It sure was NOT the Pizza Delivery Person that just happened to pick up the phone. It was my unabashed pleasure to speak "in person" with one of the Colt folks responsible for the GREAT super high quality pistols being produced at the Colt Factory these days.
We had a short but totally engaging and enjoyable phone conversation.
I did forget to ask permission to use that person's name on a public web forum so in keeping with my personal vow to always maintain correct and proper web decorum - I will not give out a name.
The exact first question that I asked first was as follows:
With a factory stock Colt Pistol "Does letting the slide slam home on an EMPTY CHAMBER do ANY PHYSICAL HARM to a properly fit COLT BRAND 1911 pattern pistol?
The official answer from Colt Firearms would be a resounding
"NO - Letting the slide slam closed on an empty chamber does not in any way harm a Colt 1911 style Colt pistol."
Me...acting as "Psychic Bullcarver" and knowing (full well) in advance that some "Doubting Thomas" forum members would STILL NOT be satisfied with one truthful answer to one simple question.... I then dived headfirst into "Round Two" with another "polite barrage" of much more specific "slide slamming" pistol questions.
Those questions were as follows:
QUESTION 1 - Does (slamming the slide on empty chamber) place ANY undue strain or stress on the slide stop pin?
Colt Answer: "NO"
QUESTION 2 - Does (slamming the slide on empty chamber) cause any undue stress on the barrel link or contribute to link breakage?
Colt Answer: "NO"
QUESTION 3 - Does (slamming the slide on empty chamber) damage the barrel or lugs?
Colt Answer: "NO"
QUESTION 4 - Does (slamming the slide on empty chamber) result in any damage to a factory trigger/hammer/sear engagement?
Colt Answer: "NO"
QUESTION 5 - (same as above) - Frame? Slide? Battering?
Colt Answer "NO"
And then...................... Bullcarver:
So...it is absolutely A-OK to slam the slide closed on a Colt pistol without chambering a round?
Colt Answer: "YES"
Naturally, the information provided above is applicable to Colt manufactured pistols and (of course) Colt cannot be expected speak for Colt clone pistols produced by other makers.
So there you "have it" from straight the Colt Horsey's Mouth.
We then talked very briefly about my "ingrained family habit" of accumulating numerous, various fine Colt pistols over the course of several generations and with a promise (by me) to bring home one of the new masterfully rendered Colt Series 70 pistols.
Your comments on any of my posted threads are (of course) not only welcome but strongly encouraged. Stay Safe!
I Called Colt Firearms Yesterday The Truth About Slide Slamming On Empty Chamber
I Called Colt Firearms Today with the sole intent of FINALLY "putting to bed" the seemingly never ending myth of "slamming the slide home on an empty chamber"
Presented here is the answer as directly provided by a very qualified "person of authority" at Colt Firearms.
In the first minute of our conversation I identified myself & my interest in passing on whatever answer I received on to web forum members.
Let me first state that the individual that I spoke with at Colt Firearms is a highly intelligent, knowledgeable "key and integral" member of the Colt Firearms team. It sure was NOT the Pizza Delivery Person that just happened to pick up the phone. It was my unabashed pleasure to speak "in person" with one of the Colt folks responsible for the GREAT super high quality pistols being produced at the Colt Factory these days.
We had a short but totally engaging and enjoyable phone conversation.
I did forget to ask permission to use that person's name on a public web forum so in keeping with my personal vow to always maintain correct and proper web decorum - I will not give out a name.
The exact first question that I asked first was as follows:
With a factory stock Colt Pistol "Does letting the slide slam home on an EMPTY CHAMBER do ANY PHYSICAL HARM to a properly fit COLT BRAND 1911 pattern pistol?
The official answer from Colt Firearms would be a resounding
"NO - Letting the slide slam closed on an empty chamber does not in any way harm a Colt 1911 style Colt pistol."
Me...acting as "Psychic Bullcarver" and knowing (full well) in advance that some "Doubting Thomas" forum members would STILL NOT be satisfied with one truthful answer to one simple question.... I then dived headfirst into "Round Two" with another "polite barrage" of much more specific "slide slamming" pistol questions.
Those questions were as follows:
QUESTION 1 - Does (slamming the slide on empty chamber) place ANY undue strain or stress on the slide stop pin?
Colt Answer: "NO"
QUESTION 2 - Does (slamming the slide on empty chamber) cause any undue stress on the barrel link or contribute to link breakage?
Colt Answer: "NO"
QUESTION 3 - Does (slamming the slide on empty chamber) damage the barrel or lugs?
Colt Answer: "NO"
QUESTION 4 - Does (slamming the slide on empty chamber) result in any damage to a factory trigger/hammer/sear engagement?
Colt Answer: "NO"
QUESTION 5 - (same as above) - Frame? Slide? Battering?
Colt Answer "NO"
And then...................... Bullcarver:
So...it is absolutely A-OK to slam the slide closed on a Colt pistol without chambering a round?
Colt Answer: "YES"
Naturally, the information provided above is applicable to Colt manufactured pistols and (of course) Colt cannot be expected speak for Colt clone pistols produced by other makers.
So there you "have it" from straight the Colt Horsey's Mouth.
We then talked very briefly about my "ingrained family habit" of accumulating numerous, various fine Colt pistols over the course of several generations and with a promise (by me) to bring home one of the new masterfully rendered Colt Series 70 pistols.
Your comments on any of my posted threads are (of course) not only welcome but strongly encouraged. Stay Safe!