Desertscout
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There is no sin in cocking the hammer first as long as your finger is OUT of the trigger guard and the muzzle is poiniting in a safe direction.
No. Not necessarily. While on the range and certainly every time you load or unload the gun, you should perform a chamber check but there are also times when you may want to do it on the street to ensure that a round was chambered. Especially in low-light.It's just a simple safety procedure, for crying out loud!
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The heel of your hand is a forward assist. Bump the slide.
That's how I do it on my glocks. Kinda stumbled onto it when I was looking for the fastest way to field strip (the other reason I do it besides a press check).Good idea for the press check. To make it even easier, grasp the gun as shown--but instead of putting two fingers over the slide, wrap all of your fingers over it. Your index finger should be almost against the rear sight.
I'm curious, where had you seen it before? I just found it by fiddling with the pistol.