Rounds no good after chambering?

[gbelleh]

Here's what I've been doing for the last couple years. I keep a Sharpie in my range bag, and whenever I eject a carry round for cleaning, etc., I mark it with a small dot on the back of the case rim. Then I know for sure that round was chambered, and it gets rotated to the bottom of a magazine. If a round gets ejected that already has a dot, it would get a second dot, etc.

Maybe this is paranoid, but it's a simple measure to help avoid setback.

 

[PapaG]

Not paranoid, just plain smart. When you see the dot, substitute another mag full.....and shoot the others up in practice.

 

[Manco]

Actually, there's an easy solution if you HAVE a Glock, in particular:
http://s688.photobucket.com/albums/vv241/gloob27x/?action=view&current=g.mp4
Try this with your Sig, XD, or 1911.

Interesting trick. It works on my M&P when I pinch the other end of the extractor inward (different design, of course). I think I still prefer to ride the slide home slowly instead, though, as this has worked well for me. Contrary to my usual practice, lately I have had a frequent need to unload and rechamber, so I decided to do it with the same cartridge numerous times (at least 20 times by now), riding the slide each time, just as a test to see how well its OAL holds up. Thus far there has been no measurable change, although I do not know for sure whether it may be due in part to how tight in the case the bullets are in my defensive load (Ranger Bonded/PDX1) and the fact that they are glued to the case with tar. Maybe I'll experiment with cheap practice ammo to see what happens, both when riding the slide and letting it slam shut.

 

[Drail]

kk0g, when you fire the pistol your finger is still holding the trigger back as the slide goes forward which disconnects the trigger and holds it in place. When you just drop the slide without holding the trigger back the trigger will bounce back and forth due to inertia. On a gun with a light enough trigger it can partially release the sear and allow the hammer to either fall to half cock or chip the sear/hammer hooks as it goes by. It may not happen the first time you do it but it will at some point. On a Bulleseye range you will see most people hold the trigger to the rear anytime they drop the slide to load. The smiths who built the gun tell them to do that to protect the sear. It is perfectly safe. Do that on an IPSC range and you may be disqualified. Dropping the slide on empty is also pretty hard on the barrel lugs. It is a form of abuse whether the user knows it or not. Doing it to your gun is the mark of an amateur. Doing it to someone else's gun is sort of like pissing on their shoe.