Semi Auto with Semi..

[Walkalong]

Sounds like something else that could break, and I don't see the need.

 

[mesinge2]

I could see it as a very useful design for a top loading pistol like a Broomhandle Mauser, but maybe with some modernized features.

 

[Jaymo]

I used to have a Chicom Tokarev that would release the slide as soon as you slammed the full mag home.

 

[psyopspec]

I must be hard on my mags. They hit the ground more than they get gently lowered into my hand, at least with any guns serving in a competition or defense role.

I've yet to make a magazine unserviceable for any of these guns, and that's after dropping them in dirt, mud, water, concrete, etc. Brands: Various Glocks, HK P2000, Beretta 92fs, 1911s, and various AR mags. Typically they get a shake out and then get used again. At worst, a quick wipe down at the range before the next string of fire, then a cleaning at home.

If they were as fragile as many posters make it sound, I wouldn't be relying on that gun or weapons system for any serious purposes.

 

[Double Naught Spy]

Those same shooters would also try to keep firing with the gun locked back and the mag automatically dropped.

Sure, and that was the point I was making.

If you're doing your mag changes correctly, the auto-drop won't save you any time.

Sure, but not everyone is so skilled. Hell, not everyone can remember to take off their safety, LOL.

It could be a dud innovation. It could be really helpful. Until working with it, the validity of the concept may not be readily apparent. Some here think it would be a dud and they may be right. However, like slides that lock back on empty or not, some folks like and some don't.