Full magazine + 1?

[Adam Helmer]

Aim to maim,


Many thanks for your complement of my last post. I learned that "Gem" by doing and felt it needed to be passed on. If anyone needs to "smoke" a bad guy, the only sound he/she hears should be the muzzle blast from YOUR gun. Be aware that now days multiple assailants are the norm so "smoking" one may not be your ticket home free. Practice fire discipline, save a few rounds for the next assailant and keep aware of the BIG PICTURE. As we always said, "Watch your back."

Adam

[Tater]

Guys, I live in Mtn Home, Idaho; a small, military and farm town of around 10,000. There's very little, if any, violent crime around here because everyone knows that everyone else has a gun or two. I only got my CCW permit to make it quicker and easier to buy future firearms. If I go anywhere I think I may need a handgun I carry my GP100 but I didn't mention my GP100 as it didn't really pertain to this thread.

[muledeer]

Should we let tater off the hook?? Naw
muledeer

[Tater]

I might be heading through your neck of the woods this weekend; you know how I like ManBeef for New Years

[Skinny Shooter]

Originally posted by Tater
I might be heading through your neck of the woods this weekend; you know how I like ManBeef for New Years

[BILLY D.]

MD

Taters scenario scared the crap out of me. On several trips to the range I have seen folk go down range set up their targets come back to the bench set up to load and fire.

Then short stoke the pistol and then innocently turn the gun around and look down the barrel with a look of bemusement and wonder why the gun didn't fire. My next act is The Sign of The Cross and a quick prayer.

I can't even imagine in my wildest dream how it would be to draw a pistol and have to cycle the slide in the heat of battle. Being the COOL and unexciteable that I am I'd probably tear the slide off the gun.

Gives me the shivers.

Bill

[kt]

i tried to reply to this yesterday, after typing 3 paragraphs the site would not respond , kinda pissed, to the abreviated version, sure every bullet counts but g26 holds 10, so i dont feel the need for the 11th, and if i unload, i just have a clip to stick in my pocket , not a clip and a bullet.
just a side note for those of you who add 1, load it from the clip and then top off the clip, dont drop one in the pipe and hit the slide release. you may not notice it here or there, but in time its a great way to break the extractor
kt

[Adam Helmer]

kt,

You make an excellent point: For those that insist on Mag + 1, load the chamber from the mag and then top off the mag.

Adam

[Adam Helmer]

Billy D,

You make sage observations about "short strokes" as that term applies to semi-auto pistols.

Personally, I prefer to load one "up the spout" BEFORE the need arises because then I know I got the gun loaded from the "Get Go" and can bring it into firing mode with either hand in case one hand is wounded, or occupied, at the start of the confrontation. One should never assume you will have BOTH hands available to bring a gun into operation. I know one individual who was pushing back on an armed assailant who "jumped him" so he could draw his gun and in another case a guy was holding a screen door shut with his weak hand to keep a pit bull inside the residence. Yes, the dog was a casualty, eventually, but that is another story.

Adam

[muledeer]

I'll be listening for the "racking of the slide"
muledeer

[BILLY D.]

Originally posted by muledeer
I'll be listening for the "racking of the slide"
muledeer

OOOOOOOO, you are rotten!

Bill

[RagingBullPa]

full mag plus one otherwise its" like taking a knife to a gun fight" quote from the Untouchables Sean Connery

[Nulle]

Full + 1 all the time