In the video below, the SIG SAUER gun guru shows us five — count ’em five — ways to rack your handgun slide. I was always taught to use the hand-over-the-slide slingshot method; gross motor skills being your best bet during an adrenaline dump. I call it the combat rack, which makes it sound . . .
vaguely condescending towards our woman in uniform. And will continue to do so because “power stroke” is a bit too onanistic for my tastes.
Jon Wayne Taylor switched from power stroking to depressing the slide stop to reflect his mental state when Tales of Arabian Nights kicks his ass. I mean, for the sake of speed.
What racking method to you use and why?
I start out condition one that I achieved through combat rack followed by the press check. Reloading in the fight is JWT’s method. It’s what the MC drilled into me.
Since this idiot was obviously mentally ill, any “reason” he could come up with would make no sense to us anyway.
It’s the media always looking for a motive after law enforcement gives up, because that sells.
Has anyone ever slammed the magazine Home which releases the slide automatically?
I’ve tryed the slam mag method multiple times on glock 22, is fast but end up having to power stroke due to a FTF 50% of the time, so gave up on it!
FN15 in 308????????????
Typo, mistake? Do they mean SCAR17.
Or Is the report Fake
I shoot pistols left-handed, so at this point even on guns with ambi/reversible slide releases I slingshot it.
Holy dancing, hysterical blood dancers!
Using tragedies to promote an agenda that will do nothing to prevent future tragedies suggests an utter lack of concern for the victims. I suspect they are simply addicted to their own fabricated outrage. Demonstrating their moral superiority in public provides them with a mindless emotional high no drug will ever equal. These are truly vile creatures.
Oh we had SJW teachers when I was a kid. Had a teacher wear a black armband in 1970 protesting Vietnam. He made it to the end of the year…you can’t get rid of ’em so easily now. Off topic but a possible COUGAR sighting in DuPage County yesterday to tie into the kid/cat story yesterday on TTAG. Carry on…
I’ll wait for Carhartt myself. Dickies’ stuff never seems to fit me as well.
I normally use the slingshot, though it’s generally better to push forward with the gun while either holding the slide in place or simultaneously pulling back the slide.
For folks with limited hand strength I recommend over the top push-push.
lexington and concord are still in massachusetts right…
I like it! As long as they come in sizes. Small/Medium/Large doesn’t work for me at all!
Charlie
The tactical ripstop stuff does not hold up to my daily work routine. I need something heavier, especially in Winter. No way I’d wear ripstop when snow is on the ground anyway.
I do wish these clothing makers would standardize the belt loops though. Between 5.11, Carhartt, and LL Bean my OWB moves from 9 o’clock to 7 o’clock (3 to 5 o’clock for you righties) depending on what I put on.
Slide stop for 1911s. Slingshot for polymers.
With my old M&P, I do both of those and the auto-forward, although technically I shouldn’t do slingshot because of the auto-forward (ejects live rounds for no reason).
Honestly I got bigger fish to fry shooting-wise than nitpicking my reloading technique.