Overheard At the NRA Range

[JAD]

Wilson Combat recommends against this for their 1911 guns, so do other 1911 manufacturers, but I can't recall which ones.

Pretty much all of them. It bounces the sear and will round it. AFAIK it's unique to 1911s.

[will_1400]

Huh. I stand corrected on that one.

[John Ralston]

Yup... Chambering a round slows the slide velocity and you don't have issues. Slamming it home empty causes undue wear and tear on a 1911.

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[gringop]

Yup... Chambering a round slows the slide velocity and you don't have issues. Slamming it home empty causes undue wear and tear on a 1911.

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Just do like the old bullseye guys and hold the trigger back while dropping the slide...

Gringop

[will_1400]

That last one just sounds like an ND waiting to happen...

[JAD]

That last one just sounds like an ND waiting to happen...

Actually, it's an ND that's happened a lot. I close empty 1911s infrequently, but when it comes up I ease them forward. When I'm dry-firing and I want to simulate reset, I obviously hold the trigger back.