Striking with the Muzzle

[Chuck Haggard]

Is polymer going to bend too?

It might, but it pops right back. Metal frames do not spring back.

Looks something like this when it happens;

Is that due to the slide physically being pushed back after impacting someone, or just inertia?

The slide being pushed back at speed.

[gray wolf]

The better practice is to NOT shove the muzzle into the adversary to fire but to retract the pistol back to a well indexed retention position

I Agree

In a close contact as in ( I can smell what you had for lunch) against a drawn weapon my method would be to control the other weapon with my week hand if possible, weapon side bladed away from the B G before I brought another weapon in play, Two weapons in play could = a tie, not recommended. Draw my weapon canted out from my body, butt of the weapon pressed against my body. Depending on the engagement
fire 2 rounds. NO, I would not press the muzzle into the B G,s body. Depending on the weapon and the intensity of the recoil spring I could push the slide out of battery, perp could have something hard in a pocket, could hit a chest bone or a rib and there is always the possibility of body armor.

As for defending in a none life threatening situation or you might say just to get a point across, I might strike with the weapon.

How depends, on the situation, facing front and a non lethal threat comes from my right side they will probably get the side of the pistol,
So on and so on. Close contact and jab with the pistol ? I don't think so, + I would never extend my weapon out to perform a strike,
why present a take away situation.

Just a few thoughts , but naturally when the adrenaline is flowing strange things happen. That's why I practice till I don't get it wrong.