Kick the slide?

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You may have to have a Facebook account to view this, but I wanted y'all's opinion:

http://www.facebook.com/video/video....99051353456796

So apparently if you're doing a one handed reload from slidelock, he advocates getting the slide back into battery by hitting it with the bottom of your boot.

I do not question that it works, the pistol does indeed go into battery. But wouldn't it be a lot faster and easier to use the slide release lever? Unless you're looking for additional opportunities to risk putting a bullet into your leg or foot, I don't see what this offers me. If I can't get to the slide stop, I can think of at least two other ways to accomplish this without standing around on one foot during a fight.

I generally agree with the aphorism of "another tool in the box." But I don't have a can of silly string in my toolbox, either.

[JV_]

But wouldn't it be a lot faster and easier to use the slide release lever? Unless you're looking for additional opportunities to risk putting a bullet into your leg or foot, I don't see what this offers me. If I can't get to the slide stop, I can think of at least two other ways to accomplish this without standing around on one foot during a fight.

FWIW: I use my belt.

[Tamara]

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One of the things that I've seen work really reliably...

...is to how about use the fucking slide stop?

Jesus wept! "If only there were some way to drop the slide on this pistol with only one hand!"

"I think an octagon is a really swell shape for a wheel!"

[Tamara]

PS: I want three minutes and seven seconds of my life back.

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PS: I want three minutes and seven seconds of my life back.

Blame Caleb.

[Dropkick]

I'm a fan of the karate-chop myself.

[KeeFus]

I'm a fan of the karate-chop myself.

Sorry, couldn't resist...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2U-ZQMf56I

[DannyZRC]

The slide release is a fine motor skill, you need a gross motor skill like riverdance in a dynamic critical incident.

eta> this was supposed to be allcaps. damn you filter, damn you.

[Al T.]

The slide release is a fine motor skill

Danny, Todd has an excellent point about this subject. Essentially, anything you do with your hands is a fine motor skill, like working the safety, pulling the trigger, aligning the firearm with your eye, etc., etc.

The overhand slide release technique comes into it's own when gloves are worn.

[jetfire]

I'm pretty sure Danny was joking.