It does more than allow unloading without racking the slide. It forces you to do it that way. The gun doesn’t have an extractor. It’s a blow back design.
Which really sucks if the cartridge goes 'click' instead of bang. Especially if you need to get that little bit of lead into a bad guy.
"You win 100% of the fights you avoid. If you're not there when it happens, you don't lose." - William Aprill
"I've owned a guitar for 31 years and that sure hasn't made me a musician, let alone an expert. It's made me a guy who owns a guitar."- BBI
Which really sucks if the cartridge goes 'click' instead of bang. Especially if you need to get that little bit of lead into a bad guy.
I don’t recall if someone told me or I read it but the Tomcat was one of those guns carried a lot and shot a little. Lol! Yea immediate action was going to take an extra step or two.