I’m new to shooting and left handed so my Glock 34 gen 4 does not have ambi slide release so I was looking to put a Carver “carry” Racker on to help me with reloads. There is nothing in the rules that states this not legal. Any ideas?
I’m new to shooting and left handed so my Glock 34 gen 4 does not have ambi slide release so I was looking to put a Carver “carry” Racker on to help me with reloads. There is nothing in the rules that states this not legal. Any ideas?
heres a cool alternative technique, courtesy of Kyle Defoor.Originally Posted by WilsonD
I’m not sure what you mean by rules. Are talking about USPSA or IDPA or some other governing body of matches?
I looked up the Carver Racker. I don’t see what advantage you’d gain even as a lefty. It’s designed to pull the slide rearward when an optic is in the way of the grasping grooves. For releasing the slide when locked open I don’t see the Carver piece helping unless your pistol has a slide mounted optic.
There is also a very fast technique taught by Defoor and others where the right middle finger hits the slide stop lever after inserting the magazine. I looked but can’t find a video. I’ll keep looking.
ETA - gomerpyle beat me to it.
Last edited by El Cid; 12-31-2019 at 01:59 PM.
If you are shooting to slidelock in USPSA production, you've probably made a mistake somewhere.
If this is IDPA, or other gun game, as above, I am uncertain what you mean.
As noted already, it’s necessary to specify the rule set when asking a question like this. It’s also worth noting that one generally needs to be able to specify what rule authorizes, in your view, if the modification if it is questioned at a match. I don’t believe the item you mentioned is legal in idpa SSP and don’t immediately see the rules justification for it in uspsa prod. I may be mistaken.
I’m a left handed competitive shooter who does her best at idpa (SSP), uspsa (prod) and speed steel. I do fairly okay locally at idpa, which has lots of slide lock reloads. I exclusively shoot beretta 92s with left side only slide release. I train to rack the slide on reloads but have also found a good positive reload at the weapon correct angle will auto forward the slide most of the time. I wonder if there is a similar sweet spot on a glock 34.
I haven’t been able to make any right handed operation of the slide release work faster, safer, and more reliably under time pressure than racking or auto forward, but you might be able to do so.
My one cent, your mileage may vary.
Last edited by Medusa; 12-31-2019 at 02:48 PM.
Below are my comments from a similar thread a few years ago. I posted a couple pics later in that thread and there is also discussion of other methods. I like the method presented by Defoor too and if I was just getting started I might lean that way, as it seems more universal both in terms of hand shape and gun configuration...the method I describe works fine for me with Glocks, Walthers, HK USP's, and others, but wasn't reliable for me with a Beretta PX4.
Interesting...
As a lefty, I've always used my trigger finger to hit the slide release (until I switched to 5th gen).
I've a totally different approach. This is 2020. There's a ton of guns on the market and there's absolutely no reason to tolerate ones that don't support your shooting or handling. Idsell it or trade it for a Gen 5.
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I am a lefty, and I use my index finger to release the slide. I would recommend the following slide release, the forward design makes it very easy to drop the slide in a Glock. https://handguncombatives.store/prod...-slide-release
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Am I the only one who though Wilson Combat was releasing a D model Beretta when reading the thread title?
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