Don't Drop The Slide On An Empty Chamber!! - Avoid Gun Abuse!
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Bassbob
Emissary
The only time I dry fire is checking the trigger weight. Although I think occasional dry firing on striker fired guns isn’t harmful.
Snake45
Professional
I do that too. And then I punch out the primers and fill the primer pockets with GE silicone caulk. And then I use 'em for snap caps.
For maximum cheapness, do this only with cases that are due to be tossed anyway due to neck cracks/splits, flaking plating, being reloaded so many times the headstamp is gone, etc.
Bassbob
Emissary
I sweep mine away into the netherworld.I do that too. And then I punch out the primers and fill the primer pockets with GE silicone caulk. And then I use 'em for snap caps.
For maximum cheapness, do this only with cases that are due to be tossed anyway due to neck cracks/splits, flaking plating, being reloaded so many times the headstamp is gone, etc.
Old_Me
SAINT
omg....
not me, i sweep up all brass near my port, even many times, seeking brass from other ports. as we all know, ejected brass can "fly" all around you.
when i get it home, i know mine, as i mark them, then i toss all the others in my "go to the salvage yard" bucket.
Bassbob
Emissary
I put a bucket with small holes in it out and was throwing my brass in it in case someone else wanted it for reloading. No one did. It all gets swept into a pile out front of the benches. Occasionally when I'm bored I'll collect a bunch of it and sell it for scrap, but not often.
Snake45
Professional
I've never been rich enough to be wasteful.
Bassbob
Emissary
I've never been so broke I needed to reload 9mm.I've never been rich enough to be wasteful.
Really I just don't run reloads in semi auto firearms. Except shotguns. I go through entirely too much of those not to reload. I also shoot m old man's reloads out of my .44s and .357s.
I agree Bob, and that is what I used to do. Back then, I could walk out the front or back door and shoot to my hearts content. Unfortunately, I had to figure out a way to make a living and moved to a place where I can no longer do that. I really miss it, but such is life and I am grateful either way.
powerboatr
Professional
we harvest brass at our range
then inspect it at home and clean and use it if it passes muster
we have a WEIRDO that leaves tons of 45 acp once fired brass at the range, we are talking i collect over 300 every time he has been there
the police do the same thing, they leave hundreds of 9mm once fired
i my never have to buy brass again
Bassbob
Emissary
I can and used to shoot out back all the time. I had a nice little 30 yard range set up. The wife got tired of finding brass in her flowers and dealing with the dogs and cats freaking out every time I went out, so she got a me a membership to the gun club down the road and I've been there ever since.I agree Bob, and that is what I used to do. Back then, I could walk out the front or back door and shoot to my hearts content. Unfortunately, I had to figure out a way to make a living and moved to a place where I can no longer do that. I really miss it, but such is life and I am grateful either way.
Old_Me
SAINT
i am not surprised about the individual leaving brass, but it surprises me the police do..that's good money from recycling that can go towards more range ammo, or targets for them.we harvest brass at our range
then inspect it at home and clean and use it if it passes muster
we have a WEIRDO that leaves tons of 45 acp once fired brass at the range, we are talking i collect over 300 every time he has been there
the police do the same thing, they leave hundreds of 9mm once fired
i my never have to buy brass again
Snake45
Professional
That might or might not be true--I can't say with certainty one way or the other--but I'm not going to argue it because there is NO GOOD THING that comes of dropping the slide on an empty chamber in a 1911. It's bloody hard on several different areas of the gun.
rcurtner
Professional
Yes it does. The hand & cylinder stop can both be damaged. I wish this stupidity was only on tv, but it isn't .
Old_Me
SAINT
this afternoon on Amazon Prime, i watched the very first episode of Barnaby Jones..it shows how his son died...Barnaby comes out of retirement, takes his old revolver and does just that......!!
but to be fair, a lot of tv shows and movies show it being done that way. i think Brownell's had a video on that, where on tv it's supposed to have been "cool"........
whether it was a low priced 1911, that i have owned, or my very expensive Korth revolver, i just do not abuse them.
cuz that 1 time you might need that gun to function, to maybe defend your life....??
might be the time....it does not, all cuz of that "cool" factor like on tv.
rcurtner
Professional
If you already have a round in the chamber dropping the slide on it could cause an accidental discharge. I'm referring mostly to 1911's, but I guess possibly with striker fired pistols also. The firing pin goes forward with inertia from the slide's dropping. The breech/bolt face strikes the chambered round forcing the firing pin into the round. Long explanation, hope I didn't confuse y'all.
Bassbob
Emissary
Yeah I should have said it better. Even when inserting a fresh mag with the slide locked back I don't drop it with the slide lock often. There are some drills where I do. Drills designed specifically to enhance your ability to very quickly bring an empty gun back into an active situation.