CZ slide racker

[cusco19]

What about adding some grip tape along the sides and top of the slide?

I'm sure you can find it cheaper at a local skate shop, but here's one $5.00 shipped and more than enough for the application:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-SHEET-OF-BLACK-PRO-GRIP-TAPE-for-SKATEBOARD-Free-Ship-/321748379942?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ae9b2a926

I have big hands and sausage fingers and thought the slide was a bit more difficult than my 1911 to rack. Put some in some practice time, and I have no problem racking as it is now.

yup.. i've suggested grip tape to him as well.

actually have him get some sturdy rear sights that he can rack the slide with

like which ones?

Like other posters... I would encourage a good 2 to 5 day class....
Techniques beat gadgets....

reeds only had that 2-3 days class. i suppose he could get more training..

[dyson]

like which ones?

guess it depends on his hands. the stock mepros on my SP-01 have a decent edge to rack, and the stock sights on my TS definitely work. Look at the fixed sights at CZ Custom, maybe the H-TACs would be good.

[himurax13]

The second tip is to grasp your support hand along the top of the slide but to make sure you have a good purchase with your support hand. It's sort of like this picture (http://thewellarmedwoman.com/image/d...ide%201web.jpg) , except have your support hand closer to the center of the slide, and possibly with your support thumb grasping the rear serrations. The picture shows a grasp that doesn't fully have a good purchase.

With your strong hand, wrap your hand around the pistol grip (index finger out of the trigger please =) ), and use your strong hand to "push" the frame forward, and just have your support hand holding the slide firm.

Well this method does not work well with pistols such as the CZ and Tanfoglios that have the rails on the inside of the frame.

If you use the distal joint from your support hand index finger knuckle and your thumb to grasp the slide and pull rearward while pushing the grips forward with your strong hand, you will notice that it is much faster and easier than the usual overhand grab.

Sometimes I rack the slide with the web of my support hand over the top of the slide as well.

EDIT. Instructional video on post #33 below.

[reverser]

Sweaty palms? Are you joking? The serrations on the 75b slide are pretty good. I'd bet I could rack it covered in butter. Girlie-handitis? If he's ever in a self defense situation maybe he could just throw the gun at his attacker.

[FRIDGE]

Sweaty palms? Are you joking? The serrations on the 75b slide are pretty good. I'd bet I could rack it covered in butter. Girlie-handitis? If he's ever in a self defense situation maybe he could just throw the gun at his attacker.

Did we just stumble on a CZ Mythbusters video idea?

[TATER313]

http://czcustom.com/ctssliderackersightbase75.aspx you will have to use a sight like a cmore.

[mievil]

Sweaty palms? Are you joking? The serrations on the 75b slide are pretty good. I'd bet I could rack it covered in butter. Girlie-handitis? If he's ever in a self defense situation maybe he could just throw the gun at his attacker.

The serrations on the 75 have a surprising number of complaints if you look into it. One of the only complaints people seem to have on the CZ series is NOT ENOUGH grip area for racking the slide.

I've never had an issue, but it sure seems like spending the $100 or so on a custom slide milling would be way more beneficial than some chunk of metal handing off in space waiting to cause the user to get slapped in the meat (of whatever area that may be) or bone just by using it to defend yourself.

FWIW, I have tried racking my slide with a figurative start ton of lube on it (which trumps sweaty palms) and never, ever had an issue. So.....sounds like a technique issue.

[eternoplacer]

Talcum powder??? sorry could not resist.
Very cheap!

[cusco19]

Yea I told him he just need more practice. This is going to be his first pistol ever..


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[eternoplacer]

^^ Once he gets used to them there will be no second thoughts on how he racks them, it will get easier as He gets more and more Pistols, Looks like another gun addict in the horizon lol.

[tbc]

Nothing wrong with CZ's but they are not one-size-fit-all firearms. Ask him to try other pistols: Sig, Glock, HK..

[cusco19]

tbc: he did.. 1911 and HK is out of his reach, he didn't like the glock, like the sig.. but somehow he prefers CZ... lol

[Kappy]

i agree. my coworker took the beginner pistol class from reeds.. he opted for the all 3 day training which is very good for him.

but i was surprise when he didn't know what racking the slide meant, until he told me the slide was locked back at all times during the class. so all the student needed to do was pop in the mag and drop the slide stop and start to shoot.

i would think the instructors would've taught them how to rack the slide...

Odd. We teach about racking the slide even in the NRA First Steps course. We definitely teach it in the Basic Pistol course. Aside from that... even with sweaty palms, he should be able to rack if he's grabbing by the serrations. That's why they're there.

[Kappy]

tbc: he did.. 1911 and HK is out of his reach, he didn't like the glock, like the sig.. but somehow he prefers CZ... lol

That's because they're awesome.

That being said, sounds like muscle issues. After he has loaded the mag a few hundred times he should be able to rack the slide with no problems.

[cusco19]

Odd. We teach about racking the slide even in the NRA First Steps course. We definitely teach it in the Basic Pistol course. Aside from that... even with sweaty palms, he should be able to rack if he's grabbing by the serrations. That's why they're there.

i agree.. i would think after paying $160 bucks, he would be taught a least how to rack the slide.. but guess not.

That's because they're awesome.

That being said, sounds like muscle issues. After he has loaded the mag a few hundred times he should be able to rack the slide with no problems.

yup i think so too. i told him don't worry about it.. just buy it, take it home and practice racking it while watching TV..