Press Checking

[PRCABR4Christ]

now that the kids are gone the adults can talk

[CK_32]

I think you need to recheck things before you post them, this is FUD...how do I visual check my 1911? Do I look down the barrel or something? I think it's time you stay out of this conversation, it's a little over your head.

FWIW I don't carry a rifle every day, a pistol however fits nicely on my hip... the pistol gets the press check.

However you are correct that a rifle is a primary defense weapon, if you're near a rifle...if your not

That is my exact point. I don't think you guys understand what a press check is. Press check it to pull back the bolt on your rifle and feel the brass with out looking at the chamber.


Please explain how you pull a slide back on a pistol with one hand while maintaining site on your target or down range. That is what a press check is for hense the word "press". The point of a press check is to make sure you have a round in the chamber when being ready to fire while maintaining a visual on your target with out having to look at the chamber of a rifle to confirm you have a loaded chamber.. That is a proper press check.

With a pistol all you do is load the mag rack the slide and pull the pistol down and pull the slide back to see down from the top of your pistol look down and see if you see brass. Which again isnt a press check. It is then a visual check. But if you want to look down the barrel to see if its loaded be my guest You wont be doing it long.

[CK_32]

now that the kids are gone the adults can talk

[InGrAM]

That is my exact point. I don't think you guys understand what a press check is. Press check it to pull back the bolt on your rifle and feel the brass with out looking at the chamber.


Please explain how you pull a slide back on a pistol with one hand while maintaining site on your target or down range. That is what a press check is for hense the word "press". The point of a press check is to make sure you have a round in the chamber when being ready to fire while maintaining a visual on your target with out having to look at the chamber of a rifle to confirm you have a loaded chamber.. That is a proper press check.

With a pistol all you do is load the mag rack the slide and pull the pistol down and pull the slide back to see down from the top of your pistol look down and see if you see brass. Which again isnt a press check. It is then a visual check. But if you want to look down the barrel to see if its loaded be my guest You wont be doing it long.

Makes sense to me.

[PRCABR4Christ]

LOL

[Mr310]

CK, do you perform visual checks on your pistols, then?

[CK_32]

CK, do you perform visual checks on your pistols, then?

No I do not. Its not life or death at my local range.

Maybe if my life depended on it I would. But so far it hasnt so no I do not.

But I would "visual check" visually look down at my chamber like in this video. And conform I am loaded.
But put my finger on the loaded round. No.. I do not.



Again not a proper press check.

[PRCABR4Christ]

That is my exact point. I don't think you guys understand what a press check is. Press check it to pull back the bolt on your rifle and feel the brass with out looking at the chamber.

Please explain how you pull a slide back on a pistol with one hand while maintaining site on your target or down range. That is what a press check is for hense the word "press". The point of a press check is to make sure you have a round in the chamber when being ready to fire while maintaining a visual on your target with out having to look at the chamber of a rifle to confirm you have a loaded chamber.. That is a proper press check.

With a pistol all you do is load the mag rack the slide and pull the pistol down and pull the slide back to see down from the top of your pistol look down and see if you see brass. Which again isnt a press check. It is then a visual check. But if you want to look down the barrel to see if its loaded be my guest You wont be doing it long.

press checking a pistol involves pulling the slide back to visually verify it's loaded, there's no reason to "press' the round, it's a figure of speech, again it's not a battlefield operation, instead it's a verification of what one believes is a loaded/unloaded weapon , I'll explain anyhow...

1. point pistol in safe direction
2. pull slide back by grabbing rear of slide with support hand until you can verify pistol is charged.
3. if pistol is charged, return slide back from whence it came, if it is not charged, pull slide all the way back and sling shot it (let it go...by all means do not just ease it forward, that may cause a FTF)
4. go on about whatever business you are going about with a loaded handgun

[locosway]

That is my exact point. I don't think you guys understand what a press check is. Press check it to pull back the bolt on your rifle and feel the brass with out looking at the chamber.


Please explain how you pull a slide back on a pistol with one hand while maintaining site on your target or down range. That is what a press check is for hense the word "press". The point of a press check is to make sure you have a round in the chamber when being ready to fire while maintaining a visual on your target with out having to look at the chamber of a rifle to confirm you have a loaded chamber.. That is a proper press check.

With a pistol all you do is load the mag rack the slide and pull the pistol down and pull the slide back to see down from the top of your pistol look down and see if you see brass. Which again isnt a press check. It is then a visual check. But if you want to look down the barrel to see if its loaded be my guest You wont be doing it long.

I'd like to see someone do your press check on an AR while keeping their sights on the target. As for press checking a pistol, it's a common term in the industry. Perhaps it started as something else, but it's not that anymore. To do a visual inspection on the chamber for a round is now called a press check. Maybe you don't like it, that's fine, but the nomenclature is set and every school uses it.

How about you call up one of those fancy 1911 makers that put the forward cocking serrations on their pistols and ask them what it's for.

[Mr310]

No I do not. Its not life or death at my local range.

Maybe if my life depended on it I would. But so far it hasnt so no I do not.

But I would "visual check" visually look down at my chamber like in this video. And conform I am loaded.
But put my finger on the loaded round. No.. I do not.

Again not a proper press check.

That I understand, but for those of us who keep loaded handguns in the house, I don't see why one wouldn't want to do it.

[CK_32]

press checking a pistol involves pulling the slide back to visually verify it's loaded, there's no reason to "press' the round, it's a figure of speech, again it's not a battlefield operation, instead it's a verification of what one believes is a loaded/unloaded weapon , I'll explain anyhow...

1. point pistol in safe direction
2. pull slide back by grabbing rear of slide with support hand until you can verify pistol is charged.
3. if pistol is charged, return slide back from whence it came, if it is not charged, pull slide all the way back and sling shot it (let it go...by all means do not just ease it forward, that may cause a FTF)
4. go on about whatever business you are going about with a loaded handgun

So then you agree. It is not a "press" check but a form of checking just called a press check which is just a visual check. Yes practically the same thing. The only reason it went this far and I got so proper because you had to balls to tell me I do not know what a press check means. Technically you did not. You just used the term that was spread over to this type of checking.

its in the dam name.

Visual = to look.

Press = to feel.

But yes it is used for the same reason to make sure your loaded. But no it is technically not the same thing.

[InGrAM]

That I understand, but for those of us who keep loaded handguns in the house, I don't see why one wouldn't want to do it.

Or for those who carry on a daily bases.

[CK_32]

I'd like to see someone do your press check on an AR while keeping their sights on the target. As for press checking a pistol, it's a common term in the industry. Perhaps it started as something else, but it's not that anymore. To do a visual inspection on the chamber for a round is now called a press check. Maybe you don't like it, that's fine, but the nomenclature is set and every school uses it.

How about you call up one of those fancy 1911 makers that put the forward cocking serrations on their pistols and ask them what it's for.

I just stated I do not use it and was being a smart as* by saying it wasnt a press check. Then someone decided to take it personal and call me out as if I have no idea what I'm talking about. So then I got technical to prove that they do not know what they were talking about and opened their mouth too wide.

Im not saying its not a good practice nor shouldn't be used. Just that I find it unnecessary and technically it is NOT a press check. But yes I know its a common term and know what they actually mean.

[SIGSHOOTR]

I know that chambering a round multiple times can damage it, but can press checking it do the same thing?

For your added enjoyment, a clip of Neil doing it.

LOL. gotta love Hollywood. My platoon sergeant back in the day would have tore me a new one if he saw me perform a press check like that. FWIW, press check should be SOP for your primary and secondary. As for potentially damaging rounds- never heard of it from press checks. You only have to do this once when you make ready. For me, it ensures the weapon is properly in battery and prevents malfunctions. With my carbine, I press check after charging the weapon by dropping the mag and visually inspect that the next round is feeding from the opposite side. With my secondary, I put my support hand over the rear cocking serrations and gently pull back until I see brass (from habit shooting at night, I'll also stick my trigger finger into the chamber to feel brass while maintaining my grip). So I visually and physically inspect. Then I release the slide-- I don't ride the slide-- and let the recoil spring seat the round. Everyone does it differently, but that's the way I was trained and it's always worked for me. YMMV.

[jkd]

That is my exact point. I don't think you guys understand what a press check is. Press check it to pull back the bolt on your rifle and feel the brass with out looking at the chamber.


Please explain how you pull a slide back on a pistol with one hand while maintaining site on your target or down range. That is what a press check is for hense the word "press". The point of a press check is to make sure you have a round in the chamber when being ready to fire while maintaining a visual on your target with out having to look at the chamber of a rifle to confirm you have a loaded chamber.. That is a proper press check.

With a pistol all you do is load the mag rack the slide and pull the pistol down and pull the slide back to see down from the top of your pistol look down and see if you see brass. Which again isnt a press check. It is then a visual check. But if you want to look down the barrel to see if its loaded be my guest You wont be doing it long.

I *PRESS* check my Glock (not visual check). And I can do so while keeping the muzzle pointed "downrange" towards the threat. Everything I do with my pistol, I believe I should be able to do in little to no light since I anticipate that is the most likely environment when I'll have to use it. (bump in the night)