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[Escobar]

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[USPSA GM]

release the slide using the slide release lever.

[rkt88edmo]

Many shooters just avoid using that as a "release" at all. Only used when needing to lock the slide in the open position.

[rcslotcar]

I use slide release on my 226 scorpion.

[Escobar]

But your supposed to be able to work the firearm using the intended slide release button. to me its plain and simple.

And in the manual as well it reads.


"Grip the ribbing on the slide with your free hand, pull it back to its stop(it may need to be unlocked) and let it shoot out.

"You can alternatively let the already opened slide shoot out by pressing down the slide-catch"

This is what im talking about. on the already opened slide.

[kjv146]

What if you're in combat and you get a malfunction: tap, rack, go.

I think sling shotting the slide creates good muscle memory for this scenario.

i hear you about needing to be used one handed. Personally, 99% of the time I sling shot the slide forward.

Some firearms have a very stiff slide catch/release. Shields, for instance. I would never reccommend using the slide catch to release the slide.

[soopafly]

here's a technique for one hand slide manipulation (around 1:10):

[tonyxcom]

Hit the slide lock with your support hand thumb as you bring your support hand to the pistol, not your strong hand thumb.

[Escobar]

So I have to have a leather belt on, AND do that cool doo hickey thing AND push the slide release button?

And then to chamber the round with an opened slide, I have to drop to one knee AND do the cool doo hickey AND push the slide release button?

So then I have to find a corner or something do the cool doo hickey move AND push the slide release?

Its almost like doing a P90X video just to rack the slide with the intended button

[soopafly]

So I have to have a leather belt on, AND do that cool doo hickey thing AND push the slide release button?

No, use any convenient edge that can catch the rear sights. This technique can also work with the edge of your denim pocket. The whole point of manipulating the slide is that you WILL NOT have to push the slide release.

And then to chamber the round with an opened slide, I have to drop to one knee AND do the cool doo hickey AND push the slide release button?

No

So then I have to find a corner or something do the cool doo hickey move AND push the slide release?

No

Its almost like doing a P90X video just to rack the slide with the intended button

You cannot rack the slide with the slide release button anyway. You can only release the slide with the slide release button.

[tonyxcom]

Then you bought the wrong gun. I have no problem releasing the slide on any of my Glocks (with Vickers release) or M&P's using my support or strong hand thumbs.

[Captiontom]

So I received a Sig Sauer p226 X-Five Tactical in .40

And the slide release is nearly impossible to make function. So bad that you have to use 2 thumbs to press it down.

Friends and family are telling me your supposed to grab the slide and release the pressure. "Thats what everybody does".

And my argument is that I'm supposed to be able to function this pistol with one hand no problems.

So do competition shooters just drop the slide, or do they take the time to use the other hand and release the pressure first?

in combat, what if you have to load a new mag one handed, your supposed to be able to insert new mag and drop the slide using the intended button?

To me this pistol is defective and needs to go back.

What do you guys think?

ALSO, this thing has been failing to lock the slide open on the last round on many mags. Shouldn't this thing be able to eat up any ammo? I mean, their reloads from a reputable source(Bulletman). and I have never ever had a single issue with the ammo in mutiple different guns. NO PROBLEMS


thanks

are you trying to use the slide release with an empty mag in the gun? On my kahr I thought I was going to rip off my thumb nail using the slide release. I was looking through the owners manual and discovered it is designed to be difficult if the magazine is empty.

Take out the magazine or load one up and try using the slide release.

[mike_the_wino]

I don't see a poll. What gives?

[ruchik]

I don't think it's defective. I do think that you're being somewhat unrealistic with what the gun is designed to do. With regards to your weapon not being able to eat any ammo, that's a common misconception amongst many gun owners towards high-end weapons. Price does not reflect a gun's willingness to eat any ammo. The more precisely tuned the gun gets, the smaller the tolerances get. That means only a certain range of ammo will fit within the barrel's tolerances. That's just the way it is. A $3000 1911 will have the same issue with ammo.

The problem you're describing sounds a lot like a really buff recoil spring. I suspect the reason why your gun is failing to lock back with the reloads is that they're underpowered (again, common to many reloaded brands of ammo). Try something stronger, like Winchester or American Eagle fodder, and see if the problem still persists.

[kf6tac]

I usually just rack the slide. My thumbs are too short to reach the slide stop lever well enough to use it as a release on some guns (1911s especially), so I just stick with one technique that works across platforms. That doesn't mean, however, that I think somebody is "doing it wrong" if they prefer to use the lever.