Manually rack or slide release...?

[Chief2Guns]

Practice Racking-it, muscle memory will come into play under pressure and under pressure it will be challenging to look for the small slide release protruding from the gun.

[Scotty]

under pressure it will be challenging to look for the small slide release protruding from the gun.

What about the mag release button? It's smaller than the slide release. No one seems to have a problem there.

[guns4life]

Manual Rack, specifically an overhand powerstroke (that's what Travis Haley calls it.)

It's the same motion I use for a TAP-RACK drill.

I use the overhand powerstroke too...but not on my pistol.

[Lancear15]

any of these 3...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Whf...1&feature=plcp

how the hell did he do the third one?

Doesn't look like he used his thumb. I'm guessing he has non factory springs and he bumps the gun forward?

[HighLander51]

how the hell did he do the third one?

Doesn't look like he used his thumb. I'm guessing he has non factory springs and he bumps the gun forward?

That G34 has a stock recoil spring. All Glocks will do that if you slam the magazine in.

[Bobby Hated]

if you did exactly what so called "tactical shooting" instructors told you, you'd have to change your technique after each new instructor because there's so much variation this guy says to do this, this guy says to do that...

consider what instructors say and the reasons behind their opinions, but do what feels right for you.

personally i use the slide stop on most pistols. i just feel alot faster engaging the slide stop with my weak hand thumb than reaching my weak hand off the gun completely over the top of it to rack it palms to fingers.

[Bobby Hated]

That G34 has a stock recoil spring. All Glocks will do that if you slam the magazine in.

to be honest more than half the time i reload in a match my slide drops from slamming the fresh mag home.

i actually file down the slide stops on my 2011 and 1911 so that they barely catch the slide, so God forbid i do shoot to slide lock, when that fresh mag comes home the slide drops without fail.

[Lancear15]

That G34 has a stock recoil spring. All Glocks will do that if you slam the magazine in.

I guess I'm not slamming it hard enough.

[MossbergMan]

To get the "GlocK Bonus" load consistantly, keep the gun fairly upright when seating the magazine smartly. My XDM40 only slams forward if it's on side about 45 degrees, but it is reliable held that way.

[Caseless]

A 30-rounder will "cure" you the bad habit of reloading during a firefight.

[guns4life]

I guess I'm not slamming it hard enough.

Story of your life.

[tenpercentfirearms]

I would like to see someone do a reload and keep the sights on target the whole time. I have heard of keeping the firearm up in your line of sight instead of dropping it back down and that makes sense. However, reloading with your sights on target? I would like to see it.

[HighLander51]

I would like to see someone do a reload and keep the sights on target the whole time.

probably why the USPSA Grand Masters do it that way, not. You watch the gun, not the target.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgdq1FBYTUE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbJ0YS9CfN4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=2GsmUzSBaUQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpQB3Id_3go&feature=relmfu

[MossbergMan]

M-9 slide release.

During M9 qualifications I was "advised" to not manually rack the slide after mag changes.

The explanation was you can keep your sight picture.

However - I do not own just one semi-auto.

And all of them seem to have a different slide release control -

Under pressure I find I can manually rack without having to think about which sidearm I'm holding/how to release it.

What say you...?

Danny, the advice was sound, however not for the reason stated. Using the slide stop to release the slide from slide lock is advisable oppossed to "power stroking" the slide for closure on the M-9/Beretta 9s series. Real reason for this is the safety/decocking lever location. It is quite common to decock and safe Beretta 92s, SW Gen 1,2,3 semi-autos when power stroking the slide straight back. If releasing the slide by manually pulling it back, you MUST release your hand/grip in an upward motion as you let go. This is a gun specific technique.
Normally I'm an advocate for manual release of the slide from slide lock as it's 100% reliable under stress. Slide stop manipulation is a fine motor skill likely compromised by the effects of elevated stress levels. Fine motor control goes out the window about 125 bpm but you never lose the ability to push or pull (gross motor skills). Some gunfight survivors have had heart rates in excess of 180 bpm.
But M-9s and SW autos with slide mounted safeties are the exceptions so use the slide stop lever, they make it larger on these guns just for this reason I suspect.

[Scotty]

Slide stop manipulation is a fine motor skill likely compromised by the effects of elevated stress levels. Fine motor control goes out the window about 125 bpm but you never lose the ability to push or pull (gross motor skills). Some gunfight survivors have had heart rates in excess of 180 bpm.

I'll ask my question again. If pushing a slide release lever is considered a fine motor skill that will be compromised under stress, what do you consider pushing a button, that is typically half the size of a slide release, to release the mag? Some how you can do one but not the other.