Slide release v slingshot

[moosebag]

Put on a pair of mittens, or just big winter gloves, and try both methods.

The point of the exercise, is to practice and find out which way is the most effective, when you have greatly reduced fine motor skills.

If you are wearing "Mittens, or big winter gloves" don't shoot a pistol girlyman.

 

[ryknoll3]

So how many diagrams label it a slide release instead, eh?

And, why is the thing either knurled or checkered? If it was not intended to be used that way, there would be no reason to do the extra machining to enhance traction of your thumb on it.

So there!

^This.... and the knurling and checkering is usually located on the TOP of the slide stop/release which provides more positive manipulation to RELEASE the slide.

I use the slide stop on all of my semi's. I find it to be faster. I don't have a 1911 yet, but I can't reach the slide stop with my firing grip on that gun, so I would go to the overhand.

 

[obijohn]

I go overhand, makes all guns go.

Slide stop will not be in the same place for every pistol and no one said you would be fighting with your gun.

Bow and arrow is less than optimal for several reasons.

Shoot straight.

THIS. Plus, some semi auto pistols do not have a slide hold open device.

 

[U.S. Patriot]

Slide stop on very pistol. I have used that same method since I began shooting.

 

[ATM]

Thank goodness this thread was bumped back up from way back in 2010... I must have missed it.


Since we were given 2 choices, I will opt for... neither.



Overhand slide rack.