On the extractor issue, when you are preparing to carry a 1911 in Condition 1, is the proper technique to:
1. Insert a full mag
2. Thumb the slide release
3. Drop the mag and top it off
4. Reinsert the mag?
I was taught not to drop a round directly into the chamber before releasing the slide, as it may cause the extractor to break at a bad time. However, I was also told by someone recently not to top off my mags and reinsert with a round in the chamber. Any truth to that? 
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