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Originally posted by Smokin Joe
I know you guys aren't Glock shooters; but don't do this with a Glock it will break the slide stop leaver.
I would love to be able to use the slide release but being a lefty so I'm stuck with the weak hand rack.
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I have never heard of a breakage by using the slide stop to drop the slide with a loaded mag in the weapon. If it did, Glock would have some explaining to do.
Dropping the slide on an empty chamber/no mag is a bad idea on any pistol, and will ruin a 1911 trigger job. My gunsmith used to tell me to ride it down by hand, or release the slide with the trigger pulled. I could not bring myself to put my finger on the trigger when not engaging a target, so I just accustomed myself to releasing the slide by hand and riding it down on an empty chamber. On a reload, I use the slide release.
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