04-15-2011, 06:44 PM
So quick question for you gun gurus.
I was told that "manually loading" a handgun can damage the extractor. I wanted to verify exactly what manual loading is.
1. Manual loading is opening the slide, locking it, and physically placing a round in the chamber. Then releasing the slide?
2. Or is manual loading inserting a loaded magazine with the slide forward, and then cocking back the slide and releasing it to chamber a round?
3. The proper way to load my XDM according to the manual is to pull the slide back and lock it, insert a loaded magazine and then hit the slide release button.
Is #2 okay to do as well as #3? Or is #2 considered manual loading?
I was told that "manually loading" a handgun can damage the extractor. I wanted to verify exactly what manual loading is.
1. Manual loading is opening the slide, locking it, and physically placing a round in the chamber. Then releasing the slide?
2. Or is manual loading inserting a loaded magazine with the slide forward, and then cocking back the slide and releasing it to chamber a round?
3. The proper way to load my XDM according to the manual is to pull the slide back and lock it, insert a loaded magazine and then hit the slide release button.
Is #2 okay to do as well as #3? Or is #2 considered manual loading?
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Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks