Press check method

[Trajan]

I do that method because the armorers grip method causes me to either eject the round, or cause a malfunction.

I wish all guns had front cocking serrations.

I just looked that up and all I have to say is WTF

Different times...

[markm]

Different times...

Yeah. I will admit I did that. Of course I was retarded enough to be running a 1911... so it all fit together perfectly!

It was the most control I ever had over the action spring... unfortunately there were TWO things wrong.. you're in the trigger guard, and you're sticking your finger where it'd get cooked if problem #1 went bad.-

[markm]

Here's a perfect pic of it.

[Savior 6]

Ok, forgive me if this sounds stupid, but I've been seeing this enough to make me wonder about this. Why do so many people press check by wrapping their thumb over the top of the slide between the chamber and front sight to pull back the slide a bit? I've always just used the slingshot grip on the rear of the slide. Seems to me this eliminates the need for front cocking serrations, and keeps your hand further from the muzzle (yes, I know...finger off the trigger is key).

Am I missing something here that I should try it?

I speculate that when you curl your fingers (choking the slide) while doing so, it gives you a "limit" so that you don't eject your round. Now when people do this with their fingers bladed or straight that it offers less advantage and looks cool.

I do feel I have less control to press check from the rear of the slide and prefer to reach under the dust cover to grab the the front of slide also giving myself a "limit".

Edit: Hard to do with a laser/light on the gun though.

[Wheelhouse]

Ive unchambered a round when ive aggressively press checked from the rear of the gun. It is even easier on lightly sprung competition guns.

Press checking from the front gives more control over the total travel of the slide, ie you can only retract the slide a certain amount.

To each their own, there is no one way to do this.

+1 on this.
Btw, the VP9 is a press-checkers dream releases out of battery really easy!

[Savior 6]

Now I'm curious.

Just googled this too...I can't wrap my head around it.

Also done by Al Pacino in the movie Heat before they perform a raid. Robert DeNiro does a different type of press check in an elavator before he does an assasination as well.

[RWCRaiden]

Yeah. I will admit I did that. Of course I was retarded enough to be running a 1911... so it all fit together perfectly!

It was the most control I ever had over the action spring... unfortunately there were TWO things wrong.. you're in the trigger guard, and you're sticking your finger where it'd get cooked if problem #1 went bad.-

Not a fan of 1911's?

[Stengun]

Howdy,

I've been shooting 1911s for over 35 years and I've never seen anyone do that except in the movies and couldn't amagine anyone doing it in real life.

If I went to a class or course and the instructor recommended doing this I would find a new instructor.

Paul

[RWCRaiden]

Howdy,

I've been shooting 1911s for over 35 years and I've never seen anyone do that except in the movies and couldn't amagine anyone doing it in real life.

If I went to a class or course and the instructor recommended doing this I would find a new instructor.

Paul

It does violate pretty much every gun safety rule. I agree.

[birdkiller]

I was exposed to press checking from the front, and in general, from the competition world. A lot of competition guys I know will do all their slide manipulations from the front including: loading, press check, unload, malfunction clearance, etc. the argument is that it's faster, which if you can get a solid grip, not pinch your hand, and not shoot yourself it is. I'm pretty sure Frank Proctor works his slide manipulations from the front as well.

So just stipulation, but I think it's possible that the front press check may partially come from guys that work the front of their slide for all manipulations.