Holstered with the Slide locked back?

[JEL458]

I have seen it in FLETC basic academies. It is usually so the instructor can visually verify that everyone had a "safe and empty" weapon. I do it as well when I am doing admin stuff on the range.

[Airhasz]

Thoughts on this... good or bad..

Do you do this? I do it all the time on the range to do administrative stuff.... pick up mags, brass, etc.

My buddy was like... "why do you do that?" I just always have.

Good idea, it's a pain to hit the slide release and for a bonus you get a lot of attention and people asking you what's up / that...some just stretch out their ear lobe like African tribesmen, but that's to easy...

[Heavy Metal]

I do it at matches after I show clear but otherwise, hell no!

[theblackknight]

I'm not sure I have a reason to do this. "Because that's how xxxxxxx did it" is no good.

sent from mah gun,using my sights

[Gadfly]

We do the slide lock back at our LEO range. It is left over habit from FLETC. After we shoot the qual, before we all walk down range to check out targets, we unload and show clear, then holster with slide back. Our thought is, loaded weapons are slide down, cleared weapons are slide back. (we still adhere to the basic safety rule of treating all guns as if they are loaded even with slide locked back.) When we go to shoot the second qual or other drills of the the day, everyone steps up to the 1.5 yard line and we all load up for the course of fire. Before leaving the range, everyone steps up to the berm and loads for duty carry.

This also helps prevent someone leaving the range with an empty weapon (it has happened). If your slide is to the rear, you need to step up to the berm and load before your leave the range.

I would love to say there are no idiots in law enforcement, but there are. We gear it down to the lowest speed shooter...

I do not see how it hurts anyone to holster an empty weapon at slide lock, when performing admin duties or clean up at the range...

[Voodoo_Man]

My dept range mandates it.

When I am not there I go out of my way to make sure I do not do that.

[polymorpheous]

My holster has the habit of releasing the slide lock when I do this.
I usually holster it slide open when doing a longer drill, like 10-8.
Loading X number of rounds in mags, or marking targets, etc.
But as I said, the holster I use releases it, so in hind sight I'm no really saving movement or time by doing it.

[Failure2Stop]

I know of a lot of PDs (and FLETC, as discussed) that do it.
My only issue is in conjunction with holsters that don't permit the retention device to function.
I wouldn't chastise or think poorly of anyone for it.
If, for some strange reason, one had to go from "empty gun in holster" to "shooting stuff", it offers a theoretical advantage, but I would not choose that reason to be the basis of the practice.

[JEL458]

I know of a lot of PDs (and FLETC, as discussed) that do it.
My only issue is in conjunction with holsters that don't permit the retention device to function.

I have seen guns go flying, when people were running, due to this.

[logan2002]

When I was a Drill Sergeant at USAMPS we had all the Soldiers do this during M9 training. It was a quick way for the safeties to ensure everyone was clear. I wouldn't do it outside of that environment.