Call me crazy, but in the middle of a gunfight, I'd rather chance the BG hearing the slide lock back (in all that noise?!?) than hearing my gun go click instead. You guys are screwing with me, right?
Not all pistols have slidestops, and not all are externally operated.
Moon
ETA- 26th, if you ever get a line on those Garand shirts, please tell us here!
M