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There have been some articles recently in the gun rags in the gunsmithing sections that are of interest to everybody. I have to agree with the authors of the articles
The articles covered loading rounds into the chamber of pistols.
A lot of you staff and members may know this already.
Under no circumstances should a live round be loaded into the chamber through the ejection port and then let the slide slam shut. The reason for this is that the extractor is not made to operate in that manner. Doing this will tear up the claw and the mechanism in general because the rim of the cartridge isn't properly being engaged by the the extractor, can be and will be damaged from this incorrect practice.All it takes is once doing this. It may take more times, but damage to the extractor will take place eventually.
Load a full mag,chamber a round,drop the mag and add one cartridge to the magazine. Then reinsert loaded mag into the pistol. All my pistols are either decocker models or are striker fired so there is no problem of a negligent discharge happening with this process. Unless the decocker malfunctions. I'd rather trust the decocker than try and lower the hammer down on a live round. Of course the gun is always pointed in a safe direction or down range
There are pistols where lowering the hammer on to a live round must be done manually, but I've has a close call or two where sweaty hands or an easy fumble could have let the hammer drop just enough to fire the round. This though having used safe techniques to lower tha hammer many times on a loaded pistol.
Feel free to add to this folks. All bases haven't been covered.
The Magic Eightball is in for a rebuild, the Crystal Ball's warranty ran out,so did it, and the tea leaves made a tasty beverage. So other info is unattainable at this time.

The articles covered loading rounds into the chamber of pistols.
A lot of you staff and members may know this already.
Under no circumstances should a live round be loaded into the chamber through the ejection port and then let the slide slam shut. The reason for this is that the extractor is not made to operate in that manner. Doing this will tear up the claw and the mechanism in general because the rim of the cartridge isn't properly being engaged by the the extractor, can be and will be damaged from this incorrect practice.All it takes is once doing this. It may take more times, but damage to the extractor will take place eventually.
Load a full mag,chamber a round,drop the mag and add one cartridge to the magazine. Then reinsert loaded mag into the pistol. All my pistols are either decocker models or are striker fired so there is no problem of a negligent discharge happening with this process. Unless the decocker malfunctions. I'd rather trust the decocker than try and lower the hammer down on a live round. Of course the gun is always pointed in a safe direction or down range
There are pistols where lowering the hammer on to a live round must be done manually, but I've has a close call or two where sweaty hands or an easy fumble could have let the hammer drop just enough to fire the round. This though having used safe techniques to lower tha hammer many times on a loaded pistol.
Feel free to add to this folks. All bases haven't been covered.
The Magic Eightball is in for a rebuild, the Crystal Ball's warranty ran out,so did it, and the tea leaves made a tasty beverage. So other info is unattainable at this time.