A while back, I was at my local gunshop, chatting with the gunsmith there.
He told me that the proper way to handle an unloaded 1911 is to keep the trigger depressed (after making sure the gun is emtpy of course) if racking the slide and returning it to battery on an empty chamber. He told me to do this to preserve the life of the sear.
I never bothered to do this, because I don't want to get in the bad habit of keeping my finger in the trigger guard when I'm not actually shooting.
What do all of you think of this? Is this bad advice, or should I do as he says?
He told me that the proper way to handle an unloaded 1911 is to keep the trigger depressed (after making sure the gun is emtpy of course) if racking the slide and returning it to battery on an empty chamber. He told me to do this to preserve the life of the sear.
I never bothered to do this, because I don't want to get in the bad habit of keeping my finger in the trigger guard when I'm not actually shooting.
What do all of you think of this? Is this bad advice, or should I do as he says?