I'm a newbie to shooting, and most definitely to 1911s. A friend of mine introduced me to an old USGI model this evening, and it was fascinating to see everything work exactly the way I had read about it.
When I dropped the slide on a fresh mag, however, he told me that using the thumb-operated slide release would wear on the slide. So instead I just pulled the slide back and dropped it from behind.
So is that true about the slide release? Which way is the correct way?
When I dropped the slide on a fresh mag, however, he told me that using the thumb-operated slide release would wear on the slide. So instead I just pulled the slide back and dropped it from behind.
So is that true about the slide release? Which way is the correct way?