HOW do you get your slide back to rack/lock? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

dave_in_delaware · 06-27-2008, 06:53 AM

OK, this is a question that stems from another gun forum, and I thought I'd get a good set of answers from the members here....

[This isn't an answer of "you use the slide stop lever to lock the slide open" or "you move the slide back far enough to chamber the round" since we all know that.]

This question is about the METHOD, of how exactly you get your slide back in the first place.

Do you grab the slide w/ your weak hand, grasp it tightly enough, and pull it back?

or

Do you "brace" the slide w/ your weak hand/fingers and push the slide back?

or

Do you use some other method?

I know many people have trouble grabbing the slide and pulling it back, maybe due to lack of hand strength, or a bad grip, or whatever. Other people find that putting your hand/fingers in front of the muzzle is a little scary (despite not having your finger on the trigger)....

Please vote for the method you use. And also feel free to elaborate or explain in a post.

Thanks for playing!

(Oh, and I use the "brace it and push" method)

slugger6 · 06-27-2008, 06:57 AM

I place my support hand over the slide and behind the ejection port, pull back with my suppoprt hand, while pushing forward on the grip with my strong hand. That's the way I was taught to do it in my John Farnam course.

amishclark · 06-27-2008, 07:03 AM

switch to right hand (damn right-handed slide stop)

grab slide with left hand, similar to that described above...thumb pointing towards my chest, barrel pointed in a safe direction (i.e. down range)

pull slide back and push receiver forward

toggle slide lock with right thumb

that said, tap-and-rack occurs with the pistol in my left hand...same orientation of hands and barrel, put there's not time to switch hands for clearance drills...

yeahYeah · 06-27-2008, 07:04 AM

i'm a lefty, so it's a bit harder for me. i have to grasp with my left, rack/lock back then switch hands. Its a pain in the arse, but it is what it is.

AZXD40 · 06-27-2008, 07:16 AM

Both..

Cupsz71 · 06-27-2008, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slugger6

I place my support hand over the slide and behind the ejection port, pull back with my suppoprt hand, while pushing forward on the grip with my strong hand. That's the way I was taught to do it in my John Farnam course.

+1
But I didn't take the course. My wife was struggling with the whole "automatic" experience and a range officer pointed out that this method was far easier for women starting out, (push w/strong hand vs. pull w/ weak hand).
It made sense....and after trying it myself...I adopted it....and have passed it on to other women shooters/friends struggling with the same issue.

C-Bone · 06-27-2008, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AZXD40

Both..

Same here. Combo style.

shyi3t · 06-27-2008, 06:45 PM

i am right handed soo .. hmm let see i use my right hand to hold the gun and use my left hand to rack the slide .. i guess my weak hand .. then use my right thumb to push up the slide lock. i pull or push ..the slide depending what i am doing ..

i use to not be able to do it .. but i just practice and i watch my husband do it .. sooner i got the hand of it .. and it was easy

GlenncXD9 · 06-27-2008, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slugger6

I place my support hand over the slide and behind the ejection port, pull back with my suppoprt hand, while pushing forward on the grip with my strong hand. That's the way I was taught to do it in my John Farnam course.

Same here and that's the way my wife finds easier for her too.

**hower610** · 07-04-2008, 03:03 PM

Grasp the slide w/ weak hand/fingers and PULL it back.

View Poll Results: How (method) do you get your slide back to rack/lock?
Grasp the slide w/ weak hand/fingers and PULL it back	50	58.82%
Brace the slide w/ weak hand/fingers and PUSH it back	26	30.59%
Some other method (explained in my post)	9	10.59%
Voters: 85. You may not vote on this poll

06-27-2008, 06:53 AM	#1
dave_in_delaware XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wilmington, DE Posts: 6,108	HOW do you get your slide back to rack/lock? OK, this is a question that stems from another gun forum, and I thought I'd get a good set of answers from the members here.... [This isn't an answer of "you use the slide stop lever to lock the slide open" or "you move the slide back far enough to chamber the round" since we all know that.] *This question is about the METHOD, of how exactly* you get your slide back in the first place. Do you grab the slide w/ your weak hand, grasp it tightly enough, and pull it back? or Do you "brace" the slide w/ your weak hand/fingers and push the slide back? or Do you use some other method? I know many people have trouble grabbing the slide and pulling it back, maybe due to lack of hand strength, or a bad grip, or whatever. Other people find that putting your hand/fingers in front of the muzzle is a little scary (despite not having your finger on the trigger).... Please vote for the method you use. And also feel free to elaborate or explain in a post. Thanks for playing! (Oh, and I use the "brace it and push" method) __________________ Dave Daily carry = XD-9 service** in a Blackhawk CQC SERPA holster, a Spyderco Native, and a Streamlight Scorpion. "Everything matters... unless it's antimatter." “A person has the right to keep and bear arms for the defense of self, family, home and State, and for hunting and recreational use.” [Delaware Constitution, Article I, § 20 Right to keep and bear arms] Last edited by dave_in_delaware; 06-27-2008 at 06:56 AM.

06-27-2008, 06:57 AM	#2
slugger6 XDTalk 20K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 20,145	I place my support hand over the slide and behind the ejection port, pull back with my suppoprt hand, while pushing forward on the grip with my strong hand. That's the way I was taught to do it in my John Farnam course. __________________ "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us". - Ralph Waldo Emerson

06-27-2008, 07:03 AM	#3
amishclark XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: pennsyltucky Posts: 1,589	switch to right hand (damn right-handed slide stop) grab slide with left hand, similar to that described above...thumb pointing towards my chest, barrel pointed in a safe direction (i.e. down range) pull slide back and push receiver forward toggle slide lock with right thumb that said, tap-and-rack occurs with the pistol in my left hand...same orientation of hands and barrel, put there's not time to switch hands for clearance drills... __________________ "sin lies only in hurting others unnecessarily. all other 'sins' are invented nonsense." - robert a. heinlein "when fascism comes to america, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross" - sinclair lewis

06-27-2008, 07:04 AM	#4
yeahYeah XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Vegas Posts: 7,664	i'm a lefty, so it's a bit harder for me. i have to grasp with my left, rack/lock back then switch hands. Its a pain in the arse, but it is what it is. __________________ The American Revolution was a new war fought by a new kind of soldier...snipers built this country

06-27-2008, 07:16 AM	#5
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06-27-2008, 06:45 PM	#8
shyi3t XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston Posts: 2,148	i am right handed soo .. hmm let see i use my right hand to hold the gun and use my left hand to rack the slide .. i guess my weak hand .. then use my right thumb to push up the slide lock. i pull or push ..the slide depending what i am doing .. i use to not be able to do it .. but i just practice and i watch my husband do it .. sooner i got the hand of it .. and it was easy __________________ SA-XD sub-compact 9mm SA-XD service 9mm "Guns in the right hands prevent death." Survival means continuing to live no matter what. Running away is not cowardly — it is prudent. It may go against the grain of the macho types out there, but protection of your family IS YOUR ONLY DUTY.

07-04-2008, 03:03 PM	#10
hower610 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oak Creek, WI Posts: 1,181	Grasp the slide w/ weak hand/fingers and PULL it back. __________________ A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed. 1st Gen HS2K *12 ga Mossberg 500* AR 15 build....Finally Done!!!! (Coleman Tyler lower & Del Ton upper)

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