[TNAndy]

I just saw a couple of videos demonstrating the craziest thing ever. They purportedly showed how to "air rack" a pistol:

Specifically the guy says he is using a Smith & Wesson 9mm EZ 2.0. (I assume this is in the M&P line?)

It's a misnomer. Instead of "air rack" it should be "inertial rack." Air has nothing to do with it. First he pulls the pistol in, toward his chest, quickly. This makes the slide come toward his chest, too. Then he pushes the grip and frame forward forcefully. The inertia of the slide keeps it moving backward for a split second rather than traveling immediately forward along with the frame. Since he's doing it with an empty magazine, the slide stop catches and it stays open. But that must be some seriously weak slide return spring in there, right?

Apparently this trick was performed in one of the John Wick movies. That's all well and good, but I have a pretty strongly held opinion that folks should not believe everything they see in movies. And maybe the guy in the video is pulling a fast one, too.

I can't imagine that the recoil spring in an XDM could ever be made light enough to "air rack" and then function properly without doing serious damage to the pistol. Right? Please discuss. (Hopefully this is relevant enough for this forum.)

If this is a real thing, I must admit it looks cool. Or is every bit of this Hollywood-style voodoo?

 

[TNAndy]

Would like to see him drop the striker and try it. I can see someone trying that with live ammo, losing control and either shooting them self or someone else. Everyone just needs to operate their weapons properly and safely and quit worrying about being cool. Remember Hollywood is built of fantasy’s and illusions.

True enough.

Don't get me wrong: Many things that look cool can be stupid or dangerous. If that gun were loaded, I could see how he could manage a ND.