Disassemble and Reassemble a Handgun With One Hand???

[waynesan]

I don't know if this is staged but it is sure impressive if its not.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/310020/chechen_hand_gun/

[Guest Verbal Kint]

"But what if you lost your hand in war?! Can you use a weapon in one hand?!"

Something tells me that if you are forced to field strip your weapon, after losing one of your hands, in the middle of an ongoing battle... that your number is up and you're pretty much ****ed anyway.

[molonlabetn]

I can field-strip and re-assemble a Sig, Beretta or XD with one hand pretty easily.

[waynesan]

Kudos to ya Molon.

Sometimes I need more than two.

[saintsfanbrian]

As long as it isn't a Glock I say go for it.

[towerclimber37]

cool!

I guess I could see where I'd need that.... If I lose my hand and have to clean a weapon, I'm going to talk my wife into cleaning it.

it is nifty though!

[Guest DonRickles]

I just tried that with my Glock 23 and it went Kaboom and blew my hand off. Oh well I still have my revolvers. Sure does slow down reloads.

[jgrauman]

why the hell would you field strip your weapon in that situation? if i'm at a point where i have 55 seconds to do that, i'm going to be bandaging the stump on my wrist and keep one in the chamber for anyone coming around the corner.

[The Rabbi]

It's like watching a dog walk on its hind legs. Very entertaining but so what?

There are a lot of so-called "skills" out there that really seem more akin to parlor tricks than anything else. But there is always some yoke on a gun forum swearing he has practiced this move "just in case" and decrying anyone who disagrees as a loser and defeatist.

[towerclimber37]

too right Rabbi. Seems to me, if you've got one hand damaged and you're expecting company of the unpleasant kind, you'd have a higher priority than cleaning your firearms.

[molonlabetn]

Well, if I only had one gun, and one hand... and for some reason I needed to disassemble it to return it to working order (squib load, gotta pound the stuck bullet out with a pen through the barrel, etc)... it's nice to know that it would be possible.

[Cannon Fodder]

I can field-strip and re-assemble aXD with one hand pretty easily.

I would like to see that. My hand isn't large enough to reach low enough on the slide to pull it back and hit the lock while depressing the grip safety.

[molonlabetn]

I would like to see that. My hand isn't large enough to reach low enough on the slide to pull it back and hit the lock while depressing the grip safety.

Eject mag, catch the rear sight or ejection port on my belt (or if kneeling, on my heel), and rack while pushing up on the slide catch. Once slide is locked back, rotate catch, release slide and pull trigger.

You don't have to use just your hand.

I'll see if I can get my digital camera to take a video...

[The Rabbi]

I am told the 1911 was specifically designed so it could be racked by catching the rear sight on the edge of the belt and pushing down.

Me, I clear malfunctions by pulling the trigger again.

[Cannon Fodder]

Eject mag, catch the rear sight or ejection port on my belt (or if kneeling, on my heel), and rack while pushing up on the slide catch. Once slide is locked back, rotate catch, release slide and pull trigger.

You don't have to use just your hand.

I'll see if I can get my digital camera to take a video...

I was trying to do it with one hand, I thought about the belt trick but I figured that would be cheating.

[The Rabbi]

I was trying to do it with one hand, I thought about the belt trick but I figured that would be cheating.

Besides, what would you do if you were in that situation trying to break out of prison and didnt have a belt?

[Cannon Fodder]

I see where your heading Rabbi, missing hand, missing belt, missing shoes, man your just ****ed.

[The Rabbi]

I see where your heading Rabbi, missing hand, missing belt, missing shoes, man your just ****ed.

People propose more and more absurd situations and insist you have train for them because "you never know." Of course said situation maybe happened once. But thats enough, because you never know.

And yeah at a certain point you just say "if it came to that I'd be dead anyway."

[molonlabetn]

I suppose if I was naked and only had one arm... I could wedge the slide behind my bent knee to rack it. I'm sure that would hurt... but given the scenario, I'd already be in pain.

[Guest dotsun]

Ok, so the tactical situation is you're naked, your girlfriend handcuffed one arm to the headboard, her husband came home, and you had a catastrophic failure requiring field stripping of the gun?

[molonlabetn]

Ok, so the tactical situation is you're naked, your girlfriend handcuffed one arm to the headboard, her husband came home, and you had a catastrophic failure requiring field stripping of the gun?

[Guest CrazyLincoln]

Actually he would be screwed if in the US military. Don't they use the beretta? I've never stripped one, but its no 1911.

Personally, I train for when the zombies attack and I only have one hand. Bruce Campbell made a great instructional series where he outlines loading a break action shotgun with one hand while utilizing the stump by way of a chain saw.

[molonlabetn]

Actually he would be screwed if in the US military. Don't they use the beretta? I've never stripped one, but its no 1911.

Personally, I train for when the zombies attack and I only have one hand. Bruce Campbell made a great instructional series where he outlines loading a break action shotgun with one hand while utilizing the stump by way of a chain saw.

Stripping an M9 involves simply pressing a button while turning a lever, easily done with one hand.

Bruce Campbell is the man.

[Guest CrazyLincoln]

Stripping an M9 involves simply pressing a button while turning a lever, easily done with one hand.

Ah. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

[The Rabbi]

Ok, so the tactical situation is you're naked, your girlfriend handcuffed one arm to the headboard, her husband came home, and you had a catastrophic failure requiring field stripping of the gun?

I want to see this at the next IDPA match.