How do you top off?

[iezer]

I have not seen anything about this so I thought I'd ask the question. "How do you +1 you carry ammo"? I have trouble dropping one down the pipe with my 1911 so I'll load the mag rack the slide drop the mag and add one back to the magazine. I've also found that my 1911 will not slide completely slide shut when I drop one down the pipe first...

[lowbud]

ugh.. don't do that. load the mag, rack the slide, then remove the mag and replace the round.

[iezer]

ugh.. don't do that. load the mag, rack the slide, then remove the mag and replace the round.

Thanks. I've always loaded mag first to +1. For some reason tried the other way for the first time yesterday...

[titan14]

ugh.. don't do that. load the mag, rack the slide, then remove the mag and replace the round.

+1:hiding:

[Guest bkelm18]

Yes, always load from the mag. Dropping the slide on an already chambered round could potentially damage the extractor.

[Karnage]

Dropping the slide on an already chambered round could potentially damage the extractor.

+1 The reason it is hard for the slide to close is the extra pressure being put on the extractor.

[Guest forrestcav]

yeah a very good way to break an extractor. John designed it to slide up from the bottom as the slide strips a new round from the mag.

[nightrunner]

yes, definetely top off the mag after chambering one from the magazine

[Guest Moody]

load the mag, rack the slide, then remove the mag and replace the round.

That's what I do... +1

[Guest Todd@CIS]

As one of our Dept armorers, whenever I have an officer with a broken extractor, I have them demonstrate their method of loading.

Almost 100% of the time, they're dropping one into the chamber and releasing the slide.

Haven't seen this in a long while and it was always the "old-timers" who did it...apparently, back in the day proper loading was not covered well enough.

[Chief07]

Good advice!

[Alpha7]

I put a bullet in the magazine with the slide closed. I then rack the slide and it chambers a round. Then I load the magazine to capacity and put it back in the gun.

[southernasylum]

Thanks guys. I learned something new today. I've always dropped one in the chamber then inserted the full magazine on my Beretta 92 and Taurus Millenium. I'm lucky I haven't broken my extractors. I'll change my ways.

[eapking]

You can learn something good here everyday.

[Guest That Guy]

You put a lot of stress on the extractor when you combat load like that. Always load the mag -> rack the slide -> HOLSTER -> drop mag -> top-off. If you feel the need, unholster and press check for one in the pipe.

Holstering before you top-off keeps the booger-hook of the boom-switch.

[Guest peacexxl]

WOW! I haven't been shooting long and only handguns so far, but it has never seriously occurred to me to drop one in the chamber. Just seems like an needless risk of catostrophic failure.

[Guest IzzyIsaac]

i was never instructed on what to do, it was just kinda obvious to me that loading mag, racking slide,(flipping safety), dropping mag, adding one more to mag was easiest?

[Alpha7]

i was never instructed on what to do, it was just kinda obvious to me that loading mag, racking slide,(flipping safety), dropping mag, adding one more to mag was easiest?

Same here which I have done all along with no training.

[LA_357SIG]

As one of our Dept armorers, whenever I have an officer with a broken extractor, I have them demonstrate their method of loading.

Almost 100% of the time, they're dropping one into the chamber and releasing the slide.

Haven't seen this in a long while and it was always the "old-timers" who did it...apparently, back in the day proper loading was not covered well enough.

Another "Leathal Weapon" victim no doubt.

Anyway... I don't bother with the +1. I stopped probably a couple of months after I got my CHP. I feel it's not neccessary and I like the freedom of (if I ever need to) putting the gun up for storage (post office, school, prohibited places) I just unload the chamber and not have to deal with an extra round. the magazine is ready with a fresh round on top (I usually rotate the previously chambered round in the magazine) ready to rack and go when I can carry again.