When clearing your pistol, what do you do with the one in the chamber?

[analog_kidd]

If clearing my pistol, to let someone look at it, or for cleaning, the bullet in the chamber has to be cycled out. So I drop the magazine, and cycle the slide. If I'm near a table, I just rack the slide over it and the bullet drops out, no big deal. But what if you're at the range and nowhere but the floor to drop the bullet.

Do you ask your buddy to hold out his hand and catch it? doesn't seem too safe.

Do you just let it drop to the ground? That doesn't sound safe either, and the bullet could get damaged and not feed properly.

What is the proper and accepted method?

[molonlabetn]

If I want to bother saving the cartridge, to reload in the gun, I turn the gun over towards the ejection port, pointing the gun in a safe direction, cup my hand over the port as I retract the slide and lock it back. Otherwise, I just rack it out and pick it up later.

[Guest monsterking138]

while pointing the pistol in a safe direction. place your hand over the slide covering the ejection chamber and tilt it downwards then rack the slide back and the round will fall into your hand.

edit i guess i need to type faster next time.

Edited October 20, 2008 by monsterking138
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[chipperi]

I usually hold the pistol low on the grip so the rest of my hand covers the mag well, then I pull the slide slowly, the round falls through the grip into my hand.

[analog_kidd]

OK, I'll have to try that. The slide is pretty stiff on my XD-9, and I usually have to hold it pretty tight. Plus I usually grip the slide at the back, so I'll have to move my grip forward.

Thanks

[Guest Verbal Kint]

I rack the slide back and then catch the bullet in the air... after spinning around, dropping my pants, and using the "flying butt pliers of death" (bonus pts to anyone who gets that reference) to catch it between my buttocks.

[analog_kidd]

I rack the slide back and then catch the bullet in the air... after spinning around, dropping my pants, and using the "flying butt pliers of death" (bonus pts to anyone who gets that reference) to catch it between my buttocks.

Well, yeah you could do that, but I said "proper and accepted"

[Guest bkelm18]

I rack the slide back and then catch the bullet in the air... after spinning around, dropping my pants, and using the "flying butt pliers of death" (bonus pts to anyone who gets that reference) to catch it between my buttocks.

I wanna say Ren & Stimpy....

[Guest Verbal Kint]

I wanna say Ren & Stimpy....

Winner.

[Guest bkelm18]

Winner.

Its been ages since I've seen that show.

[Guest Verbal Kint]

Its been ages since I've seen that show.

Aye... no clue why that even came to mind, honestly. lol. But that's just a little peak at wtf is bouncing around my cranium at any given moment.

At one time, I had every episode recorded thanks to one of their all-day marathons.

[Daniel]

I rack the slide back and then catch the bullet in the air...

generally what i do. go to the clearing barrel 4 -5 times or more a day for a year its alot easier.

[Guest Verbal Kint]

generally what i do. go to the clearing barrel 4 -5 times or more a day for a year its alot easier.

Aye... seen a few people that can do it all time, every time, without dropping it. I've honestly never even tried.

[Daniel]

I can do it with pistol but its way eaiser with m4. stick the muzzle on teh lip of the clearing barrel and and just pull hard with the ejection port pointed skyward. not hard.

[strickj]

I rack the slide back and then catch the bullet in the air... after spinning around, dropping my pants, and using the "flying butt pliers of death" (bonus pts to anyone who gets that reference) to catch it between my buttocks.

I once knew a stripper that could do that very same thing with a dollar!

Which brings me to......

You dont happen to go by name Cherri Love Dixon do you?

Edited October 21, 2008 by strickj

[Angus]

Pre-edit edit. I am too tired I guess. This was gonna continue a downward spiral......

[towerclimber37]

oh Ren..not the flying butt pliers!!!

as for the round in the chamber, I put it on the table next to the magazine from the pistol.

after cleaning and suitable inspection of the rounds, I put it back in the magazine and rechamber it. If it's been pushed in, I put it in a ziploc baggie so that when I get back home I can take it apart and rebuild the round.

what do YOU do with the one in the chamber?

[Guest Big_D]

I catch it in the air

[Mike.357]

I prefer to drop the mag and shoot the chambered round safely into the air.

[Oh Shoot]

I prefer to drop the mag and shoot the chambered round safely into the air.

Me too, but of course I ensure that it's a perfect vertical flight so that it comes down safely, otherwise as we all know, if it is even 1° off perfect axis, it comes down and kills 70+ revelers in Baghdad.

- OS

[Guest Verbal Kint]

I prefer to drop the mag and shoot the chambered round safely into the air.

OHGC member?

[Guest superdrew4000]

Me too, but of course I ensure that it's a perfect vertical flight so that it comes down safely, otherwise as we all know, if it is even 1° off perfect axis, it comes down and kills 70+ revelers in Baghdad.

- OS

Sounds pretty safe to me.

[Guest Astra900]

OHGC member?

BURN!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest 2HOW]

Your slide racking hand should cover the ejection port and the round should fall into your hand,thus keeping any damage from happening to the round. The round should then be placed at the bottom of magazine (rotated) yes that means unloading the mag. do this so the same round doesn't keep getting racked into the chamber over and over. This has caused bullets to be pushed back into the case causing pressures to exceed maximums and causing catastrophic failures of the case, better known as "KABOOMS"

[Oh Shoot]

Your slide racking hand should cover the ejection port and the round should fall into your hand,...

That prolly works ok with that long barrel 1911 in your avatar, as ejection port is well back from end of barrel...

Doesn't work so hot with a 3" compact as your hand is likely to get in front of barrel trying to do that maneuver...

- OS