boyd@mailer.cc.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd) (06/06/91)
In article <35192@mimsy.umd.edu>, bercov@bevsun.bev.lbl.gov (John Bercovitz) writes:
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#I've never really understood the bit about the extended slide release -
#could somebody elevate my consciousness on the subject? My friends who
#shoot IPSC (our form of it at Chabot Gun Club - no trick guns allowed)
#all tell me that you don't need a slide release (aka slide stop) because
#you're not supposed to be dumb enough to run a magazine dry and if you
#are dumb enough, you ought to use your off hand to press it down or wrack
#the guns sideways. So I always ask, "Yeah, but what's wrong with having
#it?" I'm not sure I've ever gotten a cogent answer. I like it on my Gold
#Gold Cup because I can hold back the trigger and drop the slide with one hand.
#But I do hate fitting slide stops so I didn't bother with my Delta Elite.
#I could maybe speculate on why, but I'd rather ask, so I'm askin'.
You open yourself to another type of "jam". If your thumb brushes up
against the slide stop, it will do it's thing and stop the slide. Also,
extended slide stops, mag releases, and safetys will interfear with the
fit of many holsters (which in some cases can pop your mag out or release
a cocked-and-locked gun when you don't want to). Also, since an extended
slide stop potentially has more mass than a stock part, more oomph is needed
from the magazine spring to make it engage. Most magazines will work just
fine, but it is just one more thing to worry about. Lastly, extended
controls make the gun thicker, and thus slightly less concealable.
Above is IMHO. Direct flames elsewhere.
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