Dropping the slide on the model 1911 ~ The truth?

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Originally Posted by Riverpigusmc

Dropping the slide on an empty chamber may ruin a custom trigger job, that's about it. Putting a round in the chamber THEN dropping the slide is bad juju. Plays hell on the extractor

C o R R E C T o !

Some of my favorite comments on that youtube video:

"If dropping the slide and dry-firing a gun will break it, know what will absolutely ruin it? Firing bullets out of the thing! People are idiots."

"How is supposed the slide moving forward break the sear? It happens with every shot.

Because the sear is under tension until the trigger is pulled releasing the hammer. Letting the slide bang forward with the sear under pressure is how the sear allegedly breaks...says other guys.

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GunBlue490

Nope. The disconnector disconnects the sear before the slide returns to battery, to prevent auto firing. There is no difference, whether the gun is dry or fired."


Now, there's a certain amount of evidence that dropping the slide can ruin a good trigger job. If your 1911 has been tuned and fitted for competition, treating it like a combat pistol can ruin the accuracy that has been built into the pistol battering the tolerances.