If you’ve got a safety I agree, my glock doesn’t so I keep the chamber empty, but once I’ve got one in, I’m pulling the trigger that’s just how I’m trained. I do practice cycles frequently.
Sorry if I'm preaching to the choir, but when you repeatedly cycle a round from the chamber, and back to the mag, it shortens the overall length. Over many cycle, the bullet will have lower chances of feeding into the chamber and will be at a higher pressure, which can damage your gun when eventually fired.
It's best to rotate out the top round as often as possible if you are cycling frequently.
I do get 3 range days a week so when I cycle it the ammo is usually gone that same week. That’s just my rhythm though. Some may not have as many opportunities to get on the range, that’s really honestly great advice either way.
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ketoll ago
She didn't understand "Get out of my way."
She didn't understand "Leave me alone."
She didn't understand "Stop blocking my car from leaving."
But she understood loud and clear the sound of a bullet being chambered into that handgun.
Some people don't understand anything other than physical threats. You can't reason with a violent instigator.
NakedWarrior ago
You should already have a round in the pipe tho.
BarbaricHamSammy ago
If you’ve got a safety I agree, my glock doesn’t so I keep the chamber empty, but once I’ve got one in, I’m pulling the trigger that’s just how I’m trained. I do practice cycles frequently.
OogaBooga696969 ago
Sorry if I'm preaching to the choir, but when you repeatedly cycle a round from the chamber, and back to the mag, it shortens the overall length. Over many cycle, the bullet will have lower chances of feeding into the chamber and will be at a higher pressure, which can damage your gun when eventually fired.
It's best to rotate out the top round as often as possible if you are cycling frequently.
BarbaricHamSammy ago
I do get 3 range days a week so when I cycle it the ammo is usually gone that same week. That’s just my rhythm though. Some may not have as many opportunities to get on the range, that’s really honestly great advice either way.
OogaBooga696969 ago
That's awesome. I'm kind of jealous. I get maybe one day a month. Wasting my range membership...