I've been doing allot of reading on handguns online, and like all things online, I've found conflicting information. My question regards racking the slide, and exactly what that does.
From what I understand, in order to fire a single action handgun. After you insert the magazine, you have to rack the side in order to put a round in the chamber. Is that correct?
So that would lead me to assume that if you were to insert a mag in a SA gun, and then pull the trigger, nothing would happen. Is that correct?
On the other hand, if you were to do the same with DA gun, it would fire without having to rack the slide. Is that correct?
Also, wouldn't having to rack the slide be a saftey feature in itself? If you dropped it, it couldn't accidently discharge. Would you need any saftey feature besides this? Assuing you're not carrying it ******.
Thank you any insight.
2007-03-11
17:31:23
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