Using an ancient Captain Midnight secret decoder ring at Warp speed,
Paul Nixon, sent the following message to Rd Thompson:
PN>  -=> Quoting David Hannon to Dave Appel <=-
PN>  
PN>  
PN>  DH> Another mistake newbies make is to try and grip the slide "over the
PN>  DH> top", instead between the thumb and index finger, "like a sling
PN>  DH> shot." (the first way can be very dangerous should a primer be 
orced
PN>  DH> against the ejector and cause the round to go off with the action
PN>  DH> open) 
PN>  RT> 
PN>  RT> Not just "newbies".  I have opened a semi this way to clear the
PN>  RT> weapon with the mag removed for many years.  I have done it so that
PN>  RT> the ejected round ends up in my hand and not groveling around on the
PN>  RT> dirt or cement floor.  Have never had a problem with primers or
PN>  RT> anything like that going bang.  You have, however, given me 
omething
PN>  RT> to think about.
PN> 
PN>  Now a real manly gun-guy can open the action as described by Mr. Hannon
PN>  and catch the ejected round as it arcs out of the piece.
PN> 
PN>  (No, I _didn't_ say I can do it consistently enough not to make a fool
PN>  of myself chasing it across the floor.)
Nor can I.  :^)
 
Sleep well tonight, Paul....
RD (The Sandman)
sandman@azstarnet.com
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