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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Press check?

Posted: 12/15/2007 11:47:00 AM EDT

Is a press check pulling the slide a bit out of battery to make sure there is a round in the gun?

Why are they dangerous?

Posted: 12/15/2007 11:48:16 AM EDT

[#1]

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Is a press check pulling the slide a bit out of battery to make sure there is a round in the gun?

Why are they dangerous?

Press checking is when the person pushes on the muzzle to take it out of battery.

NEVER put your hand in front of the muzzle.

NEVER point the gun at something you don't want to destroy.l

Posted: 12/15/2007 11:49:21 AM EDT

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Is a press check pulling the slide a bit out of battery to make sure there is a round in the gun? Yes.

Why are they dangerous? They usually aren't, except for the one or two dolts that don't pay attention to the hand on the slide in relation to the hand on the grip/trigger.

Posted: 12/15/2007 11:49:43 AM EDT

[#3]

It's a Steven Segal Slide Check (SSSC).

Posted: 12/15/2007 11:50:05 AM EDT

[#4]

That's why I like Glocks LCI, no need to press check

Posted: 12/15/2007 11:52:09 AM EDT

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That's why I like Glocks LCI, no need to press check

If you trust that with your life, more power to ya.

Posted: 12/15/2007 11:52:42 AM EDT

[#6]

I usually drop the mag after chambering a round, check and see if I'm one round short in the magazine. Reinsert mag or top it off, and go on about my business.

Posted: 12/15/2007 11:54:24 AM EDT

[#7]

Nothing dangerous about a press check if done correctly. I do it before sliding my 1911 into the holster.

Posted: 12/15/2007 12:09:39 PM EDT

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Nothing dangerous about a press check if done correctly. I do it before sliding my 1911 into the holster.

Yep, doing a press check is no more dangerous than holstering. An idiot can make either go badly, though.

I always do a press check before holstering.

Posted: 12/15/2007 12:11:35 PM EDT

[#9]

Slingshot and/or over the top checks are cool too.

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