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Scary as shit. My bud had a shotgun go off when he pumped it between clay birds. No finger on the trigger. After all the "wtf"s and "holy shit"s he did it over and over again.
Edit: What i mean is that every time he pumped the shotgun, it went off. We were testing it before continuing with the clay birds.
This happened 10 years ago or so. It was a HUGE lesson for me.
Last edited by GilpinGuy; 06-05-2016 at 22:57.
Ray is correct. I'm typing from my phone and was not really wanting to put in the effort in long terms. It is unfortunately hard on the gun to do this test but it will give you your answer. My springer would do it about every 4th-5th time.
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Is it less hard on the gun to do the hammer follow test with snap-caps?
"There are no finger prints under water."
With snap caps you don't get the full force slam / jar to cause the slip on the full cock notch.Originally Posted by Irving
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Then how did it happen with live ammo in the chamber? Are you saying it can still happen with ammo (obviously) but it's more likely to happen (and then be discovered) when empty?
"There are no finger prints under water."
I've had a stuck firing pin go full auto (luckily with only three rounds left in the magazine) due to a filthy pistol. And a slam fire from a protruding primer.
A hammer follow would be a mechanical problem that would have repeated itself while continuing shooting.
The empty chamber test is what should be done sparingly, usually after trigger work is done or for a suspected problem.
And yes, it is more likely to be found when the slide is dropped on an empty chamber.
Last edited by SideShow Bob; 06-05-2016 at 23:10.
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I cannot understand why racking the slide would be considered hard on the gun?
It's not racking the slide , it is letting it slam home on an empty chamber that is not good for it. Without stripping a round & chambering to slow the momentum, the slide slams home under full force of the recoil spring. This will cause wear, peening and eventually breakage of the associated parts of the slide, barrel, barrel lugs, link and slide stop shaft.
And with the title of "Grand Master Know it all" you shouldn't need to ask this !
Last edited by SideShow Bob; 06-06-2016 at 05:21.
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You must be a Glock owner...
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.You must be a Glock owner...
me too actually. Bert is the one that educated me all about racking slides and the damage it causes
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