How to Rack a Pistol Slide: It’s Mostly Technique

By Ammoland

By Ben Findley
Knowing how to rack a pistol slide is a very important, mandatory function for operating a semi-automatic pistol & can be done by anyone that follows a few simple techniques.

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- While hand strength is important to being able to rack a slide effectively, technique is very important and perhaps even more important than brute strength when learning how to rack a pistol slide.

Several females and some males have complained over the years to me in my firearms classes that they cannot “rack the slide” on pistols, due to their weak hand strength and grip.

Some with health problems and older or younger folks alike have said they cannot use a pistol because of their related medical conditions, like arthritis or joint tenderness, and age limitations. New shooters have demonstrated on the range that they are too gentle with a pistol and are afraid of slide “bite” to definitively and aggressively rack the slide as they should.

Well after they complain, I ask them to demonstrate their approach and at least try while I observe. Some shooters hold the gun away …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand