The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Chambering A Round By Hand, Bad for Extractor?

Crow Hunter · November 21, 2012, 08:17 AM

Of course, if you are in a "combat" situation where you have the time to single load your handgun to stay in the fight without getting killed, you have the time to knock/shake the empty cases out of the handgun if the extractor breaks off completely single loading it.

All the extractor does is pull the case out of the chamber.

The ability to single load a round in a HANDGUN in COMBAT is one of those, "Ummm, yeah" features.

November 21, 2012, 08:17 AM	#49
Crow Hunter Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2012 Posts: 1,078	Of course, if you are in a "combat" situation where you have the time to single load your handgun to stay in the fight without getting killed, you have the time to knock/shake the empty cases out of the handgun if the extractor breaks off completely single loading it. All the extractor does is pull the case out of the chamber. The ability to single load a round in a HANDGUN in COMBAT is one of those, "Ummm, yeah" features. __________________ I am no longer participating in gun forums. Good luck.