Both methods are fine, if it makes it easier for you to function your handgun. However, I think the sling shot method is a bad habit to get into.
First you are removing your support hand from your hold to rack the slide, this is not consistent with keeping the weapon on target during mag changes.
Second if you are doing a mag change, your weak side hand is already full of mag, I suppose you could put the mag between your teeth while racking the slide (LOL). Or just let it hit the concrete.
Third by using the sling shot method, you stand a chance of short stroking the slide and not getting another round in the chamber. As well as a chance that the gun does not go to full battery.
It is in my mind a bad practice, and a better one is to get a gun that correctly fits your hand and allows you to use the "Slide Stop Lever" properly.
Maybe some think that they should stop their cars by putting their foot out the door, instead of using the brake pedal (LOL).
Jim
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Last edited by Jim243; July 20, 2013 at 10:34 AM.
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