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Originally Posted by Mokumbear
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Is this safe to do with any semi-auto, striker fired or one with a hammer?
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For 1911's (and I suspect, for all semiautos), it's the safest method: when the trigger is all the way back, it can't reset, and so any small inertial motions of the trigger caused by the slide slamming forward can't release the sear. If you "slap" the trigger, it's possible that the trigger might already be reset when the slide slams forward. For guns with very light trigger-pulls, that slamming can cause the trigger to be pulled just by it's own inertia. The same thing can also happen when the first round is "slingshotted" into the chamber ... that's why I always stay off the grip lever of my 1911 when I slingshot the first round, in order to block the trigger (because I have a very light trigger-pull on that gun). And for the same reason, whenever I shoot, I'm very careful to pull the trigger all the way aft, and hold it there. Most guns have trigger-pulls that are heavy enough to keep either of these problems from happening, though.