Pistols with full length recoil spring rods also have some degree of resistance to having the slide pushed out of battery if the muzzle is pressed against a hard surface. However, pressing the muzzle into a relatively soft surface (like a person) can still push the slide out of battery enough to activate the disconnector and prevent the gun from firing.threoh8 wrote:I understand that a man can hold an alligators mouth shut, too.
Now that I think about it, it seems that one of the custom gunsmiths once made a "close quarters" 1911 with an extended dust cover and a plate around the muzzle, allowing it to be pressed directly into things without activating the disconnector. Lots of work for a very rare situation.
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- Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:45 am
- Forum: Never Again!!
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- Thu Apr 08, 2010 8:56 am
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TAM has put this issue in proper perspective.The Annoyed Man wrote:Trying to push back on an opponent's slide to momentarily disable his gun is like trying to jump into the dragon's mouth to momentarily put out the fire. Not recommended.
If you're close enough to do that, you're close enough to do half a dozen other things that involve getting the gun pointed away from your body and snapping the opponent's finger bones. Or stabbing him with a knife. Or plucking out his eyeballs. Or administering a swift kick to the nads. Or crushing his larynx. Etc., etc., etc. If you are close enough for physical contact, then the best defense is a good offense.
The most important thing to remember about muzzle contact and disconnector operation that should prevent the gun from firing while out of battery is not to allow the muzzle of your semiauto to come in contact with your attacker in a close-in confrontation because doing so may well prevent your weapon from firing when you need it most.