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Excaliber wrote:

karder wrote:Sorry. You are right, upon rereading it, I did a poor job explaining. I lock the slide back, insert a round, release the slide and allow it to return to it's normal position, using my left hand to control it's return. Then I insert the magazine.

That practice is what creates a risk of extractor failure.

The extractor is designed to have the cartridge rim ride up from under it as the cartridge is fed from the magazine. Dropping a round into the chamber and letting the slide close forces the nose of the extractor to ride over the rim of the cartridge, which it will do, but it places more strain on the part than it's designed for.

The correct operational sequence is to lock the slide open, insert a loaded magazine, and release the slide to close under the full force of the recoil spring. The magazine is then removed, topped off with another round, and reinserted in the gun.

I was unaware of that. Thank you for the info. I have been doing this since I started shooting as a teenager, but I will cease the practice.

Sorry. You are right, upon rereading it, I did a poor job explaining. I lock the slide back, insert a round, release the slide and allow it to return to it's normal position, using my left hand to control it's return. Then I insert the magazine.

I always carry one in pipe. I never really thought about not doing it. On the weekends I carry my Colt Commander. I lock the slide and load one round manually and then insert a full loaded magazine. Then I carry two spare 7 round magazines in Fobus paddle style magazine holders. This is my go to church and the supermarket rig.
Monday through friday, or if I am going near the border (my house is 2.8 miles from the border, so for me going near is basically to the edge) I carry my FN FiveseveN. 20+1 and three spare mags for 80+1. For my BUG I carry a Ruger LCR with 5 .38 cal shots in an SOB holster. I call this my "gimme your wallet" rig. So all totaled I have 86 rounds on my person most days not counting my truck gun. Of course, the way things are getting around here the odds of getting mowed down by Ak-47 fire and never even getting the chance to draw seems to be increasing.