9mm v .40cal

[davegran]

Rtfm....

The manual for my SW99 states,
WARNING: ALWAYS LOAD A ROUND INTO THE CHAM-
BER BY FEEDING IT FROM THE MAGAZINE. FAILURE
TO FOLLOW THIS WARNING CAN RESULT IN SEVERE
INJURY OR DEATH TO YOU OR OTHERS. NEVER
ATTEMPT TO LOAD THE PISTOL BY INSERTING A
ROUND INTO THE OPEN EJECTION PORT.

My Springfield Armory 1911 manual states,
Warning: Improperly loading the 1911 by
manually inserting a round in the chamber may
cause accidental discharge. Always load the
pistol using the magazine. When loading the
pistol, always point the muzzle in a safe direction.

 

[Brass Magnet]

I did say, "most" not all; but what designs were you thinking of where the extractor is designed to be forced over the end of the cartridge?

Yes, I realize you said most. I probably could have said it differently.

Most push-feed actions are designed so that the extractor is forced over the rim. Controlled round feed actions are the way you described. AR-15's are a good example and also have a floating firing pin. I'm pretty sure Desert Eagles are similar and maybe the new Beretta pistols.

You've got me curious now and I'll have to check out a couple of my pistols with some dummy rounds when I get a second. I'd bet a lot of them force the extractor over the top due to the rather extreme angle from the magazine into the chamber.

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[Brass Magnet]

The manual for my SW99 states,
WARNING: ALWAYS LOAD A ROUND INTO THE CHAM-
BER BY FEEDING IT FROM THE MAGAZINE. FAILURE
TO FOLLOW THIS WARNING CAN RESULT IN SEVERE
INJURY OR DEATH TO YOU OR OTHERS. NEVER
ATTEMPT TO LOAD THE PISTOL BY INSERTING A
ROUND INTO THE OPEN EJECTION PORT.

My Springfield Armory 1911 manual states,
Warning: Improperly loading the 1911 by
manually inserting a round in the chamber may
cause accidental discharge. Always load the
pistol using the magazine. When loading the
pistol, always point the muzzle in a safe direction.

Yeah, no doubt a generally bad idea to insert a round manually on a semi-auto. I was just giving the reason why in the previous post.

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[E6chevron]

Springfield Armory XDM Compact 40 S&W manual states,
WARNING: Improperly loading the XDm by
manually inserting a round in the chamber is
improper and may cause accidental discharge and
possible damage to the extractor. Always load
the firearm using the magazine. When loading
the firearm, always point the muzzle in a safe
direction.

I keep a shorty 10 round magazine, to load the chamber, then release it and pop in my standard 16 round mag.

 

[Steeler-gal]

I keep a shorty 10 round magazine, to load the chamber, then release it and pop in my standard 16 round mag.

Just curious - why don't you use your 16 roung mag, release it, add another round to the mag and then pop it back in?

 

[Lurchiron]

Just curious - why don't you use your 16 roung mag, release it, add another round to the mag and then pop it back in?

Too much handling of the gun??? Plus it gives you better control & organization over used(chambered) rounds...

 

[Jason in WI]

Just curious - why don't you use your 16 roung mag, release it, add another round to the mag and then pop it back in?

I did the same thing when I was constantly doing the "dance". I didn't want to risk setback with the .40 S&W so I could always load a fresh one from the loading mag and not have to inspect it like if I were to keep loading off the top of the carry mag. Also the springs in the XDm mags are a pain in the butt so loading from a partially loaded mag saved your fingers from loading on top of the fifteenth round of the carry mag.