Pistol Reliability Without Magazine

Does shooting your favorite semi-automatic pistol without a magazine affect reliability? Not that it is all that important, but you might be surprised to know that a semi-auto likes its magazine in place! :-)

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Glock
• pistol
• magazine
• reliability

[PETE1760]

Weak loads man. Need more juice in your loads I think you did that to make a good point to clear the weapon. well done.

[hickok45]

@PETE1760 , Not a weak load issue. I don't have any weak loads.

[1039sflem]

I really enjoy your videos and respect your opinions. I was wondering if you normally carry your personal defense gun with a round in the chamber? Thanks,

[hickok45]

@1039sflem , That's a matter of shooting and training level, I think.

[lurch2150]

Sir Isaac Newton gets to win sometimes! ({:-)

[moparracer3]

Tap, rack, ready can save your life

[BenelliMF]

I think i understand the cause of the issue. When the mag is in, after firing a round, the next round and the mag block the spent shell from going anywhere but out of the spout. No mag means nothing is there to push the shell out except the extractor.So I think the next the mag in a way aids the extractor to send the spent shell. Just a thought.

[JUKEBOXX1990]

@MN12BIRD.lol.okay..glocks do have souls.beautiful ones..

[MN12BIRD]

@JUKEBOXX1990 He makes a good point. Glocks are like Hondas. They're built to do one thing well. They're reliable and going to work. But they're boring boxes with no intentional design for the sake of having design. They're designed to be practical. The 1911 has history and can look more elegant with the right trim. it's not just a plain black plastic box. That said I still like Glocks! Nothing wrong with practical design if that's what you want and Austria can do that well.

[JMunn55]

@ninja5861 Yeah, like the Browning Hi-Power

[IraqiSniper107]

As Long as it fired the round its reliable. If the mag drops out it no longer has a ammo supply in the first place.

Good video

Semper Fi

[MissyMarieN]

Love the thoroughness of your testing hickok!

[Lvl22nerd]

i have yet to ever limp-wrist a pistol, and i actually have a hard time imagining what limp-wristing would feel like (probably scary since the gun would be less predictable)

[1mulekicker]

the spring in the mag eliminates the chance of stove piping by preventing the casing from having an alternate exit port. why assume the extractor can only throw one way 100% of the time. block the backdoor and things will work as expected.