I apologize up front if this topic has already been talked about before. I just talked to a friend that has a SA 1911. He said that their operation & safety manuel has a "Notice"(p. 10) that says that you should never press the slide stop and let the slide slam forward on an empty chamber. The operation & safety manuel(I downloaded the pdf) goes on to say that this practice could result in "damage to the breech face on the barrel and undue stress on all action parts, including the hammer and the sear". This is especially true if one's 1911 has had an action job. The proper procedure is to hold/control the slide one hand, release the slide stop with the other, and gentlely let the slide go forward while under control(by the operator). Has anyone else heard this before(I and no one else I have talked to did). I have always released the slide stop and let the slide fly foward(even if there wasn't a round in the magazine). I even called Ruger at Scottsdale and they said that they didn't have any instructions like this in their operation & safety manuel.
PDF for SA 1911:
http://people.cs.clemson.edu/~westall/851/springfield_1911.pdf
PDF for SA 1911:
http://people.cs.clemson.edu/~westall/851/springfield_1911.pdf