Post refers to SR9 and SR9c pistols: The "con" means controversy."
This has been debated ad nauseum on this site, but I wanted to give you an up-to-the-minute update. Yes, it is called a Slide Stop in the instruction manual and in the parts list.
HOWEVER, in the manual on page 20, Point #3 of Reloading, the manual says: "Release the slide to move forward by either depressing the rear portion of the slide stop or pulling the slide fully to the rear and release it. A cartridge will be chambered when the slide shuts." That's clear enough.
Of course, it seems fairly universal that noone can close the slide by merely depressing the slide stop, although a few posters tell me that their guns work just fine in that regard.
Was on the phone with Ruger yesterday. They are "defending" it as a Slide-Stop ONLY, saying that using it as a slide-release would be hard on the springs and may cause early malfunctions. I am not aware of differences between the SR9c and Colt 1911 designs, so I won't judge. Generally, Peggy at Ruger Service is a knowledgeable employee and has been very accommodating. I am, however, a big fan of using the slide-release on my Colts.
Just read a magazine training article on manipulating the slide, trying to change mags (in a supposed gunfight) with your off-hand only, and it looks like a whole lot of trouble.
In addition, Mas Ayoob just wrote up a May/June AMERICAN HANDGUNNER article detailing the Florida panhandle execution-style murder of two senior deputies by a military-trained wife-abuser. The deputies were killed during the attempted-arrest/confrontation at a local shooting range. The perp was Tasered but came up shooting after the 5-second Taser current stopped. The two multiply-injured deputies, both with wounded or broken shoulders/forearms, no backup weapons and at least one empty weapon at slide-lock, finally had only one working arm between them and were executed by the perp with head-shots, close-up, at that time. One deputy with one unwounded arm still had a full spare mag and was apparently attempting to reload his shot-empty Glock 22 when he was executed.
Dear Ruger Engineers: I guess I'm trying to say that I want my slide-stop to work as a slide-release, as advertised in your literature. There are situations where the slingshot method either becomes too slow or too involved to be effective. It may become a matter of life-and-death.
I am aware that quite a few folks with SR's and SR9c's have operational slide-releases, but many of us do not. Refer to page 20, User Manual.
Sonnytoo
This has been debated ad nauseum on this site, but I wanted to give you an up-to-the-minute update. Yes, it is called a Slide Stop in the instruction manual and in the parts list.
HOWEVER, in the manual on page 20, Point #3 of Reloading, the manual says: "Release the slide to move forward by either depressing the rear portion of the slide stop or pulling the slide fully to the rear and release it. A cartridge will be chambered when the slide shuts." That's clear enough.
Of course, it seems fairly universal that noone can close the slide by merely depressing the slide stop, although a few posters tell me that their guns work just fine in that regard.
Was on the phone with Ruger yesterday. They are "defending" it as a Slide-Stop ONLY, saying that using it as a slide-release would be hard on the springs and may cause early malfunctions. I am not aware of differences between the SR9c and Colt 1911 designs, so I won't judge. Generally, Peggy at Ruger Service is a knowledgeable employee and has been very accommodating. I am, however, a big fan of using the slide-release on my Colts.
Just read a magazine training article on manipulating the slide, trying to change mags (in a supposed gunfight) with your off-hand only, and it looks like a whole lot of trouble.
In addition, Mas Ayoob just wrote up a May/June AMERICAN HANDGUNNER article detailing the Florida panhandle execution-style murder of two senior deputies by a military-trained wife-abuser. The deputies were killed during the attempted-arrest/confrontation at a local shooting range. The perp was Tasered but came up shooting after the 5-second Taser current stopped. The two multiply-injured deputies, both with wounded or broken shoulders/forearms, no backup weapons and at least one empty weapon at slide-lock, finally had only one working arm between them and were executed by the perp with head-shots, close-up, at that time. One deputy with one unwounded arm still had a full spare mag and was apparently attempting to reload his shot-empty Glock 22 when he was executed.
Dear Ruger Engineers: I guess I'm trying to say that I want my slide-stop to work as a slide-release, as advertised in your literature. There are situations where the slingshot method either becomes too slow or too involved to be effective. It may become a matter of life-and-death.
I am aware that quite a few folks with SR's and SR9c's have operational slide-releases, but many of us do not. Refer to page 20, User Manual.
Sonnytoo
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