Rufus The Bum Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 What is everyones opinions on which side to have the slide racker and why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 Opposite your strong side hand is the only way I have ever seen one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 yes, what merlind said. this way you have a prop for your gun, when you have to lay it on a table. lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie j Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 Does anybodies thumb but mine get in the way if it's on the left (weak ) side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 This is just my opinion, but, aren't the rear slide serrations there for a reason? I just never saw the need for a slide racker on my open gun. Plus without one you have less reciprocating mass. Just my $.02 Ray C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 I resisted a racker for a long time, but one too many table-starts and gun-unloaded starts convinced me to get one on the new gun. It's faster. I remember Todd being annoyed once after losing his favorite slide racker on the range, so they must have some value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 Eric Grauffel has his slide-racker on the right hand side of the gun, and uses an extended adjustment cover on his Aimpoint scope to raise the gun off a flat surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus The Bum Posted January 5, 2004 Author Share Posted January 5, 2004 Does anybodies thumb but mine get in the way if it's on the left (weak ) side I have big thumbs and have gotten bit by my racker several times (left side racker) Also, It doesn't seem any faster having it on one side or the other. However, when I put in on the right side, it actually feels like a more natural movement. I am new to slide rackers as well, so I'm just playing with it right now until I find which works best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ong45 Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 I have mine on the weak hand side also. If you have to tilt the gun to get at it on the strong side, might as well not have it. Start conditions with empty gun and hammer down made me a beliver. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 This is just my opinion, but, aren't the rear slide serrations there for a reason? I just never saw the need for a slide racker on my open gun. Plus without one you have less reciprocating mass. Just my $.02 Ray C. This is from a guy who does not have thumb shields on his gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Chevalier Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 I attended a class with Eric Grauffel in Sept 03. He advocates the racker on the strong side as he teaches to reach across the top of the slide and use the weak hand thumb to rack the slide. When HE demonstrates this, his weak hand returns to proper support position faster than if the racker is on the weak hand side. I confess I haven't been able to get this method to work for me. If your racker bites you, check out one that comes out, then up to the height of the base of the dot, then out again. I've got an EGW one that does this very nicely. Cheers, Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Bagnato Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 I use a slide racker also on the weak side. I tried it on the strong side but, I just didn't like the way it felt. The primary reason for my using a racker is simply because I have a thumb sheild on my gun. Otherwise I stop the slide. I never had a problem with flat table starts. The magwell is so large it prevents the gun from laying completley flat and hitting the magazine release. I am using the racker from Brazos Custom. Last thought: If I wasn't using a thumb sheild I wouldn't use a racker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny hill Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 wait till your shooting around a barrier & the racker hits it & jams the gun, you will really love it then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 This is from a guy who does not have thumb shields on his gun. Very true, but isn't that what the wide Brown thumb safety is for? I don't have "fat" thumbs so I don't use thumb shields. So far I haven't been bit yet. When that day comes, I'll probably be converted over to the shield/racker camp! Ray C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rishii Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 benny, been there, done that, racker gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redmercury2 Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 LEFT SIDE IM A RT. HAND SHOOTER. never had a barricade hit problem, the gun is just not that close for my style , try it both ways and have fun. you will love it for table starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNsTeR Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 I handled an open gun recently with a nifty little slide racker on it. It was just a round aluminum nub with circumferential grooves, extending only about 150% the width of a Brown wide thumb safety. It was easy to use, well clear of one's thumb, and couldn't possibly catch on a barricade or etc. Anyway it was on an SV Open Masterpiece, so it might have been an SV part... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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