jmcqueen Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Is there any advantage to having a 2011 open gun not lock open on empty mag? I have one that is made not to and wonder if I should the replace slide release lever and return it to standard function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pxm142 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Its possible to overinsert the mag when the slide is locked back, which can cause it to hit and damage the ejector. Or so I have been told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 That is part of it and mags tuned for capacity can lock the slide back with rounds left in the mag too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reshoot Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 My slide does not lock open with an empty magazine . . . just the way I like it. If I run a magazine dry, then I screwed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sclagg Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I have two slide stops for each of our open guns... most of the time in normal uspsa matches we do not want the slide to lock back. My kids shoot the ProAm in open and we had Shay (Akai) cut us some slide stops to lock the slides back after the tenth round. ProAm matches limit all shooters to 10 rounds... the slide locking back helped to not move into a shooting postion with an empty chamber. It is a cheap option to try both ways.. and if you don't like the slide locking back a quick grind will fix it and give you a back up slide stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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