357454 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 After an extended absence from shooting 1911s I recently purchased a limited gun for USPSA. Most of the guns I see today have the stock slide release, when I began shooting 1911s in the early 70s an extended slide release seemed to help with reloads, or course at that time most guns were fired until the slide locked back and then reloaded. My question is is there an advantage or disadvantage to using an extended slide release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman_usmc Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 For me they just get in the way of where my left thumb goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 You'll find more shooters on here with guns that don't lock open than you will with extended controls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasmap Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 You will find no advantage to having an extended slide release in Limited Division. Most of us don't want the slide to lock back in Limited........ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Hear hear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carloz Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Everyone that I have seen never works right. They always get in the way, in my opinion they are more trouble then they are worth. $.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Too easy to bump and prematurely lock the slide back. Unintenionally shooting to slide lock in Limited means you have already made huge mistakes that extended controls cannot salvage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EkuJustice Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Are those allowed in limited or SS or are they considered a thumb rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revopop Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I think they are allowed, as the thumb rest rule is meant for "*thumb rest [generic]*" type thumbrests like some open guns have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I've seen some pretty <------WIDE-------> thumb safeties on a Limited gun, that acted as a kick-stand, so I figure if they can get away with that, then an extended slide release lever that is not actively being marketed as a thumb-rest should be fine. Bolt-on parts that are strictly marketed as "Gas Pedals" would NOT be legal in LTD or L10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike cyrwus Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I had one on my single stack gun for awhile; It helped me drop the slide with my trigger finger during slide lock reloads. Im a lefty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH45 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 single stack, production and limited 10--yes, I prefer an extended slide release, but, for open, or limited, I prefer the slide to not lock back at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgunz11 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 (edited) I'd like to have a little wider slide release for my single stack, but not the long slide release you see now that extends to the thumb safety. I just want one that has a little bit larger pad for my thumb to get on, but I have yet to find one commercially available. For example, one that could easily be used while wearing gloves that your thumb wont slip off of. Edited March 19, 2009 by kgunz11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 One problem (among several) with extended slide releases is that they have a nasty tendency to pop up, while the gun is cycling, from their own greater-than-stock weight, leading to the action locking open with rounds still in the magazine. Also, a shooter's grip, if they use straight thumbs with both thumbs pointing at the target, can ride the support hand thumb on the extended portion of the slide stop, leading to the opposite problem: the gun does not lock open when empty. Also, during the one, brief, VERY brief period I carried an article sample gun with an extended slide release lever concealed as part of my evaluation, I found the "prong" of the lever, pointing backward, had a likewise nasty tendency to hook on my clothing as I was trying to draw the gun. This (1) really screwed up the draw, (2) ripped a huge hole in the sweater I was wearing at the time. There is an old saying among 1911 fans: "An extended slide release is the second most useless part you can put on a 1911. The first most useless part you can put on a 1911 is an ambidextrous extended slide release." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgunz11 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I don't like the long paddle release, but would like one just like the traditional one, with a slightly larger pad for my finger to contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Try the Nighthawk part, it's no longer (to the rear) than a standard 1911 part, put extended out to the side considerably further. It's severely scalloped or "dished" to keep weight down and help avoid the "pop up from greater-than-stock weight" effect of an extended slide release lever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgunz11 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Thanks, I'll look for one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRider Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I don't like them on my guns. This is just my personal preference though. I shoot L10 and don't want to go to slide lock during a stage (try not too anyway). I don't care for ambi or even extended safties either though, I have problems engaging them after a mag change. Just my $.02. Hurley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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