Press checks are dumb?

[Boriqua]

When I shoot an EDC at the range, I never take out what was already in the pipe to reuse later. I have spare ammo for that and I never have to worry about round setback and keeping track of it. All have gone bang and kept on going bang even when press checked. Tension still stays the same. Tens of thousands of rounds fired, not one problem. EVER. Not having tension from a press check...is like an old wives tale...kind of like when before handing off arms to the armorer, all had to be on fire because of "spring tension" lol....what a crock of BS. Say it enough and you start believing in it despite the fact that the facts are not in existence to support that argument either.

I am sure you are aware that Spring tension and a spring releasing stored energy or the inertia from a slide that was released when under full tension are different than static tension. Your tens of thousands of press checks prove to you that its not an issue.

I will still hold that Spring tension at the end of the springs travel having to overcome the friction of a round now pulled out partially from under the extractor while pressed against the bolt face is an unnecessary encumbrance and there is no good reason to do it with a modern firearm.

Slingshoting the slide closed ensures that everything is where it ought to be.

I dont do it, havent found a need and wont start doing it. To each their own.

When I hand someone a gun .. and many people on this forum can attest to this in real life ... I pop the mag and lock the slide back before I hand it over. Most times they will peak in the chamber and then release the slide. That is in my opinion the only safe way to transfer a gun.

 

[knockonit]

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[nvgdude]

I only press check if I swap carry pieces. I don't need to check to see that my daily carry is loaded, it's put away loaded.

 

[Eleroo]

I’ll do a check if it doesn't have a loaded chamber indicator, but most handguns now days have those. If I just loaded it and the LCI is engaged, thats is good enough for me, but there is nothing wrong with taking a quick second to double check. Just comes down to personal preference.