heisdeadjim_au t1_j61ansl wrote on January 27, 2023 at 12:19 AM

Reply to comment by GoGaslightYerself in TIL that World War II Spitfires only had about 20 seconds of 'gun time' before running out of ammo, making most movie depictions wildly inaccurate by TimmyIsBaller

This always bugged me. Why do they always manually move the slide when it is locked back on an empty magazine?

Dump the mag, replace it, hit the slide release, you're in battery.

englisi_baladid t1_j61cd9u wrote on January 27, 2023 at 12:32 AM

Well using the slide release is a preference.

RedDemocracy t1_j63fe50 wrote on January 27, 2023 at 1:06 PM

Some guns don’t have slide releases, or it’s a matter of preferences/comfort. I’ve hot small hands and weak fingers, and I don’t think I’ve ever successfully hit the slide release on my Star BM, but it’s smooth as a dream on my Jericho.