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Thread: Chambering the +1

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    Chambering the +1

    So, I have been carrying my 1911 a lot lately, and I dry practice at home a bunch. So, here's my question, I have been chambering the extra round in my 1911 by dropping it in the chamber, easing the slide onto it, and smacking it to lock it all up. Doing this to avoid bullet setback from chambering rounds over and over, my fear is that this might damage the extractor. Any thoughts?

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    And that's why I'll never buy a used 1911.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 11 Bravo View Post
    And that's why I'll never buy a used 1911.
    And that is why I don't post on forums very often.

    I'm pretty sure the 3-4 times I have done it have not ruined my 1911, but am asking the question to better educate myself. If this question is beneath the forum, I guess I will be best served by going elsewhere. Thank you for your service, have a nice day 11 Bravo.

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    I wasn't trying to be rude. It seemed to me that the way you framed the question meant that you already knew that was not the safe or recommended method for loading the plus one round. With military 1911's at one time the manual even suggested loading in the "drop one in the chamber" method, but that was a different time. Some today say to modify the extractor angle so it will snap over the rim without having to push it. There has even been much debate as to whether this practice harms the extractor at all and that the ability to "push feed" is desirable.

    IMO, you are running a risk of damaging the extractor. However, your concern about bullet setback is valid. Either leave it loaded or shuffle the rounds so you are not constantly re-chambering the same round.
    "Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you." --Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

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    Thanks 11 Bravo

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    I was taught to chamber the +1 by loading the mag, inserting the mag, racking the slide, flipping the safety on, dropping the mag and loading another round, re-inserting the mag.
    I'm not a fan of the way you described for pistols... but truth be told I often single-shot rifles by dropping a cartridge onto the follower and closing the bolt. In essence that is not correct either, but I've never had a problem with an extractor.

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    A technique to be avoided, as much as possible. PAcanis technique is much better for your extractor.
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    A while back (when I was incredibly bored) I started reading through pistol manuals on-line, to see if any gun manufacturer agreed to or even mentioned the 'loose round straight in the chamber' loading method. I don't claim to have read them all, but the only mention I found was in the manual for an older Ruger pistol (P85, probably). Even there, it was mentioned as an alternative 'last resort' method.
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    The solution to all this is to go out & buy a 2nd 1911 so you can have one loaded for carry & one for dry practice, then extractor damage or bullet setback won't be an issue.

    But seriously, to echo every one else, I was taught to use the same method as PAcanis. My usual solution to bullet setback is to fire off my carry mag periodically, depending on how often I've had to unload/reload.

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