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What causes the slide to lock back?
It’s called the slide stop. It’s there for a reason. When you’ve fired the last round in your pistol’s magazine, the magazine’s follower pushes up against the slide stop and causes it to catch in a recess in the pistol’s slide. This, in turn, causes the slide to be locked back.
What does a slide stop lever do?
A slide stop, sometimes referred to as a slide lock or slide release, on a semi-automatic handgun is a function that visually indicates when a handgun has expended all loaded ammunition and facilitates faster reloading by pulling back the slide or depressing the slide lock to advance the first round of a new magazine.
What causes a pistol slide to lock?
If the spring isn’t strong enough to hold the ammunition against the feed lips at the top of the magazine during recoil, the ammunition is free to bounce around momentarily, inadvertently coming in contact with the slide stop causing it to engage the arresting notch and locking the slide to the rear.
What is ambidextrous slide stop lever?
The GLOCK Ambidextrous slide stop lever makes it easier for gun owners to quickly, safely and comfortably manipulate the slide whether they are left-handed or right-handed. With its flat dimensions it offers optimum ergonomics retaining the slim weapon profile.
Is it okay to use the slide release?
Few would argue that using the slide release button is the fastest and most efficient way to close the slide and ready your pistol after a magazine change. Your hand is already in the right general vicinity and with most pistols, you can reach lever with your firing hand thumb while maintaining a proper grip.
How does the slide lock on Glock work?
One the slide locks back on an empty magazine, hitting the magazine release drops it. The slide remains locked back because the slide stop is engaged, which facilitates inserting a new magazine. When a magazine is inserted into an empty gun, the follower inside the magazine will also activate the slide stop.