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Old 05-06-2013, 01:27 PM
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"Limp wristing" is a common phenomenon that equates to letting your body (typically the wrist joint) absorb too much of the recoil force for the pistol to adequately cycle. The cure is to hold the pistol firmly (firmly as in trying to crush it with your grip) and keep your arm locked (elbow locked, arm full extended, away from your body). You should feel muscle tension throughout the hand, wrist, forearm, and even a bit of tension into the shoulder joint when done correctly. This tension will allow the firearm to recoil as if in a vise, and will identify wether the gun is working correctly or not. As you experiment, you will change this grip/hold to suit your own comfort level, and the particular pistol's need. Another sanity check is to have another more experienced person fire the pistol.... some folks can "lay hands" on a pistol and cure its ills LOL....

As semi auto recoil operated pistols go, the smaller/lighter they are, the more "firm" grip they need. More precisely, they are less forgiving to poor/bad technique. A lot of people call the small single stack guns "expert guns" due to this phenomenon... Don't be fooled, anyone can use these firearms effectively, just as anyone can drive a high performance italian car effectively, it just may take a bit more practice.....

If I have mis read your post, and your problem is initially loading a round (racking the slide), try this.....
Hold the slide with only your non dominant hand (we will say left, as I am right handed, reverse if you are a lefty) in a "slingshot" grip, as if you are holding the leather pouch of a slingshot to fire a rock....
Use your right (dominant hand) to push the grip frame away from the left hand... the object is to push the gun away from the left hand, while trying to hold back with the left.... this will retract the slide to its maximum point and drop it (this should eliminate holding on to the slide while it is chambering a round, a big no-no).

The object behind loading a semiauto firearm is to allow the spring to reach maximum compression and fall with maximum energy transfer.... in other words, let the slide slam shut from as far back as you can pull it... if you keep your hand on the slide it will almost always fail to chamber a new round. If your grip needs work, buy some snap caps (dummy rounds) unload/clear/verify and try to chamber at home.... I WOULD NOT recommend using live rounds for this.... You can also practice with no rounds/magazines, but the feedback from the snap caps will verify that your practice is effective.....

Hope this helps! Jim
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