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Originally Posted by ParadiseRoad
...with a 1911...you cock the hammer with your thumb...then hook the rear sight against your belt or clothing to rack the slide which moves much easier with the hammer already cocked...
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Originally Posted by Whitwabit
Very good suggestion .. some wouldn't think to do that in the heat of a self defense scenario ..
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I wouldn't do it, mostly because it's an incredibly awkward movement. Manually cocking the hammer on a 1911 with a full-power (23#) mainspring is difficult even with two hands. Doing it with one--and I experimented on my match gun for some rules-avoidance purposes--is at best unreliable.
If one of your hands is damaged to the point where you can't grip the slide, the situation is quite dire. Use your clothing. Use an edge. Use jam it into the heel of the palm on your busted-up hand. Tuck it between your upper arm and your ribs. Drag the slide on some rough concrete if you have to.
It doesn't take a lot to rack the slide against the hammer.