re: Closing the slide by slapping in a full magazine...

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my CC instructor, a cop, had us practice doing this. unless you're a cop or a competition shooter i don't know why you would spend time practicing this.

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There are a lot of things, that are far more important, that your instructor could have spent that time on.

I don't know of any cops or competition shooters that practice this technique, nor do I know of a single prominent SD trainer who teaches this.

If the slide happens to close when you insert the mag -- fine. Start shooting.

If it doesn't close -- fine. Just close it manually and start shooting.