re: How many of you use the slide release on your auto pistol?

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People who say racking a pump shotgun scares intruders must not have ever heard the slide being released on one of these

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Neither of them is going to send an intruder running. You still better be ready to pull the trigger.

First I would clarify your comment ... pistols are SEMI-auto. Automatic pistols and rifles are illegal to own unless your have your FFL.

It sounds like semantics but this is where ALOT of the confusion of the general public comes from ... people using incorrect terminology. The P2000 pictured is not automatic it is semiautomatic.

The more we (gun owners) propagate the incorrect information the more it becomes harder to correct the mindset of the general public.

My dad has not owned a gun since he was in his 20s. He had a situation that scared him with a gun he owned at the time. My sister, who at the time was 4, found it in his glove box and picked it up. Thankfully he saw her before anything happened but since then he hasn't touched a gun. He was all for the assault weapons ban until I educated him on the fact that the crap the gun grabbers are complaining about is cosmetic or they just aren't using common sense. Like the senator who thought magazines couldn't be reloaded so she thought that by banning high capacity magazines would eventually eliminate them altogether. Now my dad understands and is actually calling his senator to say that the gun control efforts are useless.

A little education changed the mind of a non gun owner. To bring this back to the original point, he also thought pistols were automatic. Again, education. I don't ever see him shooting or owning one but he certainly is now understanding things more and is actually asking a lot of questions. Which is good. Have an open discussion instead of keeping it hidden.

As to my answer for the original question -- my primary is the slide release. It is more natural for me. It is what I practice with 70% of the time but I do practice quick reloads with racking the slide. You never know when you have to clear a jam etc quickly and if all I prepare myself for is the slide release ... well ...

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People who say racking a pump shotgun scares intruders must not have ever heard the slide being released on one of these.

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I am sure this might work in some small cases but if that is what you are basing your home defense on ... I would be worried.

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I hate that pistol as her's is perpetual double action.

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Why? Seems bomb proof. The LEM action with second strike capability seemed, after all of my research, like the most fail proof design.

So, I found this bit of information.
It's not a slide release, it's a slide stop.

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The little button on the side of the gun that locks the slide in the open position is called a Slide Lock or a Slide Stop. So, why do some people call it a Slide Release? Because that is how they use it!

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If its empty I relieve the tension by pulling back on slide then hit the release and lower it slowly

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This will sometimes cause the slide to not close all the way. The gun is designed to slam forward. Its rare but it does happen. Always let the slide slam forward.

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Why? Seems bomb proof. The LEM action with second strike capability seemed, after all of my research, like the most fail proof design.

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There is nothing wqrong with the pistol I just can't stand shooting a double action pistol with an exposed hammer. I believe you can buy it in double/single action but my wife works for the feds and they issue double action only pistols. She can shoot the hell out of it but I cannot.

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But I dont have any automatics, only semi-autos, but I'm sure they function the same.

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Why do so many people say automatics? I know what you mean, well actually no. I just bought a Kimber ,Ill never get used to seeing the hammer cocked back, even though I know you still have 2 safeties. Wouldnd trade my 1911 for anything although some designs are easier to break down for cleaning ,oh well I purchased a UC II with crimson trace grips,and plan on keeping it forever. Just got through polishing the feed ramp,and converted over to Wilson combat mags. As for the slamming the slide with a release it does this everytime it feeds a new round, it wont hurt a thing.

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Why do so many people say automatics?

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As I stated above I did not say automatic I said auto pistol and I am, in fact, referring to auto loading pistols. I understand that many of you are new to shooting and want to show off your understanding of terminology but I assure you I cannot remember the last time I made a mistake with firearm terminology.

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As I stated above I did not say automatic I said auto pistol and I am, in fact, referring to auto loading pistols. I understand that many of you are new to shooting and want to show off your understanding of terminology but I assure you I cannot remember the last time I made a mistake with firearm terminology.

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Im 56 years old and have been shooting pistols since I was ten, so I wouldn't say I was new to shooting You made a mistake this time bud. Semi-Auto loading, that would leave you in a hell of a bind.