Racking a Glock slide with one hand
Updated: January 9th, 2013
This video shows a USPSA shooter load a Glock 35 and rack the slide with just one hand. He uses the inertia of the slide to rack it. It is very impressive.
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In slow motion.
The shooter claims that the Glock is stock standard and that their have been no modifications to recoil spring.
How long till we see this in an over-the-top action movie?
Many thanks to Advocate for the links and slow-mo video.
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this can be done, seen it with own glock. Austrian special forces guy did it. he did it a few times for me and did pick up a round. I was dumb founded, that was almost 20 years ago.
does it work with only Glocks? i think the recoil spring in my S&W M910 is too tough.