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    Default Should you catch an ejected round?

    For some reason, I've never actually thought about this.
    When I rack a pistol eject a round from the chamber, I just let the round fall out onto a table surface / ground.

    I know some people catch the round.

    What is the 'correct' method and way? Let it fall, or catch it?

    What is good practice?

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    Default Re: Should you catch an ejected round?

    If you're a Youtuber then you absolutely must catch it.

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    Default Re: Should you catch an ejected round?

    Quote Originally Posted by SoldierMan View Post
    If you're a Youtuber then you absolutely must catch it.
    Agreed

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    Default Re: Should you catch an ejected round?

    I have always just put my left hand over the ejection port, racked the slide while angling the gun a little so it doesn't fall down the magwell and it pops into your hand. Something I came up with on my own so not sure if it is good or bad but it stops a round from hitting the floor or ejecting somewhere you don't want it to. Obviously the muzzle is pointed in a safe direction at all times.

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    Default Re: Should you catch an ejected round?

    Quote Originally Posted by SoldierMan View Post
    I have always just put my left hand over the ejection port, racked the slide while angling the gun a little so it doesn't fall down the magwell and it pops into your hand. Something I came up with on my own so not sure if it is good or bad but it stops a round from hitting the floor or ejecting somewhere you don't want it to. Obviously the muzzle is pointed in a safe direction at all times.
    If I recall correctly there was a case a while back when someone did exactly that and it went horribly wrong. The round detonated and the guy was seriously injured.

    Hopefully someone has a link to the post/site?


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    Default Re: Should you catch an ejected round?

    Quote Originally Posted by Davidc View Post
    If I recall correctly there was a case a while back when someone did exactly that and it went horribly wrong. The round detonated and the guy was seriously injured.

    Hopefully someone has a link to the post/site?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Davidc View Post
    If I recall correctly there was a case a while back when someone did exactly that and it went horribly wrong. The round detonated and the guy was seriously injured.

    Hopefully someone has a link to the post/site?


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    Ah crap, thanks for the heads up. I always gripped the slide with force so hopefully it wouldn't have gotten stuck but I won't be doing that again!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davidc View Post
    If I recall correctly there was a case a while back when someone did exactly that and it went horribly wrong. The round detonated and the guy was seriously injured. Hopefully someone has a link to the post/site?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    Is this a delayed detonation, or something else? Something must have hit the primer for it to go off.

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    Default Re: Should you catch an ejected round?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ds J View Post
    Is this a delayed detonation, or something else? Something must have hit the primer for it to go off.
    I think it was a fumbled catch and the slide closed on the round compressing the primer causing detonation.


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