Pistol Malfunctions - Out Of Battery

[@MrBulletpoints]

Yep, I've seen people riding the slide all the way back and then blaming the gun because it sometimes doesn't go into battery.

[@huracan200173]

I've tapped the back of the slide many times during competition, it's the faster way to resolve it and I have NEVER EVER had an issue with the next round. It's usually as you said a malformed case when you're doing reloads. Your solution might be more effective in the long run, but when split seconds matter, pushing the slide seems to be the best option to me. I've done it with both glocks and 1911s without problems.

[@NihongoWakannai]

in competition I'd guess you're very unlikely to have an obstruction since you're keeping your gun in top condition.

[@TheFilthy5ifty]

Shout out to the battery commercial lol

[@mongoosevsgt]

Just saw a video of a competition guy tapping the slide and had to get stitches because the round went off and shrapnel hit his left hand.

[@RTTGunsGear]

If his pistol exploded, which would be the only way shrapnel happens. It had nothing to do with tapping his slide into battery. That sort of catastrophic failure doesn't happen unless it is firing out of battery, which means it likely would have happened on the following shot anyway. A severely overpreassured round, which is less likely because comp guys use low power ammo intentionally to be better with less recoil. Which leads to the last likely thing. A squib, due to underpowered ammo. But unless there's severe mitigating circumstances. Tapping your slide into place is just as safe as any normal gun handling procedure.

[@barterbobert7112]

I'm having trouble with getting a face full of blow-back from my pistol, mostly when using certain ammo. I think my slide is not always returning into full battery when using this ammo, but just enough OOB to still pull the trigger and get a face full of blow-back. It tends to cause tears on the back of the ammo. No damage to my gun or mag well. Just a face full of gun powder and maybe some micro-pieces of shell casing as my gun smokes like a old coal train past the hammer and the bolt. Besides not using that ammo in that gun, any thoughts?

[@kristopherholm493]

So you mentioned a couple way's it can fail to return to battery what would the cause be if it fails to return to battery while firing the gun while completely clean and lubed (no outside obstruction) and at about a 4-5% rate (about every other mag, sometime several rounds per mag.... multiple mags so it would take more luck than i have for all to have spring issues)?

[@rakimmason8]

My glock 24 does this and im trying to figure out why so i can fix the problem

[@MushroomStampGalactica]

Sum timh it need a fas charg lik em ol tiefoons

[@vinago100]

Excellent advice my friend!

[@greenmachine816]

Nice touch at the end

[@ryanmilton2643]

Thanks

[@MrKitty-zv3dl]

Check if your striker safety plunger spring is in correctly on your glock. If it's not you're slide can hang up.

[@billyanderson8005]

How can we do this ?

[@firstname6486]

My XD9 permanently stays out of battery. Every round I try to chamber does not fully enter. Ive been trying to figure a way to fix it before resorting to sending it in. Springfield also never mentioned how to properly send in the sidearm besides mentioning not inside a lock box or there’s a high chance they won’t return the box. I return date has long been overdue and I’m afraid of messaging again if I can acquire another main in tag (which they mentioned is up to $500?) Does anyone know how to fix this barrel issue?

[@imwiththebusiness]

lmao thank you so much.. I was "riding it" I thought something was wrong

[@mrpickles2170]

Had a piece of metal cause my slide to hang up and cause this, pulled the slide back twice and seen it drop out the front.. Also had a split case upper to mid way of case ejected, not sure if that was it. No obvious metal missing or damage to the gun that I can see.

[@AB-tf9ws]

What causes this cause i just bought a new beretta apx and this happened twice to me and I stopped shooting

[@Eddy-gc2vx]

We were taught the tap, rack and bang in the academy. As you said, the case or rd may be bulgged, etc. Get rid of it and put a fresh one in the tube. Same with stove plpes. Rack the slide and or clear the weapon asap. Good vid.

[@DailyDroneFPV]

What is a "dead trigger"?

[@johnnyolsen3037]

Very informative thank you much for the video sir.

[@glockerbob]

Sound advice.

[@johnp8439]

My USP is stuck out of battery. The slide will not move forward or backward. Live round in the chamber but it’s out of battery. Any idea what I should do?

[@RTTGunsGear]

I am assuming you tried smacking the nose of the slide downward on something hard like your shooting table or tailgait?

[@johnp8439]

@@RTTGunsGear Nope I dropped the slide catch with a full mag in it and the slide got stuck. This happened once before but it was in battery so I just shot it and it worked fine until this happened. Took it all apart and cleaned it and it still happened.

[@johnp8439]

@@RTTGunsGear My bad I misunderstood what you meant. Haven’t tried it. Didn’t know if it would be a good idea or not but I’ll try it.

[@RTTGunsGear]

@@johnp8439 Yea..essentially forcefully racking the slide off of the front of the slide. Like kickstarting a motorcycle

[@johnp8439]

@@RTTGunsGear Got it to go into battery. Shot the round. Slide works again. Thanks brother.

[@c.patricksadowski9959]

What ear muffs are those?

[@Cmagic678]

What is the purpose of tapping the bottom of the mag again?

[@RTTGunsGear]

To ensure that it is properly seated.

[@bloodOntheStep]

Why would a gun explode from out of battery?

[@RTTGunsGear]

@@bloodOntheStep It's not so much the gun itself exploding. But an out of battery ignition means the round is going off in an unsealed chamber.

[@bloodOntheStep]

@@RTTGunsGear ok thank you for the response

[@Josiuh]

"The only thing you're doing is shoving it farther in there" 😅👌

[@TurtleBushcraft]

nice job good advice thanks for sharing atb John

[@portercbl]

What if the slide won't move for the tap, rack bang?

[@RTTGunsGear]

You mean that you can't pull the slide back?

[@timd729]

6years later but I will respond anyway. He meant if the brass case is so out of spec that the live round gets stuck in an out of battery situation and the slide won't move.

[@chrismcconnell7456]

You are amazing thnx subbed

[@T.A.B.Videos]

Good info.

[@jesus2299]

Tap, rack is all you need, you don't need to always go bang. If you practice like that it will become muscle memory and you might accidentally shoot someone.

[@Harshhaze]

I'd say if the malfunction happens, you're already firing your weapon. Would be good to train situational awareness though

[@gunsquawk6693]

Smart Dude!

[@MidasWelby]

well done.. I also rather remove than ram it in.

[@michaelburke6552]

Good video I wish some of these dumb-a** youtube gun gurus would watch your videos.

[@RTTGunsGear]

As long as someone gains some knowledge from my videos. That's awesome. Most people don't know who I am, and the others think I'm not a bug enough channel to bother listening to. But thanks!

[@loneranger2008]

but you lose a round......