Comments on: It Has to Be a Trick, Right?

By: Mockum

Mockum — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:41:51 +0000

Ha! I can imagine all the middle-aged guys going to the doctor with shoulder injuries trying to replicate this. It’ll be called Glock Jerk Shoulder in the medical journals.

By: Kim du Toit

Kim du Toit — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:13:12 +0000

Just the THOUGHT of trying this with my 1911 makes my wrist and shoulder ache…

By: BadIdeaGuy

BadIdeaGuy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:04:43 +0000

That’s a cool trick- the bloopers reel of all of us trying it would be pretty hilarious.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:02:24 +0000

Yep, sounds like this trick is only for Glocks with a heavier slide. You 9mm folks don’t get to play:)

By: persiflage

persiflage — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:12:40 +0000

Dang! I tried that trick with my (lightly-used) Model 19, and I just could not get the slide to retract more than a half-inch. I quit trying because it started to hurt my shoulder. Other than the trick aspect, I don’t see how this is a reliable, safe and functional technique for draw/engage situations with the M19, that the operator should count on it. It would only have to be unreliable once…
Then again, I couldn’t make it work.

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By: HK

HK — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:03:46 +0000

After seeing the video, I wanted to try it with my Glock 22. I was at home, so I didn’t want to use live rounds, so I inserted an empty mag. I tried it 4 times and finally on that try, I was able to lock the slide back on the empty mag, so if it were a round, it would have chambered. I tried it a fifth time to see if I could replicate, and no go. After that, my shoulder hurt from the abrupt jerking motion.

By: JoeG

JoeG — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:39:21 +0000

I don’t see any reason that it couldn’t be done. The human body is extremely well designed for acceleration, at nearly every joint. This isn’t all that different (mechanically speaking) than the way that sprinters leave the block.

I would bet though that the spring in that gun has seen several thousand rounds, as they tend to get lighter the more they are shot.

Now I’m gonna have to explain to the wife what the hell I’m doing in the garage tonight ;)

By: jc

jc — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:18:42 +0000

I was there for the match. It was real.

By: ffoem

ffoem — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:12:17 +0000

yep, seen him practice it in person. it takes a while to get it the first time, but gets easier once you get the hang of it. kind of like riding a bike. the important thing is to keep the barrel motion in a straight line and your wrist firm. i tried it with the same gun and i was close but no cigar. i don’t ahve a glock so i can’t practice it. i tried it a couple times with my sp-01 and almost threw out my shoulder, lol.

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Reinventing the wheel « Gun Nuts Media — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:08:55 +0000

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By: Tam

Tam — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:08:23 +0000

Cute trick.

It’s helped by the fact that the G35 is lightly sprung with respect to its slide weight.

About zero practical application, however. While not as cool-looking, snagging the rear sight is barely slower and a lot more positive.

By: Justin Buist

Justin Buist — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:05:30 +0000

Sebastian, not much to it really. Jerk the gun backward and get it going forward nice and fast.

Helps if the striker is pre-cocked but I was able to do it with the striker at rest too.

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By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:48:24 +0000

Is there a trick to it? Like jamming it against the body?

By: Justin Buist

Justin Buist — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:39:54 +0000

I ran across that video about a month ago and tried it out with my Glock 21 and a snap cap.

I can do it. Once I got the hang of it it was pretty repeatable.

By: Tiderian

Tiderian — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:59:05 +0000

Well, I can confirm that it doesn’t work with my Ruger P95! I tried it last night (unloaded, of course) and I couldn’t make the slide move at all. Zero.

I guess I’m just not meant to be a YouTube superstar…

By: Wolfwood

Wolfwood — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:59:20 +0000

There seem to be a couple people who’ve uploaded videos, so the odds are it’s real (although I’m still amazed at the things people can do with ping-pong balls in college dorm lounges…).

It sounds like the super-quick jerk and the extra-heavy longslide are the main things; I suspect the rails are well-greased and that the spring, while “stock,” is very well broken-in.

It seems like a purely gamer move, but more power to the guy for figuring it out.

By: dagamore

dagamore — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:03:07 +0000

looks very cool, but i doubt it will be very practical, and yes i will try this on a glock at some time.