So I was getting my M9A1 ready for work. I slammed the magazine into the pistol (overly hard, but not softly), and the slide released by itself and chambered a round. 1) Do other peoples M9A1 exhibit this behavior? 2) Is something broke (if so, what), and does it pose a hazard of any kind.
Nope nothing broken....this phenom has been posted on numerous times. Its happened to me once, I would actually like it to happen all the time but whatever....luck of the draw...
This sometimes happens on my M40-A1 also. It definitely surprised me the first time it happened. I'm not sure it's a good thing as I'm sure this isn't by design.
As they say at Microsoft, it's not a bug, it's a feature! This has been reported by several users of not only Steyr but other auto pistols. Never happened to me, but then I don't slam my mags in hard. It certainly speeds up the reload process, taking out one complete step, having to trip the slide release. If you're shooting in competition, it's definitely a feature! :mrgreen:
Not a problem, that happens to me on occassion with all three M's.....9 and 40.....not always a bad thing when you need a round in the chamber, but can be a little disquieting if you don't expect it.....always keep you finger off the trigger and the muzzle pointed in the appropriate direction.....until youre ready to :wink:
I've seen many handguns do this. Beretta, Glock and a few others. Smith and Wesson even has a note about it in the M&P manual. Steyr seems to be a bit more prone to this.
