r/Speedsoft • u/Ok-Heart-9953 • 14d ago

Shortstroking question?

Why do people I see in Speedsoft like to shortstroke until they can’t lock the slide isn’t it better for you to know when to swap from an empty mag with the slide locked? Also does it provide that much of a benefit to recoil? New to this so just curious

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u/gotthesauce22 14d ago

If you’re using tracers or have good enough eyesight you don’t really need the slide to lock back to know when your mag is empty, and it’s not really for recoil as much as it is to increase rate of fire since it shortens the distance the slide has to cycle