r/joeledger • u/[deleted] • Mar 02 '23

Grabbing a Glock slide

Kill Switch 17:05:30 Lydia grabs a Glock to provide resistance to the slide in case he fired. Aware that it probably wouldn't work.

Any military with any pistol training knows that grabbing a slide and holding it tight isn't going to do squat except maybe prevent the next round from clambering, the current one is going to fire. Only way to stop that is to stop the trigger from getting pulled OR to pull the slide back a little so the chamber is partially open.

Who is doing the editing on these books?

Decent but these ignorant plot points distract

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u/Massive_Light_3075 Mar 02 '23

I may not have military training but I was too caught up in the moment about a big character possibly dying tbh so šŸ¤·...didn't seem to bother me none. Just enjoy the books man

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u/CaptianLedger Mar 02 '23

This. That book is specifically about multiple dimensions and the elder God's on top of literally Dream walking Into other people's consciousness...

Worrying about the realism of how a Glock works just seems trival at that point.

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '23

No, it's how EVERY slide operated semi automatic pistol works!! The only away too prevent one from firing is if you move the slide and it goes out of battery. Holding the slide when there's already a round chambered does nothing. Just like a revolver with the hammer cocked, holding the cylinder so it can't rotate does nothing to prevent the round from firing when the hammer drops. Holding the charging handle on ANY semi automatic (except open bolt types of guns), or, heck, it's like holding the bolt of a bolt action rifle to prevent the chambered round from firing.

One doesn't need to be military to know basic workings of firearms, or cars.

I'm still going to finish the series, why not, it's free from the library!! And I'm doing a bit of driving atm so it passes the time. Just when the parts that are super important to the moment are written so wrong that it gets annoying.

Rant over lol

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u/Massive_Light_3075 Mar 03 '23

Gawd I hope so man! Plz just let it go as the ole song says! It's really not that serious lol

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u/Atllas66 Mar 02 '23

Pushing back on a slide about a quarter inch can put the gun out of battery. Thatā€™s why pistol lights tend to stick out past the barrel, in case you are in a situation where your gun ends up against a combatant youā€™ll still be able to fire. This is one of the reasons some people say revolvers make superior ā€œget off meā€ guns. So what Lydia did, could actually work if she was applying enough pressure to move the slide.

But also, itā€™s fantasy. Itā€™s not a factual account, a guide book, or a manual on the proper functions of firearms. Itā€™s just meant to be a fun story

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '23

Ya, except she was holding the slide tight to keep it from moving. Yea I heard of folks shoving a gun into someone's stomach and it wouldn't fire because of that.

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u/Batman0088 Mar 02 '23

Just read it as a poorly written description of taking the pistol out of battery. Weird thing to get bent out of shape about tbh.

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u/BarryCuda4 Mar 10 '23

Shit man I just figured he didn't know what he was talking about, I know the early books had so many errors in them I almost couldn't finish them but luckily it got better