All this came about due to a note about my Kahr .40
From the manual:
"Insert the magazine into the magazine well at the base of the grip until the magazine catch engages fully.Pull the slide fully to the rear and lock it back us-ing the Slide Stop. Next push down on the Slide Stop to chamber the first round into the barrel. Do not chamber a round by pulling back on the slide and letting go of the slide. This may cause the slide to not go fully into battery.
Note: Do not load an individual round into the chamber and then close the slide. This can dam-age the extractor. Only chamber rounds from the magazine as described above."
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I used to do that very thing. But I have not had trouble simply cycling the slide on a full mag, but I like to have it "fully loaded" as they say, so I load the first one from a full mag, then remove the mag, and insert one more round. Of course when swapping mags it's not a problem, as obviously, the slide locks open, you stick in a loaded mag, and release the slide lock.
I've had other semi auto pistols, and never knew this to be a problem. I have always "tossed one down the tube" and then stuffed in a full mag.
