Loading a Glock when the slide is closed

This blog entry discusses how to load a Glock firearm with a magazine when the slide is closed. This information can also apply to most handguns for sale on the market today (IE: Springfield Armory, Smith and Wesson, H&K, etc). Click on any of the photos below to enlarge them.

Loading a Glock firearm when the slide is closed is even easier than loading when the slide is open. First, take the magazine with ammunition and align it at the bottom of the firearm. Then press the magazine upward into the Glock.


Press upward on the magazine until it "clicks" into place. You do not need to slam or force the magazine into place. Just press up until you hear the "click".

Now grab the rear of the slide and pull it directly back away from the muzzle of the firearm in one strong motion. If you are new to firearms, don't be afraid to exert some force to get the slide to move on the Glock.


Once the slide has moved as far to the back as it can, let go of the slide. At this point, when the slide moves forward, a round of ammunition will be loaded from the magazine into the chamber. The Glock is now ready to fire.

You can see the light reflect off a round of ammunition that has been loaded into the firearm in the next photo.


As always, here comes the dead horse...

DO NOT FORGET THE FOUR RULES!

#1 ALL FIREARMS ARE ALWAYS LOADED

# 2 NEVER POINT THE MUZZLE AT ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO DESTROY

# 3 KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET

# 4 - BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET

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