Went to unload my carry G26 one day. Popped mag. Slide wouldn’t move - literally rusted shut (IWB, Southern summer, often carried, rarely used). Couldn’t move slide by hand. Chambered round would at least have ensured one shot, and likely would have broken slide free to at least manually cycle.
Similar note:
One moonlit night, drew same G26 to check visibility of sights. Result: sent slide out next morning for Trijicon night sight installation.
>>Went to unload my carry G26 one day. Popped mag. Slide wouldn’t move - literally rusted shut (IWB, Southern summer, often carried, rarely used). Couldn’t move slide by hand. Chambered round would at least have ensured one shot, and likely would have broken slide free to at least manually cycle.
That story should at least have the obligatory “This is a no-shitter...” at the beginning. ;-)