Ugly Stovepipe

[Edward Tinker]

I almost always shoot alone Don

What I do is hold with my left hand, aiming downrange, from the front of the frame, left hand.
Right hand, I pull the toggle back, left hand thumbing the mag release. Tilt right and it drops the round

Going by memory since its been a bit since I shot / had a stovepipe....

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by Edward Tinker

I almost always shoot alone Don

What I do is hold with my left hand, aiming downrange, from the front of the frame, left hand.
Right hand, I pull the toggle back, left hand thumbing the mag release. Tilt right and it drops the round

Going by memory since its been a bit since I shot / had a stovepipe....

That's great for a simple stove pipe, but the OP had a Jam below the SP. One simple to clear another pretty much impossible by yourself.

Shooting alone is a personal choice, when you get to be "old" you may change your mind!
I never thought about it in the past, but now I do!

Especially since I work on all sorts of weapons that require test firing, one never knows when one of them may cause a problem.
It is amazing what folks can do to screw up a pistol or a rifle, getting them sorted out quite often takes more than two hands!