By racking the slide he replaced the round under the hammer, eliminating one additional potential cause of the problem.

I'd say it was the best option. He knows it has a fresh round, he knows it's in battery, sounds reasonable to me.

Last edited by antelope_sniper; 11/28/14. Reason: Sig 229 is hammer fired, not striker fired.
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.

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