This may be directed to the 3Gun competition shooters or anyone that runs lots of rounds through their MKA 1919.
On the 1st round, is it required (or recommended) to strip the 1st round from a magazine or is it OK to just drop a round into the chamber and drop the bolt? The only concern would be wear and tear on the extractor which, unless I've missed them, are not available as replacement parts.
So far, I've always used a magazine but starting out with a single round fished out of a pocket seems a lot faster.
Any and all thoughts are appreciated.
Bill