Doh! Right you are--I really should double check before posting late night xD
Have you considered putting an enlarged or extended slide release on the G26?
I drop the mag and hold hand over ejection port when racking slide with hand under magwell...bullet falls into your hand. No catching flying objects or stuff off the ground.
Do you lock the slide back while doing this? We shouldn't really be worried about catching rounds in the air, rounds hitting the floor or keeping them from doing either of those things. We should only be concerned with clearing the weapon and making it safe.