Some interesting videos I would like to share
9 Likes
The best advice from these videos:
“combat reload is the one you should practice a lot”
I see that Instructors are paying more attention to teach emergency reload… which is stupid. Why would you teach yourself to run dry in the first place?
You need to know how to manage your ammo an always keep max round amount in your firearm.
6 Likes
Either way you have to reload.
3 Likes
If you are in a position where you need to perform a reload because you have fired all your rounds or close to firing all your rounds, you most likely are in a shootout where you and your assailant have some form of cover. Which means to take a shot you need to somewhat expose yourself from your cover, in that situation you never want to hear your firearm go click because you are out of ammo. It makes more sense to perform a reload while you have cover so you have the maximum amount of bullets when you expose yourself to take your next shot.
8 Likes
I love Shrek, he’s the real deal and has a ton of common sense. Thanks for sharing.
4 Likes
True good point.
3 Likes
I can count my shots on the range but if I’m in a fight for my life, I can’t say that I would know how many I fired. Seems to me that you have more important things to consider. If you would change your mag before running dry, what does that give you? And if the fight continues, you have to keep switching out mags with one or two shots left in them which will cause you more danger and time. On my firearm, when the mag is empty and I put in another, I don’t have to hit the slide release to get back into battery and I am ready to go another round. Could I get some clarification on why you prefer combat reload. I would be glad to try it but need some reasons why it would be better.
3 Likes
The only time I’ve ever done it is In IDPA competition shooting it’s so you don’t have to do a reload in the open.
An “IDPA retention reload from behind cover” refers to a reloading technique used in International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) competitions where a shooter reloads their firearm while maintaining a grip on it (“retention”) while staying behind a protective barrier (“cover”), ensuring they can quickly fire follow-up shots if needed, all while not exposing themselves unnecessarily.
Key points about an IDPA retention reload from behind cover:
- Maintaining grip:
Unlike a standard reload where the shooter might release their grip on the gun to change magazines, a retention reload emphasizes keeping a strong grip on the firearm throughout the process.
- Partial magazine retention:
Instead of fully ejecting the partially spent magazine, the shooter often tries to retain it in their hand or pocket to potentially use later if needed, especially in situations where ammunition might be limited.
- Utilizing cover:
The reload is performed while staying behind a piece of cover, like a wall or barricade, to minimize exposure to potential threats
3 Likes
I see what you are saying about being behind cover but if the gunfight continues on you have a bunch of mags that you have one, two, or three or more and you have to keep up with the mags and the number of rounds you have in each one to keep from coming right back to the same position you were hoping to avoid, a click instead of a bang. I don’t think most people carry more than one extra and I don’t want to be fumbling to keep up with a dropped mag because it has a couple more rounds in it. It had those before I ejected it and now I’m spending more of my time reloading again.
2 Likes
3 Likes
I completely understand what you are saying, I prefer wheel guns so ideally I am never in a situation where i need a reload. Counting to 5 or 6 is easy and i can reload my edc fairly quickly with a speed loader, but i have never done it under duress which is the key. I can do it in the dark, i can do it blindfolded, standing on one leg, with my dominant hand, whatever but until i do it when someone is shooting at me, who knows and hopefully that day never comes.
4 Likes
Not many people in the scheme of things really know what they would do until they have done it. Just like you, I hope I never have to find out, but as my brother used to tell me “hope in one hand and crap in the other and see which one fills up the fastest”.
2 Likes
Check out the grip.
Check out the spread.
2 Likes
3 Likes
1 Like
This has nothing to do with shooting, but it made me laugh!
2 Likes
The only time I would use a combat reload is when faced with one assailant and take care of that one and if I haven’t already run out of ammo, then do a combat reload just in case there are more coming to help him.
2 Likes
I just don’t understand why you would release your grip on the firearm. I still say that ejecting a partially spent mag only slows you down. During trying to keep it in your hand, getting the other mag into the firearm, and putting it in your pocket, the person shooting at you could move and possibly uncover you. At best, I might pop the mag just to see how many rounds I had left but it would never leave the gun. You have the same amount of ammunition either way. I still don’t think I would do it. To me it is too slow if you are in a real gunfight.
Agreed… but we should spend more time on tactical reload than emergency one.
It’s good to know how to operate with both, but I see Instructors (at least in my location) focusing on emergency reload only.
From tactical / survival perspective it’s better to have full magazine than being surprised by “click” when you expect “bang”, especially when you are exposed to returning fire.
3 Likes
The whole point of it is so you don’t have to do a mag release when not under cover. You do it while undercover so you have enough rounds to make it to the other hostages.I can only explain it to you I can not understand it for you.
1 Like