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Posted: 8/13/2009 1:12:48 PM EDT
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Don't understand the rotating thing, maybe it's a personal thing he likes? 
Here's another quick reload, actually clearing a jam or misfire with a reload. YouTube You hit the mag release and push out the mag at the same time with the new mag, this video shows two ways of doing a mag change and it's easier to see it. YouTube |
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yeah, what is the first counterclockwise rotation for? Chamber check. Though usually when I hear/feel a hammer fall on an AK, that means the bolt is forward (can't really fire out of battery). If its a dud round or the chamber is empty, doesn't matter. Fresh mag in, powerstroke, done. Its not a bad idea though...I imagine most people taking fire won't conciously be aware of a hammer falling. Pull the trigger, nothing happens...a chamber check isn't a bad idea. |
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Couple things I noticed.
He immediately went to recover his mag. If you need to recover it, don't throw it away. If you don't need to recover it, don't make that step part of muscle memory. I teach a reload retaining mag. - I wish I could do a video, but its fast and you don't lose mags - they don't even hit the dirt. Grab new mag with grip on bottom half. While holding mag, hit mag release wiith thumb and retain or don't retain the old mag. move new mag into place. old mag can be retained. effective for tac reloads too. |
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Couple things I noticed. He immediately went to recover his mag. If you need to recover it, don't throw it away. If you don't need to recover it, don't make that step part of muscle memory. I teach a reload retaining mag. - I wish I could do a video, but its fast and you don't lose mags - they don't even hit the dirt. Grab new mag with grip on bottom half. While holding mag, hit mag release wiith thumb and retain or don't retain the old mag. move new mag into place. old mag can be retained. effective for tac reloads too. Thats how I do my Tac reloads. Speed reloads...nope. Both are very fast though. |
| The quick reloads are cool and all, but personally I'd be more worried about cover than returning fire. If you are reloading out in the open and it NEEDS to be that fast, you have done something wrong with the first magazine. Also retaining your mags is handy at the range, but in a SHTF situation I could care less where they go, I'll have time to get them after I don't die. |
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I'll have time to get them after I don't die. I suppose it depends on your environment. If you are defending your home, sure. But in military operations, you may find yourself a mile away from your mags when the shooting stops. And ammo resupply rarely includes magazines. |
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The quick reloads are cool and all, but personally I'd be more worried about cover than returning fire. If you are reloading out in the open and it NEEDS to be that fast, you have done something wrong with the first magazine. Also retaining your mags is handy at the range, but in a SHTF situation I could care less where they go, I'll have time to get them after I don't die. Sure, if you don't have to reposition during the fight, don't have to retreat at any point, or don't mind spending hours rooting through the brush for those mags that you dropped "over there somewhere". Always retain your mags. If it's a situation where you really need to go through more than one, you probably won't be in a position to get new ones to replace the ones you lose. |
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Quoted: Quoted: The quick reloads are cool and all, but personally I'd be more worried about cover than returning fire. If you are reloading out in the open and it NEEDS to be that fast, you have done something wrong with the first magazine. Also retaining your mags is handy at the range, but in a SHTF situation I could care less where they go, I'll have time to get them after I don't die. Sure, if you don't have to reposition during the fight, don't have to retreat at any point, or don't mind spending hours rooting through the brush for those mags that you dropped "over there somewhere". Always retain your mags. If it's a situation where you really need to go through more than one, you probably won't be in a position to get new ones to replace the ones you lose. Something else to consider. By leaving a mag behind, one would possibly be provided material for the "enemy" to procure for their own use. |
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Let me say, I can not do it faster –– but it looks like he might be able to go faster if he pressed a little less. Some of the fastest reloads of any type I've ever seen, do not seem to be pressing so hard to go fast.
Look at Jerry Miculek's revolver reloads for an idea of what I mean... Still, that's damn impressive! |
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