Posted: 5/24/2007 9:32:06 AM EDT
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I'm talking about reloading a mag OKhis, The reason I ask is my hands are on the small side and I've got shortish thumbs. I can't press the mag or slide release with my shooting hands thumb without changing my grip, even on some compact guns. Do any of have the same trouble or am I going about it the wrong way. Suggestions PLEASE |
Or if you're a south-paw shooting a gun without an ambi mag-release, learn to use either your shooting finger or your middle finger while retaining a solid grip on the gun... |
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STI IPSC reload FWIW: i like the 'slingshot' method, where your support hand pulls the slide back and releases the tension and the slide goes forward steps: -eject mag w/ strong hand, while weak hand goes for new mag; weak hand has index finger running along the front of the new mag and thumb and middle finger along the sides, palm on the bottom to help insertion -gun in strong hand inwards towards the body, cants kinda sideways, where the magwell aligns and meets the new mag; new mag is inserted -before gun is brought back fully up, weak hand grasps the rear of the slide and drops the sldie, and re-aquires 2 hand grip Like this for example (FF ~10 sec) seek pro training  consistency and practice is key |
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I use a method the Marines taught us in the Navy. Keep track of the rounds fired, eject with a round in the pipe, eject (I believe, I'll to check at the next drill to see if I actually do that) with the thumb of the firing hand, have your eyes, the gun pointed in the direction of your target, your finger above the trigger. Learn thru muscle memory what the magazine feels like, what it's only orientation is for putting it into the gun. This is one of the moves that practiced, you pull the magazine from its pouch and in a single movement, bring it up to the butt of the gun and insert it. Continue. Now, a few points. I do have a strong side but I practice shooting off both hands so to me, it's the firing hand and the support, not the strong and weak, so to each their own. On my shoulder holster, I mount the magazine pouches with the opening point to the ground so gravity assists me on extracting the magazine. The holster tends to be worn only one way, but it may be the support hand off either side, ie, right or left, that is extracting the magazines in training. Further, one can always add belt pouches on any side for additional training. Essentially, know your equipment. When I drop a mag, it's out of sight, out of mind. In training, I try to drop them on the platform; if it drops to the deck, I try to kick it out of the way (USP mags are costly), but my eyes are ALWAYS on the target, on the target environment, not concerned with where the mag fell. And obviously, what I wrote above, is for a combat reload, can't tell you about competition. Finally, you might lose count of the rounds fired. To me, it is better to eject a magazine, early, with a round still in it (and hence, a round in the pipe) than to wait till the gun is empty and decide then to reload. __________________________________________________________________ ("I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself......",--Harry Callahan, (wtte), "Dirty Harry") |