Emergency Reload Techniques-Fastest..

[milkmanjoe]

I personally have never racked the slide on a reload. People with well worn Glocks find that just slamming the new mag home releases the slide.

[BlackKnight]

Originally Posted by milkmanjoe

I personally have never racked the slide on a reload. People with well worn Glocks find that just slamming the new mag home releases the slide.

That happens when you the mag into the well towards the rear.

My take is this, I prefer the overhand sling shot method. That's what I teach as well. It's a gross motor skill.

To that end, my recommendation is pick one and stick to it. Work it, practice it, make it your own, and make it an ingrained memory.

[milkmanjoe]

Originally Posted by BlackKnight

That happens when you the mag into the well towards the rear.

My take is this, I prefer the overhand sling shot method. That's what i teach as well. It's a gross motor skill.

To that end, my recommendation is pick one and stick to it. Work it, practice it, make it your own, and make it an ingrained memory.

Amen to that....choose and practice.....And do not go by the old FBI stat that almost all gunfights are over in seven shots so you won't need to reload. That thinking, that I see on the boards, is a way to get killed. I once answered a guy by asking why he even carries a gun since his chances were near zero of needing it.

[BlackKnight]

Originally Posted by milkmanjoe

Amen to that....choose and practice.....And do not go by the old FBI stat that almost all gunfights are over in seven shots so you won't need to reload. That thinking, that I see on the boards, is a way to get killed. I once answered a guy by asking why he even carries a gun since his chances were near zero of needing it.

Absolutely! Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.

[Riverpigusmc]

I use the slide release

figgered they named it that for a reason. Plus, since I shoot correct handed, (left) my thumb is already there. Carry mags on my right side, bullets forward

[BlackKnight]

Originally Posted by Riverpigusmc

I use the slide release

figgered they named it that for a reason. Plus, since I shoot correct handed, (left) my thumb is already there. Carry mags on my right side, bullets forward

Not to be picky, but Glock calls then slide stops. Why they're so thin and flat. If look for and order a beefier and an extended one then they may call those slide releases for that would like to uses them as yourself.
From 1st gen to 3rd they recommend not to use them as a release. Since they weren't made beefy enough they are notorious for breaking. My understanding is they beefed them up for 4th gen.
Just a little trivia.

Btw, it figures you're wired wrong. You would be an aberration. Explains a whole lot.

[Riverpigusmc]

Originally Posted by BlackKnight

Not to be picky, but Glock calls then slide stops. Why they're so thin and flat. If look for and order a beefier and an extended one then they may call those slide releases for that would like to uses them as yourself.
From 1st gen to 3rd they recommend not to use them as a release. Since they weren't made beefy enough they are notorious for breaking. My understanding is they beefed them up for 4th gen.
Just a little trivia.

Btw, it figures you're wired wrong. You would be an aberration. Explains a whole lot.

what's a "Glock"

Is that like a Bic lighter?

[brownie]

I use both. It's situationally dependent for me, six of one, half dozen of the other. Both work, but I'm not surprised the over hand is somewhat slower, as another mentioned.

There's a 3rd method I'll use as well, the slingshot on the slide method. All three work just fine, depends on where my hands are when it's time. Sometimes it's the off thumb catching the release as the two hands meet, other times it's one of the other two methods.

In the Fla course last month, I was demonstrating a speed reload. I used the slide stop on the fns a couple of time, the slingshot method a few times and over the top of the slide once. They all work well for me, and if he'd shot faster in the video, he'd have a little more time for the reload. Why was he shooting so slow?