tetleyb
Member
When I first learned how to use a semi-automatic pistol, I was taught the tactical reload. You have a "lull" in the battle, so you take advantage of this "lull" to bring your pistol back up to full operating capacity. You do this by taking out the partly used magazine and replacing it with a full magazine. After which, the partially full magazine is place in your pants pocket, so you will "know which magazine is partially used, etc."
Several years later, I began to re-think this. Under stress, my reloading hand will automatically go to my magazine pouch, not to my pants pocket. Also, if I am in a kneeling, prone, or other unorthodox position, it will be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to get that partially used magazine, if I needed it (doesn't matter if its in a front pants pocket or a rear pants pocket). So, I started using my farthest magazine for tactical reloads and my closest for combat/speed reloads.
I've had alot of people ask me why I do this. So I am wondering, what does everyone else do and why?
Several years later, I began to re-think this. Under stress, my reloading hand will automatically go to my magazine pouch, not to my pants pocket. Also, if I am in a kneeling, prone, or other unorthodox position, it will be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to get that partially used magazine, if I needed it (doesn't matter if its in a front pants pocket or a rear pants pocket). So, I started using my farthest magazine for tactical reloads and my closest for combat/speed reloads.
I've had alot of people ask me why I do this. So I am wondering, what does everyone else do and why?