Originally Posted by
Failure2Stop
I've gone back and forth on this a few times in the past.
What I settled on a few years ago was this:
A reload without physically removing the magazine is much faster than the alternative. Not just faster on a timer, but effectively faster to the point that it is potentially a fight changer.
Given that if the magazine fails to drop free (a rare occurence with properly vetted and maintained magazines/weapons) I can just rip the offending magazine out with the hand bringing the new magazine to the weapon anyway, there isn't much of an issue really.
Back when many of us were shooting smaller guns and subguns from a magwell-handstop position there were more than a few instructors that used the mag-rip as additional validation for the grip position. They weren't right about much, as time and experience has proven.
I agree I use whatever techniques can make me faster. Faster is better in a gun fight. While Clint Smith may have said there are no timers in a gun fight. The timer is your opponent throwing lead your way.
Pat
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