Originally Posted by
T2C
If you are practicing tactical magazine changes, the fresh magazine should be in the support hand before removing the magazine that is in the weapon.
Obviously, we are of two minds on this:
IMO the 'tactical reload' where you catch the ejected mag in the support hand and do manipulations that allow you to insert the new mag while retaining the old one in the same hand are too time consuming and cause MOST shooters to break concentration on what is important at the time.
There are no absolutes. Obviously mag capacities differ, it is much easier to execute a retained mag tactical reload with a single stack mag than a double stack. The technique also has more relevance to low capacity mags than to high capacity mags.
We used to teach the tactical reload with the fresh mag in the support hand and all the catch the ejected mag manipulations.
The IBO's (itty bitty officers) often had a very hard time holding both mags during the 'crossover' and sometimes (enough that you would notice) they didn't fully seat the new mag.
In general, most shooters drop their attention to the bottom of the pistol and their hands instead of up in the fight.
The second issue could be cured with increased reps, but you have to prioritize your training time and we ultimately decided to focus on straight in-battery and out-of-battery reloads.
As an instructor, I am adept at the technique, but the reality was that most of the officers won't practice the technique unless it is the focus of a training session.
As an aside, I believe in 'mags cross in the air' for both out-of-battery and in-battery reloads.
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