Gun Reload Tactics - Do you guyz use it on competition?

Question

If yes which one?

Method A.
Bring the fresh magazine to the gun, eject the partially filled magazine into off-hand and capture it with palm and last two fingers (then stow it in a pocket to retain the remaining rounds).


Method B. Shift the magazine so that it is now protruding from between your middle and third fingers. Then catch the partially empty magazine with palm, forefinger and middle finger and insert the fresh magazine.

Method C. ...anyone can add it ?

Answer 1

Drop the completely empty magazine out of the weapon, letting it fall to the ground while inserting the full magazine into the well.

Answer 2

Method C.....I trained first as a combat shooter, secondly in competition. In combat, as you pull the new mag from your belt with your off hand, you use your gun hand to "drop" the empty mag so that as you bring your weak hand up with the new mag, there is no delay in trying to fumble or retain the old mag. Seconds count in real life, even more so than in competition. We just let that old mag hit the ground as we move on. You can install mag "bumpers" that are hard rubber to the bottom of the mag to protect it from the drop. Rule No1, bring lot's of loaded magazines!!!!

Answer 3

if using a M-4 (or 16 or AR 15) hold the 30 rnd mag facing parallel to the ground (fresh one) grabbing the mag in the weapon by the base, drop mag and flip, pushing fresh mag into the weapon, then put the mag in a pocket so you don't drop it on the ground like a moron and damage the mag...(unless you're getting shot at which you drop the mag, pop in another one and contenue to lay supressive fire.....
anyway its easier than it sounds and faster that most ways I've tried...the key is practice, no matter how you do it, practice

Answer 4

I've fired pistols and rifles in competition for years, and ALWAYS let the empties fall to the ground when changing mags. MUCH faster that way!
From the beginning, I made up a special 'catch pad' out of an old blanket, just for this purpose, to keep my empty mags out of the dirt.

Answer 5

it all depends on what you are doing
if you are involved in idpa where you penalized for dropping a mag with rounds in it, A or B would work.
however if you are doing uspsa, you will drop your mags with rounds still in them quite often because that is what the course dictates.