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alfsauve:
Also in Thursday night's match, we had our extra magazines on a barrel in one stage.  First mag was down loaded, you shot the first target then ran over to the barrel, WHICH WAS ON THE WAY to the 2nd target.  Grab the mag, reload and finished the course.

I RAN PAST THE BARREL while clutching at the mag holders on my belt. 

Yes, most likely in a real life scenario you won't have your mags on a barrel, but it just goes to show how repetition is hard to overcome.

Reminds me of the FBI agent who got shot reloading his revolver.   They found his empty brass in his coat pocket. 

MikeBjerum:
As I was reading I thought about exactly what you pointed out in your closing statement.


The Los Angeles Police Department, back in the 1970's, found that during almost every shooting board review the officers involved had spent brass in their pockets, and there was very little, if any, Law Enforcement brass at the scene.

Before I started my own training business, I helped another instructor.  We had a few differing views on items, and they are common differences in the shooting and carry worlds.  One was magazine retention.  He taught magazine retention at all times, and while I didn't condemn him, I would explain why I don't retain - Learned habit engrained through practice and competition in USPSA.  He loved to poke fun at my "gun store inventory of ammunition" that I carried on me.

The part of this that stuck with students was the next part of the training - That most situations are settled with few shots.  Practice, focus and marksmanship were important, and are done before the event.

tombogan03884:
Magazines are a REALLY important part of the functioning, so if you only have just so many you need to hang on to them.
That was the reason for so many pistols having heel releases, and that Rube Goldberg atrocity on the Savage 1907.
Magazines are also the most failure prone part.
Not dropping them on the ground helps with that too.
Duration of your match ?
Or duration of the gun ?

alfsauve:
I want to compete, therefore I accept that I will be dropping magazines on a concrete floor indoors, and into mud, sand and dirt out.   I've put metal base plates on my mags for indoor use, and I carry cleaning supplies outdoors. 

But that's not the point.   Training, repetition, builds learned patterns, that in time of stress become automatic.  That's wonderful if, A BIG IF, those patterns are appropriate for the situation.  It goes for magazine retention, for looking at the gun when you reload, for a whole host of actions.  Some practices may make us better competitors but might get us killed on the street. 

For some actions it may be best to practice multiple methodologies to be prepared for what life, or the match director,  throws at you.

tombogan03884:

--- Quote from: alfsauve on November 08, 2021, 08:08:33 AM ---
For some actions it may be best to practice multiple methodologies to be prepared for what life, or the match director,  throws at you.

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