I was taught to reload my revolver under combat conditions. The procedure is simple.
watch your adversary, dont look at your gun. Break open the cylinder with your weak hand, keeping your weak thumb on top of a chamber. At the same time draw speedloader with strong hand placing strong index finger atop a round in the speedloader. Hold the speedloafer between your strong thumb, and middle finger. Line up your weak thumb, and strong index finger, The rounds will line up with the cylinder. Twist the speed loader knob with strong thumb and middle finger. Its OK to glance down once, but the Idea is to keep your adersary in sight.
After practicing with my eyes closed for for a couple of days It's become second nature. But It does require you develop some muscle memory.
Although the technique is simple it was developed as a result of a young police Officer named Scott Godell losing his life in a protracted shooting. If any of you see fit to try it and /or pass it on to someone else Do the right thing and mention Scott. Kind of so he didnt die in vain.
Thanks
Glenn Dee.
I understand that most people carry autoloaders now. I was taught to Again keep your eyes on your adversary. Strong hand release you empty magazine, allow it to fall on the ground. Weak hand draw spare magazine with index finger laying on the front of the magazine. With weak hand point to mag-well of pistol and insert the magazinne.Point pistol at threat, and weak hand grasp slide. Push pistol forward, overcoming grip on slide. Slide will release and close, chambering a round using maximum spring tension.
With a little practice this can be done realy, realy realy fast.
practice with both techniques requires the use of live ammo. Probably better done at the range. So... when I go to the range I practice combat reloads as well as life firing... in most drills I do both.
watch your adversary, dont look at your gun. Break open the cylinder with your weak hand, keeping your weak thumb on top of a chamber. At the same time draw speedloader with strong hand placing strong index finger atop a round in the speedloader. Hold the speedloafer between your strong thumb, and middle finger. Line up your weak thumb, and strong index finger, The rounds will line up with the cylinder. Twist the speed loader knob with strong thumb and middle finger. Its OK to glance down once, but the Idea is to keep your adersary in sight.
After practicing with my eyes closed for for a couple of days It's become second nature. But It does require you develop some muscle memory.
Although the technique is simple it was developed as a result of a young police Officer named Scott Godell losing his life in a protracted shooting. If any of you see fit to try it and /or pass it on to someone else Do the right thing and mention Scott. Kind of so he didnt die in vain.
Thanks
Glenn Dee.
I understand that most people carry autoloaders now. I was taught to Again keep your eyes on your adversary. Strong hand release you empty magazine, allow it to fall on the ground. Weak hand draw spare magazine with index finger laying on the front of the magazine. With weak hand point to mag-well of pistol and insert the magazinne.Point pistol at threat, and weak hand grasp slide. Push pistol forward, overcoming grip on slide. Slide will release and close, chambering a round using maximum spring tension.
With a little practice this can be done realy, realy realy fast.
practice with both techniques requires the use of live ammo. Probably better done at the range. So... when I go to the range I practice combat reloads as well as life firing... in most drills I do both.