[TML] NY Reload

[Tod Glenn]

On Mar 4, 2008, at 5:44 PM, Tom B wrote:

> Never argue with Todd. :0)
>

Transition from pistol to another pistol is different from transition  
from rifle to pistol.  It's not really a fair comparison.  In the case  
of the NY reload you'd have to argue about the speed of reloading a  
rifle versus dropping it and grabbing your other rifle.

I shoot a lot of 3 gun, and the rational from transitioning from rifle  
to pistol has nothing to do with ammunition.  If you are doing an  
entry, particularly as part of a 'stack', and shoot a 30 round  
magazine dry, you are not only doing something seriously wrong, you  
are very, very f***ed.

The usual scenario is that either you have a malfunction and are going  
to a backup, or you are in restricted space and can't maneuver you  
rifle.  In that case, you do exactly what you noted - drop weapon and  
go to backup.

As far as aiming, it depends on if you are military or law  
enforcement.  In military training you generally have the luxury of  
assuming you can shoot anything that gets in front of you.  Immediate  
hits are required. In law enforcement, you have to make sure it's OK  
to shoot what is in front of you, and possibly not shoot other things  
obscuring the target.

We typically do comstock scoring at the matches I shoot.  With modern,  
non-magnified electronic sights, you can shoot a speed course almost  
as fast as the point shooters, and score much, much better.    But  
sights don't make that much difference when you can poke the target  
with your muzzle.

Finally, the whole reload speed issue becomes much less important if  
you work as a team.  You buddy covers you while you reload.

Tom is dead on when it comes to weapon positioning when reloading.   
It's a reason you don't see bullpups in combat rifle matches.  You  
generally have to tale your eyes off the target and unmount the weapon  
to reload.  With a Redi-Mag on my AR, I can reload so fast, without  
taking my eyes off target or unmounting the rifle, that it's almost  
like magic.  It does of course require hours of practice.  :)