Videos tagged with Reload Without Retention

This guide details two primary handgun reload techniques: reload without retention and reload with retention. The reload without retention focuses on quickly getting rounds back into the firearm after slide lock, utilizing gravity and the slide release. The reload with retention emphasizes maintaining a grip and situational awareness while performing the reload, often in cover, and references military doctrine for its methodology.

This video debunks the terms 'tactical reload' and 'emergency reload,' asserting that all reloads are emergencies. It demonstrates two primary rifle reloading techniques: reload without retention, where the empty magazine is dropped, and reload with retention, where the empty magazine is secured for potential reuse. The instructor emphasizes proper magazine seating and the importance of not returning partially loaded magazines to primary pouches.

This video emphasizes a strict safety protocol for rifle handling, particularly in Close Quarters Battle (CQB) scenarios. The core principle is to keep the weapon on safe unless actively engaging a confirmed threat. The instructor, an active duty infantry NCO, details specific procedures for weapon manipulation during movement, reloading, and malfunction clearing, stressing that the weapon should only be placed on fire when there is a direct and immediate need to engage an enemy combatant.

This video critiques GBRS Group's stance against dump pouches, arguing they are essential for infantry operations. The speaker, a former 11 Bravo with extensive experience, explains how dump pouches facilitate reloading on the objective, support tactical and sensitive site exploitation, and are crucial for reloads with retention. The video emphasizes that noise discipline is often secondary to operational necessity in combat scenarios.