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root · May 22, 2006, 05:21 PM

tactial reload is when you reload before your mag is empty. One example of a situation where this would be useful is if you were in a gunfight (where lots of rounds were going back and forth, fa!), you have some cover or a chance to reload, but you still have 3 rnds left in your mag, swap out your 3 rnd mag and put in a full mag. That way, you can continue to fire a full mag instead of 3 shots - then possibly running out of ammo at a bad time.

the important thing I remember with tactical reload is, don't let your partially full mag hit the ground, keep it! if you're in a situation where you're needing to reload and continue to fire / tactical reload, then you're probably going to need that extra ammo.

all that being said, it's probably fairly rare that an average joe would need to do it.

May 22, 2006, 05:21 PM	#9
root Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 137	tactial reload is when you reload before your mag is empty. One example of a situation where this would be useful is if you were in a gunfight (where lots of rounds were going back and forth, fa!), you have some cover or a chance to reload, but you still have 3 rnds left in your mag, swap out your 3 rnd mag and put in a full mag. That way, you can continue to fire a full mag instead of 3 shots - then possibly running out of ammo at a bad time. the important thing I remember with tactical reload is, don't let your partially full mag hit the ground, keep it! if you're in a situation where you're needing to reload and continue to fire / tactical reload, then you're probably going to need that extra ammo. all that being said, it's probably fairly rare that an average joe would need to do it.