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April 14, 2009, 01:41 AM | #1 |
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your opinion on clearing a double feed malfunction
I have seen two techniques on this.
1. lock slide back and then extract magazine--rack x3..... 2. extrct magazine--rack x3... I'm not reciting the whole drill. just wondering which one is current standard and why? thanks in advance for any info |
April 14, 2009, 01:52 AM | #2 |
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Some pistols like the Glock allow you to rip out the magazine without locking the slide back. With practice you can remove the mag. (keep it), work the slide to clear the chamber and reinsert the same mag. You can clear this malfunction quickly. Don't know of what other pistols can be cleared this way.
Most, like the SIG, allow the round to go too far forward so it's half in and half out of the mag. The nose of the bullet overhangs the feed ramp too far to facilitate pulling it out of the gun without locking the slide back. It's removing the mag. that clears things so you can work the slide and remove the chambered round. You jettison the mag., work the slide, and reload your spare. Which, of course, demonstrates more than one reason to carry a reload. Others who have more experience clearing such malfunctions may have different opinions. Some instructors (Farnum) advocate locking the slide back, working the action and reloading because it works with all guns. Though slower. Last edited by Nnobby45; April 14, 2009 at 02:04 AM. |
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Locking the slide back is marginally slower, but definitely more certain. Because it is always certain to work, that's the technique I prefer.
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1. Drop the primary weapon 2. Draw the backup weapon 3. Keep firing until the threat is negated |
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+1 PAX
+1/2 Kelt. BUGS are a great idea but the question was how to correct a malf |
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In the army we were taught a method called S.P.O.R.T.S.
Slap the magazine up Pull the magazined out Obeserve the chamber Replace the magazine Tap the magazine Shoot
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April 14, 2009, 10:11 PM | #7 |
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For the M16 the procedure we teach is:
Slap the mag Pull the charging handle Observe the chamber Release charging handle Tap forward assist Shoot Pistols are a little different obviously (no FA) and you operate the slide instead of a charging handle. If you have a double feed sometimes you can just tilt the pistol and the extra round will fall out. Quite often you need to remove the mag and that can be hampered by a round that is halfway in the mag and half out. locking the slide back is a more sure way to deal with a double feed once you identify that as the reason for the stoppage. |
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isc i was an mp they tought us the same acronym from hand guns just taylored it to hand guns
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April 15, 2009, 01:14 AM | #9 |
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The proper technique - as I was taught - was to
1. lock the slide back 2. extract and retain the magazine 3. Run the action 2-3 times 4. Reinsert the magazine 5. Rack the slide and shoot. This technique should work every time unless there is damage to the weapon or magazine. Total time it takes when you hurry is less than 2 seconds.
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April 17, 2009, 02:46 AM | #10 |
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My initial exposure to it was Gunsite way back in the last century. It went something like this
1. Lock slide to rear 2. Yank out in service magazine and dispose of 3. Hand cycle slide three times 4. Insert fresh magazine 5. Cycle slide to load gun Gabe Suarez taught a version where you did not try to lock the slide back, but simultaneously pressed in the mag release and started hand cycling the slide at which point the magazine should (hopefully) fall out. From there you would cycle the slide a couple of more times, insert a fresh magazine and then cycle the slide to load the pistol. In both of the above methods you are dumping a magazine that; one, still has some ammo in it, and two, probably wasn’t the cause of the double feed. I can see in a military or even police setting, where you have multiple magazines, this having some merit. However, in a civilian setting, I think it is a very bad idea to dump that magazine for a number of reasons; you have a limited supply of ammunition, the mag probably wasn’t the problem, and what happens if you go for your spare mag and it isn’t there because in the excitement you either already used it or it was dislodged. Farnam’s insistence in always locking the slide back is not a bad idea, but I also believe in the old “Fear the man who only owns one gun because he probably knows well how to use it’. Besides it reliability, one of the reasons I like a Glock is because I can strip the mag on a double feed malfunction without locking the slide back. I have tried the different methods and found what works for me, which is… 1. Rip the magazine out and place it between the fingers of the hand already gripping the gun. 2. Cycle the slide a couple of times trying to keep one of my fingers pressed down hard on the extractor as I move the slide to the rear. 3. Re-insert the magazine that came out of the gun 4. Cycle the slide to load the gun. In my experience, the vast majority of double feeds are caused by a failure to extract and not by funky magazine feed lips. I think most schools now teach you to hold on to the magazine and not discard it. Also, unlike many I don’t think you should spend any time diagnosing the malfunction and should never look at the gun, although many instructors who should know better still teach you to look at the gun. If a gun does not go bang when you want it to, go straight into the malfunction clearance routine most likely to get it working again, which is the roll, slap and rack. This works for failures to fire, stove pipes and unseated cartridges. If this doesn’t work go straight to a double feed clearance routine. Chances are that if you do in fact have a double feed you will feel it during the rack part of the first attempted solution and can go straight to the double feed remedy from there. Sometimes if it is a not fully chambered round, the slap will get th eround all the way in without forcing it and you will feel it, then you can go from there. These more subtle indictors come with practice and familiarity with the pistol. When you get to the point that you have already cleared a failure to fire almost before your conscious brain is aware of it, and are half way through a double feed clearance before the same, then you are on the right track. It takes a ton of practice however. Although some schools may still teach it, I think it is a really bad idea to ever slap the rear of the slide if the cartridge has not chambered all the way. Although not highly likely, you just may end up with a very difficult double feed and have only exasperated the problem, not fixed it. The reason you should never look at the gun to try and diagnose the malfunction, is four fold; that part of you brain responsible for complex thinking may be disengaged, you don’t have the time luxury to do this, it may quite likely be too dark to see anyway, and you NEVER want to take your eyes off the threat. The only thing worse than a Goblin, is a Goblin you don’t know the location of but do know is out there. Doom on you. If I had it my way I would teach malfunction clearances with Elizabethan collars on the students like they use on dogs to keep them from chewing on themselves : ) TEX Others may disagree, but that is my humble two cents on the issue.
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If the bad guy is very close and cover is not an option--and you have no BUG--then charge the SOB and employ hand to hand methods along with your (now) 1-2 pound club.
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you could also just stick that aforementioned hot barrel port right into the two legged goblin's eye socket, mouth, etc. that'll put some hair on his fudge cusions |
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"If a gun does not go bang when you want it to, go straight into the malfunction clearance routine most likely to get it working again, which is the roll, slap and rack. This works for failures to fire, stove pipes and unseated cartridges. If this doesn’t work go straight to a double feed clearance routine."
Agreed. There is no reason to repeat failure drills which are not fixing the problem. This assumes that the failure drills are being performed correctly. The double feed clearance routine should be one "most likely to get it working again." Which means it should include a new magazine. For long arms, as noted, a glance may be in order. 1. Lock the slide back 2. Extract magazine* 3. Run the action 3 times 4. Insert a magazine** 5. Rack the slide and shoot * The retention of the magazine at #2 or not should be dictated by the circumstances. ** A fresh magazine.
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My next procedure is to Rip the magazine (I tuck the magazine away, either in my duty belt or in a pocket because I'm not going to reuse that mag unless I go through my other mags first. It also gives me the ability to use both hands on the weapon) Rack the slide Reinsert a fresh magazine Address any threats. I don't typically rack it three times because I don't remember being taught that except to administratively clear a weapon. LE usually don't end the shooting session with a cleared weapon sitting on the bench, we usually have weapons. I may reconsider that racking three times bit since everyone seems to be teaching it. No matter what you do, you must be do it quickly. I agree that moving to a secondary weapon is the best option. We practice that all the time, but not everyone carries (or is allowed to carry) a backup. The decision of whether or not to move to a backup weapon (BUG, knife, baton, spray, radio, potted plant, chair, fist, etc) or to clear the malfunction must also be made quickly. Just as you should practice (or simulate at least if you are at a restrictive range) moving laterally while shooting, you should also be moving laterally or to the closest cover while completing the tap-rack-squeeze or unload-load drill. Last edited by Kmar40; April 22, 2009 at 06:46 PM. |
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I don't think I am quite understanding what a double feed is, or maybe my allergies aren't allowing me to think right now. The only problem I can think of that I have is Fail to eject and the spent brass fighting with the live round as to who goes into the chamber, or when the bullet gets ahead of the extractor. Either than that, ???
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Kmar When i was in the army I was an MP. We carried the m9 (still hate them to this day) they taught us two diffrent versions of the s.p.o.r.ts. 1 for the m-16 and 1 for the hand gun, to deal with malfunctions.
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Hmmm.... I was an firearms instructor with an MP unit (for a short while) also. Maybe your guy was ad-libbing or maybe my memory is bad. Either is a possibility.
Has anyone seen my keys? The secondary drill, rip the magazine, pull the charging handle/rack the slide, reinsert the magazine, slap magazine, pull the charging handle/rack the slide, tap FA-- if it will make you feel better, and squeeze is basically the same for either an M16 and M9 or any other magazine fed weapon. I certainly don't have any qualms with the lock the slide back first crowd either. Regardless, it should be instinctive and quick. However, teaching two mnemonics called SPORTS seems problematic to me. Last edited by Kmar40; April 22, 2009 at 07:14 PM. |
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It could be they were ad libbing put the principal is still the same, It was taught to us during our mp school training at ft McClellan Alabama
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Thanks Kathy, I had that problem with a 1911 I no longer have, but the problem was that I could rack it a half dozen times and it seemed that the extractor just didn't want to grab hold, but if I locked the slide back and tap on the slide the round would fall out.
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sometimes the mag won't come out cause of the pressure of the slide on the stuck bullet that is connected to the mag. Let off pressure first with locking the slide back. It is way less of a gamble.
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Depending on how bad the double feed is. If you carry a bug, go for it. If you are not, tap and rack. If there is no bang after that, you need to lower your weapong and go hands on. Just pray that murphy isnt paying attention when **** hits the fan.
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in a self defense situation chances are you are very close to the bad guy excanging rounds very quickly. tap-rack-bang is what i was always taught. its fast and should correct "most" malfunctions. feel free to add moving to cover in there where ever it fits your situation. and if super close throw the dang thing at the bad guys head and be right on its heels getting hands on him.
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double feed malfunction
Shoot a revolver.
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