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Your draw from the holster is one of the most important skills to know to deploy your handgun for self defense. So is performing a reload. In this episode I get taught a new way of performing a reload. We also break down the 5 step reload into on of the best explanations I’ve ever heard in the audio version. I cover a little listener feedback in segment one. But have you ever stopped to concentrate on your draw stroke? Do yo practice it? Thousands of repetitions? When you reload do you look your magazine into the magwell or keep focused on the threat? What do you do with your gun to regain sight picture after a reload. The porpoise technique? Does your draw look like a bowling ball motion? Tune in, I think you’ll find this show educational no matter what your skill level. This show pertains to you while shooting competition OR self defense.
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Source: Brian Enos’ “Practical Shooting Beyond Fundamentals.”
A very good instructional video by Travis Tomasie of the AMU demonstrating how to properly perform a reload:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid61181609001
Click the link at the right “Speed Reloads”
Hi Bob–
Love your shows, especially when you have Steve Z on. One question: Steve mentions that his hand comes from the side when he grips his gun in the holster. I can’t picture how that works in an IDPA match, when you’re wearing your conceal garment. I feel like in those cases I have to sweep the garment back with my hand and then come down on the grip from above. That make sense?
Yes makes sense to mee too. I think Steve was referring to USPSA shooting where a cover garment is not usually required.
Hi Bryce. My grip comes in from the side, it rolls into the gun; kinda hard to describe. For the couple of instances that I have shot IDPA….and the numerous times I’ve practice drawing with a rather heavy jacket on…I sweep the jacket back and then come in from the side to the grip of the gun with my fingers rather splayed out.
For IPSC/USPSA, I’ve got a race holster where the entire grip of the gun is exposed. For that, I pre-curl the fingers on my hand and point my index finger. As I come in from the side, my fingers curl around the front strap, my index finger is placed along the side of the holster and my web between my thumb and index finger is place into the beavertail. From that position, I pop the gun out of the holster.
One thing I was going to mention during our podcast and forgot regarding the draw. I’ve seen beginning as well as advanced shooters slow their draw down for difficult shots. Your draw speed should be just as fast at 5 yards as it is at 25 yards. You want to get the gun up and onto the target as fast as you possibly (and safely) can….then take the extra time to acquire the front sight (where as at 5 yards, all you may need to confirm that your on target is image of the front sight on the target).
For some reason, people think that a difficult shot requires a slower draw…it doesn’t.
Hey, thanks again guys. For future podcasts may I request that you have a show dedicated to entertain questions from your listeners? Enos’ book, IPSC, IDPA, Real World Gun, etc?
(Bob– I didn’t know if this is the best place to the leave the feedback. Let me know if I should’ve put it elsewhere)
Bryce, good suggestion. Steve’s on vacation right now, but when he returns I will set that up. Thanks for listening.
Sounds like fun!
Bryce, this should work out well, please email me your questions to bob@handgunworld.com. Thanks.