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What AR ammo to have at the ready
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Not a tactical guy so I guess not.
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That's me to .
I rarely even use the charging handle.
In the occasion you need a top off when there is a round in the chamber is a time I can see it happening .
But if I am in a situation where having a full mag is important enough to pull out a mag that still has rounds in it put a full one back in because I need all the rounds I can have in the gun ...... I'm gunna want 30 rounds in them all too. F@&$ing first world problems
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Exactly, if that situation arises I'll take the extra precautions to make sure my USGI magazines seat.
Not sayin it can't happen so my next trip to the range this will be a priority to test out.
Just remember, things change in a high stress situation. Not telling you to download or not, but others who've "been there" "done that" and have walked into harms way tend to know what they're talking about.
I will suggest however you test your magazines for over-insertion issues. Open the bolt, seat the mag and give it a hard rap from the bottom of the mag. If it goes up into the reciever past the magazine catch/stop, I'd relegate it to practice only, or get rid of it. So far to date I've had this happen with the ETS polymer mags and a few gen 2 Magpul magazines. Rendering your gun inoperable is unacceptable if you ever think you might use it for more than range time.
I will suggest however you test your magazines for over-insertion issues. Open the bolt, seat the mag and give it a hard rap from the bottom of the mag. If it goes up into the reciever past the magazine catch/stop, I'd relegate it to practice only, or get rid of it. So far to date I've had this happen with the ETS polymer mags and a few gen 2 Magpul magazines. Rendering your gun inoperable is unacceptable if you ever think you might use it for more than range time.
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Ever tapped it that hard on an open bolt? It sucks to hammer your magazine up into your upper. Have to pry it out!
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No I haven't yet but it's possible no doubt especially if I am being a spaz all in a hurry . I've had an ND in my house so yeah anything is possible and I like to think of myself as safe but it was one of those muscle memory things ..... tapping the mag hard is along those lines I think . Trust me I have no delusions about the stress a gun fight can cause and I haven't been in one . I am a good fighter though it's a gift . I wont be surprised other people were dead , I'll be surprised if I'm alive lol .
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Nope, I don't tend to slam mags on an open or closed bolt, just a firm push.
Push-pull.
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Actually the pull is the most important part isn't it ... all part of the motion worth the mention !
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Yeah, just to make sure it seated, I'm not in the speed challenge.
As long ad you can consistently do that with whatever # you keep loaded. All good.
I'd say they're both important.
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Yes that was the reason Steve gave that you may have issues inserting the magazine on a closed bolt. Especially true for HD AR since I leave the chamber empty and have a 30 round magazine loaded with 25 rounds inserted into my AR.
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