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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 2190319" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>OP,</p><p></p><p>You're the one being sensitive. You posted a thread that is essentially calling current, modern defensive pistol techniques unsafe. You falsely claimed that instructors were teaching people to point the gun at their face while reloading. You claim that turning, twisting or canting the gun during a reload is unsafe. </p><p></p><p>You are wrong and now you're being sensitive about getting called out for it.</p><p></p><p>The fact of the matter is that we have been teaching to rotate the gun on a longitudinal axis, which keeps the eye and the front sight aligned with the target, then briefly glancing at the empty magwell as the fresh mag is inserted, then counter-rotating the gun back on target as the slide is dropped, for well over a decade. On a dynamic (think USSA) vs. static (Wagoner WMA) range, this is absolutely 100% safe and very effective. Literally MILLIONS of rounds have been fired in competition this way and no one has been hurt. It would be similarly safe, not to mention the most effective way to perform a reload in a chaotic environment (gunfight), so long as Rule #3 is strictly adhered to. Defensive and action pistol competitions are an inherently safe activity due in large part to strict adherence to safety rules that in many cases, simply aren't enforced on unregulated, public ranges.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry you disagree and don't like the practice, but until you step up to the plate and prove otherwise, that's the way it is.</p><p>Respectfully,</p><p></p><p>Jerry Biggs</p><p>International Defensive Pistol Association:</p><p>Safety Officer Instructor</p><p>Asst. Match Director, 2009/2010 IDPA Nationals</p><p>Asst. Match Director, 2011 Inaugural IDPA World Shoot</p><p>IDPA 4 Division Master</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 2190319, member: 1132"] OP, You're the one being sensitive. You posted a thread that is essentially calling current, modern defensive pistol techniques unsafe. You falsely claimed that instructors were teaching people to point the gun at their face while reloading. You claim that turning, twisting or canting the gun during a reload is unsafe. You are wrong and now you're being sensitive about getting called out for it. The fact of the matter is that we have been teaching to rotate the gun on a longitudinal axis, which keeps the eye and the front sight aligned with the target, then briefly glancing at the empty magwell as the fresh mag is inserted, then counter-rotating the gun back on target as the slide is dropped, for well over a decade. On a dynamic (think USSA) vs. static (Wagoner WMA) range, this is absolutely 100% safe and very effective. Literally MILLIONS of rounds have been fired in competition this way and no one has been hurt. It would be similarly safe, not to mention the most effective way to perform a reload in a chaotic environment (gunfight), so long as Rule #3 is strictly adhered to. Defensive and action pistol competitions are an inherently safe activity due in large part to strict adherence to safety rules that in many cases, simply aren't enforced on unregulated, public ranges. I'm sorry you disagree and don't like the practice, but until you step up to the plate and prove otherwise, that's the way it is. Respectfully, Jerry Biggs International Defensive Pistol Association: Safety Officer Instructor Asst. Match Director, 2009/2010 IDPA Nationals Asst. Match Director, 2011 Inaugural IDPA World Shoot IDPA 4 Division Master [/QUOTE]
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