Effortless Way To Seat A Stiff Shield Magazine

[dfhawkins]

... and you want to learn how to walk, try these on for size. i just joined the Cactus Combat Match League which shoots USPSA (US Practical Shooting Assc) and its a whole new game...

Combat shoots like USPSA and IPSC are a lot of fun (or exasperation if your off your game ) and not a bad way to get better at reloads, moving off the X, building speed, etc.

RussC: Some new pistols are stiff. It's personality perhaps. Given time and lots of use, the springs become a bit more compliant, your techniques improve, and... then the next new pistol comes along and it's back to square one again. Keep shooting, and do what ever works safely for you.

 

[805moparkid]

Combat shoots like USPSA and IPSC are a lot of fun (or exasperation if your off your game ) and not a bad way to get better at reloads, moving off the X, building speed, etc.

made me realize my extractor in my 1911 was toast lol...

 

[MP1SG]

I don't usually top mine off at the range because I don't consider that a critical aspect of training for the fight. I probably wouldn't have time to top off during a fight so I usually don't bother with it at the range.

I do top off when I CC (bad guess MP1SG). The mag has not gotten any easier to seat since I bought the gun in June despite keeping it fully loaded at all times. But I don't have much trouble seating it while maintaining a normal grip.

Roger That, My point is why not do the same thing every time you carry. (top off) weather you are at the range, a match or CC. Going to the range and practicing i would def call a critical aspect of trainig for the fight (your kidding right) then why do you go to the range? practice I assume? practice for what? the possibility of using leathal force? while at the range you shoud be practicing rapid reloads, Clearing a malfunction, point shooting, low light shooting, reloading behind cover, etc etc. "at the range" is where you prepare for the fight (god forbid).
lastly if you do get into a deadly confrontation and you do not shoot your weapon to lock back, and you go for a reload (weather u need it or not) you are essentially "topping" off your weapon.
Just my 2 cents

 

[Ransom]

Going to the range and practicing i would def call a critical aspect of trainig for the fight (your kidding right) then why do you go to the range?

Yes of course, but that is not what I was saying. I do not consider topping off (adding the extra round) a critical aspect of training for the fight.

 

[805moparkid]

Yes of course, but that is not what I was saying. I do not consider topping off (adding the extra round) a critical aspect of training for the fight.

so your gonna jack one in when the guy jumps you from behind? with my 1911 i practice drawing with +1 hammer down. as i draw i pull the hammer. for that reason i went down to a 20 lbs main which made it alot easier!

 

[hkyplr]

?..if someone needs more than 6 or 7 rounds to take down a bad guy at close range, then they should.......

Not picking on you personally gdauth, just using your post.

I see this type of comment a lot on various boards and it makes me wonder if people understand exactly how stressful it may be with someone shooting back at you or there may be more than one bad guy trying to do you harm...

 

[Ransom]

so your gonna jack one in when the guy jumps you from behind?

That's not what we're discussing. This thread is about inserting a full magazine into a Shield with one already in the pipe.

 

[mag318]

Russ is just sharing an alternative method of seating a fully loaded magazine with the slide closed, obviously it's not a combat reload. I appreciate him sharing his idea and think it would work well for certain applications. Some may not agree which is fine, but I for one entertain and embrace exchanges of informative sharing of ideas.

 

[Maddmax]

I can't believe this thread. There is no shortage of guns out there that work, magazines included. Why put up with this one?

Because the ones that are working just fine are out being shot and people don't have time to whine about it (need a little cheese ???). Mine works just fine (along with many others). Just get out and shoot the darn thing and get it broken in !!! Leave the mags FULL and help the springs lighten up like they will. I've had mine since early April and I can slide a full mag in under a loaded chamber and just click it in with a small push like the FS models now.

 

[Shielded]

I've had mine since April & the mags are better, but still pretty stiff, which could be good, as they may prove to have a long service life.