Hey QuicksDraw! Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 How many consecutive reloads can you do before you fumble? They don't have to be super fast and it doesn't matter if you do them in slow motion, but they must be correct. Post your best numbers. I have yet to try this but Jake on the other hand..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeFoley Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Not sure, and not gonna test this close to Nats, but when I have practiced reloads before, I wouldn't let myself stop until I could do five in a row smooth from the belt(1 starter and pouches front to back 1-4 all consecutive on the clock with one time). That was a long time ago when I really needed to focus on reloads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 I've been working on consistency big time in dry fire and was talking to Stewart about it earlier. They weren't blazing speed or anything (probably 1.0 - 1.2) but they were all textbook perfect. Did 143 in a row....didn't miss one just decided to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 I never bothered to count that high, and never done that many at a time , but if you focus on just doing them you can do a lot of them in a row once you learn to relax and just do them. The ubber fast ones are where you get yourself all tense and miss them, and ubber fast reloads are cool, but seldom need in match conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmshtr Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 If I'm reloading at about a 1.2 to 1.4 pace, maybe a couple dozen. Where I really get into trouble is when I grab the mag too fast and when my torso is rotated a bit - especially on the El Prez. I've got the chewed to hell magwell to prove it too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling White Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Jake, Your shooting open now! There's no need to practice realoads...hahaha! Stew, Keep practicing! S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessej Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Reloads are a must, even in open. i am proud to say that i can do a 1 sec reload in demand. but if you were to ask me how many dry fire reloads i've done; i'd say about a half a bottle of Maker's Mark! TY Chuck and Eric. That's some rewarding whiskey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ankeny Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 I switched to a skinny gun last winter and I have done so many reloads I could just puke. I generally do reducing par time dry fire reloads, starting with the gun on the target, reload at the buzz and have the gun back on target by the second buzz. I become bobble prone and start to blow them on occasion at around 1.3 seconds. We all know what really matters is nailing the reloads in a match when it matters. I haven't totally blown very many match reloads in a couple of years, and while not blazingly fast, I get by OK. You don't need to beat the Holy Grail of reloads (sub one second) to gather up a ton of wow factor. My best reload this season in a match was a slide lock skinny gun reload to an 8 inch round plate at 18 yards in 1.4 seconds. I have not been able to duplicate that in practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I have to stop and let my shoulders relax for a few seconds after every ten. If I don't, I start to fumble right away. I can usually do about 3 sets of ten before I bobble one. Don't practice reloading standing still unless you plan to reload that way in matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmon Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 i havent fumbled one in a match in over a year. when i start practicing and pushing to get the super fast load, i will start to miss. a comfortable 1.1 load is easy pushing much below .90 gets tough to do without missing once in a while. I shot the entire Area4 match in limited 10 and never missed any of the many loads...stand and shoot im killer on the reload...managing a 12.5 hit factor on a virginia count standard( i think it was MOE) If you can get sub 1 second shot to shot split with the reload on a skinny gun, it would be awesome. ill try to take a video this weekend of a sub second live fire reload. and to answer the question, during practice, im probably about par with Phil Strader...the fifth load will miss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalmas Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Never tried to go that far but I have to do 10 in a row to record a new par time in dry fire. For the WS I practice primarily reloads on the move... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtypool40 Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 For a while at the end of dry fire I would try to pressure myself into missing with a tight par time and a goal that I couldn't quit until I had hit ten in a row or something like that. I like to simulate match pressure as much as possible. Something like a dry fire draw, and load in 1.80. Anyway, now I am working more towards getting things right the first time, and since I don't often have to hit ten reloads in a row in a stage, I'll do more of a mix, draw, sweep some targets, reload moving, or going to kneeling or something like that. I think what got me off the 1000 in a row loads, was that I noticed my eyes "sticking" at the focus for the reload and not catching the front site on the way out again. I was ONLY doing loads so my brain figured to make it easier for me. That being said, if they are rough during a pracice session I might stand there and do 10 or 20 to groove them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 I never tried as many as Jake (man, who would stop at 143? I would at least do the other 7 to round things off nicely.... or the other 857 ) I did 25 in a row once before I fumbeled. They were pretty fast and smooth though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral404 Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 100+ reloads is fantastic. It is strange for me. But my smoothest reloads are usually my first 4-5 runs. Single Stack gun with one in the gun and four on the belt. Like I said I do 4 or 5 runs that are perfect. Smooth and fast. As I start to really push it I fumble one. I notice that is cuased by getting sloppy and taking my eye off the mag well. I stop for a few seconds, then start again, pushing myself, I usually go another 4 or 5 that are great then flub up again. I will not stop until I do at least two maybe three consecutive runs that are perfect. I never ever stop a practice on an error or mistake. I want the last thing I remember about the practice is doing the exercise correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 100+ reloads is fantastic. One really cool aspect of doing great numbers of consecutive reloads is the things one begins to notice while totally absorbed in the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tewlman Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I only have 6 mags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeFoley Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 I only have 6 mags <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If it were a contest, you'd buy more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 A variation: How many can you do with eyes closed? For me, five or six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Jake's reloads remind me of Brian and the plates....just stopped...LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sargenv Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 eyes closed? Heck I'd have moon clips everywhere BUT in the cylinder Vince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Knight Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 4 +1 I feel your pain. I can only do 4 'cause that's how many mags I have for this frickin' Open gun. My G-lock that is a different story...... Ok only 5 'cause that's the bigest number of mags I can fit on my belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 A variation:How many can you do with eyes closed? For me, five or six. Eyes closed eh? Sounds like a challenge to throw in my dryfire today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 *cough* So the answer is three. I can only string three reloads together with my eyes closed. After that, it's all a big mess. When I slow down to around 1.4, I strung 40+ reloads. After that, my thumb started to fall off (stock G34 mind you) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acolt45 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Remember to shoot the low light shoots. You are lucky to see the target or the runway. Where did you say your mags feel out. Do you really have to see your reloads. Just think you are in are in your bedroom late at night and you hear glass breaking down stairs. In the dark you retrieve your firearm, load it and dial 911 all with a light off in your room. You then feel your way down the stairs, see something shiny pointed your way, your pull your trigger and it goes click. What do you do? Rack the slide and shoot or turn on the light to see what’s wrong. Only to hear the loud noise of the closing door; it was the Drop Turner saying you missed your chance. Always verify you are loaded when engagement is imminent. Part of a Level III match stage in the dark some years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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