son of the villigidit asked:
i am talking about like in the army they take 2 mags and tape them together 2 shorten reload time i need to no were i can find info on that
Tim
i am talking about like in the army they take 2 mags and tape them together 2 shorten reload time i need to no were i can find info on that
Tim
Tags: Army Weapons, Guns Weapons, Magazines
Edward
use to do it on the 30 cal M1 carbine, could hold 30rds per clip, taped them up side down from each other, quick change loading.
Colleen
I understand why people do this but I don’t like it. The extra weight could lead to feeding problems, jams, etc. In a battle this would be bad!
Just practice dropping an empty mag and replacing it with a full one. Cops do this with their weapons so there is no reason to not do it as a troop.
Jill
That’s a TV special and is not actually a great thing to do. What happens is that if you have to hit the deck, you run a very good risk of screwing up the magazine that’s hanging down, either by bending the lips or filling it up with dirt. It looks cool and everything, but you don’t really gain very much by doing it. Just get a magazine pouch or tactical vest and store the extras in there like the military actually does it.
Carla
They actually sell a device to attach 2 M16 mags together, both sides face up. There is enough gap so they will seat into the magazine well. taping them together, one up and one down works pretty well right up until you hit the deck and jam the open face of the face down mag into the dirt.
Juan
Actually much more common in movies then the actual military. Pushing the magzine release with one hand and getting the full out of a pouch and inserting it is faster and more reliable. Saw it done very little during 20 years in the Marines and those that did it usually switch to the normal method when things got serious; looks “bad” but is less efficient and slower.