This tip was brought to my attention by one of our officers who is a firearms instructor.
Most of us have trained in what to do if our gun hand is disabled. Very rarely are we trained in how to reload and charge our weapon without the use of our reaction hand (i.e. reaction hand disabled by gunshot wound). I'll admit, I was stumped at first. I felt it was important to share this advice with my fellow armed officers.
Let's start with reloading your weapon with a fresh magazine. A few options were brought up, but I felt these two were the best.
Now that you have a fresh magazine, you will likely need to charge your weapon (see attached picture 110). If your weapon has iron sights, you charge your weapon using the iron sights on any suitable, rigid edged surface. I used my holster as an example. You can use your duty belt, boot, countertop, etc.
Enjoy!
Most of us have trained in what to do if our gun hand is disabled. Very rarely are we trained in how to reload and charge our weapon without the use of our reaction hand (i.e. reaction hand disabled by gunshot wound). I'll admit, I was stumped at first. I felt it was important to share this advice with my fellow armed officers.
Let's start with reloading your weapon with a fresh magazine. A few options were brought up, but I felt these two were the best.
- Holster and reload (see attached picture 108 for example)
- Behind the knee reload (see attached picture 109 for example)
Now that you have a fresh magazine, you will likely need to charge your weapon (see attached picture 110). If your weapon has iron sights, you charge your weapon using the iron sights on any suitable, rigid edged surface. I used my holster as an example. You can use your duty belt, boot, countertop, etc.
Enjoy!
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