I slide slap after press checking following an admin load.
What make/model is there an exposed hammer?
All three of these techniques work and I believe are faster than Tap-Rack. I have seen multiple instances of shooters trying to clear a double feed with tap-rack. Observation of the problem would have lead to a faster remedy.
If TDC buys the ammo, I can get a squad of shooters to put all these manipulations on the clock. We can spreadsheet it and publish an investigative paper in SWAT magazine!
4 cases of 9mm Winclean should be enough
Use what you feel works best, I think the Magpul guys offer some really great training in an entertaining format. I'd love to have a stack of those bunny targets!!
An IA of TAP RACK is NOT a remedy for a double feed. TAP RACK is an IMMEDIATE ACTION which requires no further input or diagnosis before being executed, hence immediate. If your IA fails to solve the issue then remedial action is required, unload and reload the pistol. I have no doubt that someone attempting to solve a double feed with TAP RACK will fail and undoubtably require more time to solve it. Its the WRONG MOVEMENT. The failure is in the shooters training, not the methods.
Remember, faster doesn't mean more effective and if a method isn't effective what's the point in using it?? Observing the chamber doesn't work in the dark so its effective for half the day. Observing the chamber then deciding on a course of action requires cognitive thought which is tough to do while under stress. Observing the chamber and deciding what the problem is and what the appropriate action is also introduces Hick's Law which increases the time required to solve the problem, exponentially based on the number of options available.
The solution is simple.
Immediate Action Remedial Action
(TAP RACK) (UNLOAD, RELOAD)
Unseated magazines Double feed
Bad primer/hard primer
Stovepipes
Out of battery slide
Bad magazines(stuck follower)
Start with the IA, if two attempts don't solve the problem move on to the remedial action. Thats it, no need to complicate the process with additional diagnosis prior to executing a solution. Methods work for both left and right handed users. Methods work in the dark, on all makes and models, and are doable for single handed use.
Most type 1 stoppages(failure to fire) are attributed to unseated magazines. Observing the chamber solves nothing, executing an IA solves all of the potential problems listed above(even in the dark!) with the exception of stuck followers, it may not solve this problem. However, if an IA does not render the pistol operational you be sure of your next course of action. UNLOAD, RELOAD. The issue is one of the three, no ammo, bad magazine, or broken gun. By reloading(with the required unload/magazine dump prior to) you will be solving two of the possible three causes listed above. If a fresh magazine does not solve the problem, its a broken gun and there is no solution for that situation. Without much cognitive thought required, one can diagnose and potentially solve all problems associated with a semi auto pistol with only two drills. The IA solves most and what it cannot solve the Remedial Action covers the rest.
As for Magpul. They don't offer training on the videos. Videos are not training. As for entertaining, who cares. You're supposed to learn something not get all warm and fuzzy with camera work and witty comments. Then again, videos aren't training so I guess being entertaining is acceptable.
TDC
