Death from Afar
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I had a discussion with an operator whom i greatly respect a few days ago about the right time to do a magazine change. I'll run a scenario past you (which may or may not have occurred- names have been changed to protect the guilty etc)
You are in a three vehicle convoy doing a routine run. The front vehicle is disabled by a mechanical failure and you go to all round defence. You are assisting in repairs however. At some time during the repairs bad dudes turn up for a hit and run raid and a brisk little fire fight starts at close-ish range. You engage a target ineffectivly with your Glock 17, because like an idiot, your M4 was inacessable as you were assisting in the repairs. You think that you fired 6-8 rounds, and you think that the bad guys have bugged out after your poor return fire. To get to your M4 would certainly expose you to fire, so your stuck with your Glock. After pausing for a silent thank you to the good people at Glock, do you put in another magazine? You have three, including the one in the pistol.
Thoughts?
You are in a three vehicle convoy doing a routine run. The front vehicle is disabled by a mechanical failure and you go to all round defence. You are assisting in repairs however. At some time during the repairs bad dudes turn up for a hit and run raid and a brisk little fire fight starts at close-ish range. You engage a target ineffectivly with your Glock 17, because like an idiot, your M4 was inacessable as you were assisting in the repairs. You think that you fired 6-8 rounds, and you think that the bad guys have bugged out after your poor return fire. To get to your M4 would certainly expose you to fire, so your stuck with your Glock. After pausing for a silent thank you to the good people at Glock, do you put in another magazine? You have three, including the one in the pistol.
Thoughts?