Came across this picture which was causing an intense amount of debate and lowkey oneupsmanship by people on the prowl to show of their expertise in all things military who were also completely out of the loop on the gear they were talking about.
Is it normal or expected to just let the magazine drop to the ground like that?
Huh? No you’ve got it all wrong. This guy is mid-reload, levitating a fresh magazine up from his ankle pouch.
It held there by magnets.
It’s situational. If you’re not in immediate danger, you’ll take the time to retain the mag properly. But if you’re reloading in the middle of combat, fuck that piece of plastic, let it drop. It’s not worth more than your life. You can pick it up off the ground later when you’re not dead.
It also depends on whether the mag is still loaded. That last round could be the one to save your life, so it’s usually better to retain mags that have any amount of ammo.
But this is a staged photo, so it doesn’t really matter in this case
Generally speaking you’re not dropping a partially full mag under fire. You put those bullets down range, then you drop the mag for a fresh one when it’s empty.
The only time you swap partials is if the shooting is over, at least temporarily. At that point everyone switches out to a fresh mag, and yes, retains the partial, because you’re not doing a combat reload at that point (this is also when you check yourself and each other for injuries).
The only time you swap partials is if the shooting is over
You’re forgetting another scenario: when you’re behind cover.
Also, I never specified whether the person is under fire
You’re forgetting another scenario: when you’re behind cover.
That would fall under “When you’re not in immediate danger.” And again, that’s not a scenario where you’re going to drop the mag. You can freely retain it for later. That’s what it comes down to; if you’ve got time to retain the mag, you retain the mag. If you’re in a situation where retaining the mag would cost time you don’t have, you are de facto also in a situation where you’re not swapping a partial.
Also, I never specified whether the person is under fire
No, but you replied to a comment where I did.
It’s fine. Some people seemingly attempt to fling them into orbit with the Wick Flick and they still survive.
I’m honestly more concerned about the lack of hearing protection.
What?
(It was dryfire.)
Civilian: Hike around in mil surplus and dry fire because it saves money. Never see combat. Get called out for larping
Military: Hike around in mil spec kit and dry fire because it saves government money. Never see combat. Get thanked for your service
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His finger is still on the release button, he must have just pressed it and that mag is dropping away.
Did you just point out the existence of gravity to donkey brain up there?
I personally have very little of an idea how rifles work, I didn’t know there was such a thing as a release button. You can surely imagine how for us ignoramuses the visible buoyancy of this rifle magazine can cause some confusion.
The comment wasn’t caused by the floating/flying mag? It’s starting them in the face. The optic is an odd thing to focus on in this image.
It’s falling. The photo was taken at the moment he released it. That’s pretty common standard drill to drop the mag if you’re reloading under fire. You can grab it off the ground later if you’re still alive.
Look at the Marine’s finger.
Is that a special scope that’s supposed to go on that way? It looks a bit weird being only halfway on the mount
He’s put it on a riser block, presumably to get it clear of the front post, which he’s chosen to leave on. Or maybe just because he finds that height more comfortable for his shooting position. He’s also mounted the riser further back than the scope for some reason. Why? Who knows. Maybe that’s not the scope he normally puts on there or something.
It’s all just personal preference and personal quirks at the end of the day. The guy is clearly practicing reload drills, not shooting, so maybe this isn’t even a proper setup. Who knows.
It’s on a LaRue riser which has an arm that sticks forward. The LPVO’s mount is fully secured to it. In the original discussion a seemingly infinite amount of Boomers didn’t know this and without doing even a second of research or thought began to confidently post about how stupid it was to mount an optic hanging halfway off a riser.
For history, here’s Delta using the exact same riser:
He’s got that whole setup weirdly close. He’s cramped up to use it like that.
I honestly cringe whenever people write a college dissertation in the comments trying to straighten out gun facts. One, people need to learn some brevity. Two, it seems like the topic of guns is probably one of the worst offenders for info dumps. I think it’s because weapons are tied to masculinity, and showing that you know about weapons is a subconscious urge to prove your masculinity to others. Even though knowing gun facts in a vacuum isn’t all that impressive nor does it actually prove that you’re masculine or professional or dangerous or however you’d want to interpret it.
Hi, this is NCD. Being weirdos about military hardware is literally what we do.
I’m not saying you’re wrong per se, but at the same time you somehow saw a huge sign that said “Weird Sex Pervert Convention”, walked inside, looked around and yelled “Oh my God, what are all these weird sex perverts doing here?” Like, the problem here might be you.
