@threebck Could be bad Ammo or not so good Magazines.? I had the same problems with mine also &So I bought a couple of Virgil Tripps Cobra mags & No More Jams, Stove Pipes, or FTF
@threebck Is it a 1911? Older '11s are known to have problems here and there with double feeds and type-2 malfunctions (failure to eject spent brass) due to the small ejection port.
A good gunsmith can tune your pistol up and greatly increase its reliability if this is the case, and I recommend you do as reliability is VERY important especially for home defense!
i feel like its better to sweep out the brass instead of attacking the brass because that can cause an in-line stove pipe, inverted stove pipe, or even a double feed
the double feed is my biggest concern with using autos, it takes a very long time to clear. i would rather carry a backup revolver and draw it in such situation.
@pinoywheelgunner Heck, if you've got a revolver at all then reliability is pretty much a non-issue, there's comparatively very little that can go wrong. Why not just make the revolver your primary?
@aaronz101 a revolver will be my primary, actually, i'm a revolver fan. i'm talking about a hypothetical situation IF i will be carrying an auto. but i will have a snubby over a hi-cap auto any day.
When I was in the army we were taught to do the same. However I continue to believe that when a blockage occurs or the weapon won't do as it is told then the most sensible thing to do is to take the magazine out or off first to avoid making a jam worse.
wow great vid im in the military and this taught me something. I will def use this next time i got to the shooting range. people always seem to count on sunny's days and everything going their way and don't usually practice malfunctions enough and that guy has a great way of driving that home.
I have a question, I've had the double feed a few times when ever I seemed to use cheap ammo anyway my question is this, each time I have ever had this happen in either my bera thunder 9mm or my Ket-Tec PF 9mm, I have a real hard time getting the mag out. I have never been able to get it to slide out on it's own and I have to pick at it a second with my nails to grab it pull it out forciblily, why?
I use this video as a reference when I am instructing my friend. The only complaint is that I always get hungry when Clint starts talking about salt, pepper, fries, hamburgers, eggs and bacon...and I usually have no money to buy any of that stuff!
Excessive waste movement on clearing a stove pipe. Just make a sweeping motion on top of the slide and that is it. You do not have to "tap it and rack it" to get it back in the fight.
@inzane1973ck It's not a matter wasting time. What he is teaching is a skill that when learned is automatic. For example; if 1 doesn't work you move onto 2. Simple. In a gun fight when your weapon malfunctions you don't have time for conscious thinking. Gun fights aren’t fought in seconds they are fought in fractions of a second. If you have to think horizontal (A or B or C) you have lost time that cannot be gained back.
@inzane1973ck also... if you noticed, the first one demonstrated actually had TWO malfunctions (the mag wasn't seated AND there was a stovepipe.) This method took care of both immediately. Having to "diagnose" 2 separate problems midway would have taken significantly longer and relied on a LOT of thinking under stress.
On a trip to the range we took some rokies n noone was paying attention when they loaded a pistol when i went to shoot it one round was in backwards. Scarry as hell.
@paikmendez he forgot 1 malfunction. and that is "failure to battery", he also does some excessive waste movements on clearing a stovepipe. a firm sweep on top of the slide can get the gun back to sevice.
@inzane1973ck Failure to battery is the same drill as failure to extract. Looks the same too, so he'd just be explaining the same thing twice. And yes you can clear a stovepipe by sweeping your hand over the top, but in combat you need to keep it simple. You don't have time to think, "oh, is this a stovepipe?" If the gun doesn't go boom you tap and rack and get back in the fight. In combat if you have to think you are going to get killed.
When you are under very high stress (i.e. gun battle) you begin to lose cognitive thinking. The less you have to “think” about the better. If you follow as he demonstrates, through repetition in training, you will be faster in clearing a malfunction than trying to decide which malfunction you have then clearing it.
@inzane1973ck I know the method you're referring to (and I know that's what they teach in the Magpul "Art of Dynamic Handgun") the problem I have with it is in the time it takes you to look at it and decide what to do I can tap the mag and I'm half-way home because I don't have to think & decide first. So the REAL problem is you have 4 options for clearing, we have 2 (Lookup "Hick's Law") AND you can't look to evaluate it quickly in low light/dark conditions.
mrgwyor - With all the do respect the course looks like basic pistol or maybe tac pistol 1 level. Most Sigs have no safety to actuate, the weapon (pistol) will not fire from the SA mode that it is in w/o approx 4.5lbs of trigger pull. So what is your concern? That a rock may jump in the the trigger guard and pull it? I guess my point is that you guys that are overly concerned with safety make more mistakes with firearms than most. Lastly, you say "many consider that unsafe." who are they?
@cpmower Its a way of explaining the close relationship of immediate and remedial actions.....slap,rack and pull is basic (hamburger) clearing a double feed; remove magazine and basically reload is the "advanced" (fries)
you could use salt and pepper PB&J just about anything lol
ran out of room in my last post. Wanted to add that I love this video, and I felt compelled to ask the question I did in my previous because of Clint's part on the double feed. Seeing as how there were two shells in the folder with the gun, I assumed it was used and was sent back to Glock to clear it due to fear on the previous owners part. Sorry, I'll shut up now.
@TJstrong11@TJstrong11 The two empty cases are from the factory where they fired the gun before shipping to the dealer to prove it left the factory in firing condition.
just bought a glock g22. they said it was brand new, but a small manila folder came with it. Inside this sealed manila folder were two .40 shell casings. This manila folder came inside the case with it, and had a Glock technicians signature on it, along with the serial code that is also on the gun. What is this? Does this mean it is new and maybe had a malfunction or something? They never told me about the manila folder at the gun shop. Thank you for your time.
@TJstrong11 some states require two rounds fired from every new handgun sold to go into police data bases. those two caseings you have came from those two bullets.
Clint, I respect the hell out of your expertise, but at 1:11, it appears you lay down the Sig with the hammer cocked and one in the chamber - which many would consider very unsafe. Am I wrong?
@mrgwyor With all the do respect the course looks like basic pistol or maybe tac pistol 1 level. Most Sigs have no safety to actuate, the weapon (pistol) will not fire from the SA mode that it is in w/o approx 4.5lbs of trigger pull. So what is your concern? That a rock may jump in the the trigger guard and pull it? I guess my point is that you guys that are overly concerned with safety make more mistakes with firearms than most. Lastly, you say "many consider that unsafe." who are they?
Not to beat a dead horse but If you look and listen closely, he actually drops the hammer every time he sets the Sig down. He also flips the safety on the 1911 every time he sets it down. As he places the weapons on the ground, he's taking great care to keep the muzzle facing down range. Nothing with jump in the trigger guard and pull that trigger so it's all good.
I like this guy! I love Mr. Smith's sense of humor, too. Especially the part about the "meeting of the Rhoades scholars" at a range during a pistol malfunction. I have seen that! haha.
I found the video very informative.I only have a few semi's,and have never had to use the way's he show's,but it sure will be in my mind if I ever need it.
I have always enjoyed this video, and after watching it again enjoy it even more. I have one question. I know that many people insist on using an over-the-slide manipulation for clearing malfunctions. I personally find a "slingshot" type of grip gives me better purchase and less chance of having my hand slip off. Is there any reason other than personal preference to use the heel of your palm and your weaker fingers to do it? The muzzle can still be kept between you and the threat either way.
I'm having a discussion on a forum about this vid, one person says that Mr. Smith makes a huge mistake at min. 1:18-1:28, the pistol malfunction and won't fire and you are to wait 1 min before attempting anything because it could be a misfire, I replied that this is a combat drill and you use factory ammo, when this happen to you in combat, you are not going to wait. This person says that gun safety is a must and I agree.
If it was a squib and the "expert" knows so much about safety then they will also know a squib when they hear it. It amazes me that everyone worries alot about safety yet their gun handling is often very poor. This approach to clearing is based on real time conflict ... so I clear it and go on. At the range in forty years I have never seen a press click wait a minute and bang. I didn't say it couldn't happen I said I never saw it happen.
@fmgpubs But I didn't hear anything about listening for a squib load in this video. The only thing I heard was "if the gun doesn't work, I don't care" Just tap, rack and attempt to fire. The "1st part of salt and pepper" every time the gun won't work.
So what happens if a person "doesn't care" whats wrong, doesn't listen for a squib load, but simply does the "tap, rack and attempt to fire" So what do you think will happen if a bullet is in the barrel and I don't care?
@rustedangel666 A bullet travels down the barrel because of the expanding gas. The slide and the chamber enclose the brass, and the bullet travels the point of least resistance. Remove the gun from the equation and you have a brass case, bullet and expanding gas The brass weighs less than the bullet and the gas cant build up pressure. So what ends up happening in "most" cases, the brass pops off the bullet the gass has no significant pressure, and if something does fly, it may not penetrait.
A hangfire isn't an impossibility, but in my experience, if the gun didn't fire (and it wasn't a squib), that round is a dud. If you're in a fight for your life, just get the round out of the chamber, and get another one in so that you can stay in the fight. Also, and I don't know how this myth gets proliferated, a round that goes off OUTSIDE of a firearm isn't going to hurt anyone. The expanding gases need to be contained and concentrated in a barrel for bullet lethality.
@rustedangel666 I agree with fmgpubs, if you are in a situation where you need to use your firearm life death situation are you going to wait the one minute before clearing the malfunction? 2nd what if you wait one minute and clear the round and it goes off at 1:06 instead, you civilian guys that get into gun/tactical training are overly concerned with safety and like fmgpubs stated you all usually have poor weapons handling skills anyways but then are quick to point out every "safety" issue.
@rustedangel666 I generally refer to a squib as a case that didn't get any powder but the primer produces enough pressure to lodge the bullet in your barrel. If your hammer hits the primer and the bullet doesn't detonate, we call that a dud. In a normal range setting, you would set that bullet aside aimed downrange. What Mr. Smith is teaching here is combat shooting, in other words you couldn't care less about squibs or duds.
Clint, awesome video but you fail to address a double feed scenario when the mag can only be dropped when the slide is pulled back. That is where trained people freeze. That's also why that mag release needs to be accessible with one hand.
1:21 That is generally not what you get. In most 1911 failures, the slide is out of battery and the hammer cannot drop. With all due respect, I like your video but I think you're leaving some stuff out.
Mr. Smith, Thank you for showing these videos on youtube. I am taking my CCW class this Sunday. But i want to research and study and know that i know. Your teachings on gun use is awesome. I watch people on learning then someone talking to me. Or just show and i learn quicker. You are one awesome instructor and I would love to come to Thunder Ranch and learn from you. Thank you for your time.
Last year i got my first 9 MM pistol and after a few shots a bulit hang in the barrel then i try to unload it but fail. i go to local gun market in pakistan and it was close due to eid holidays. so i search the video and i find this one and after this i get my gun back normally. great video i learn a lot and now all my friends coem to me if they get a bulet jam in thie pistols.
Clint, thanks for sharing this magnificent demonstration. Loved the part where you asked "Then I have one other subtle nuance to ask you about. Where was the muzzle the whole time?"
@vidioshowstutorials "Clint Smith, President and Director of Thunder Ranch®, is a Marine Corps veteran of two infantry and Combined Action Platoon tours in Vietnam. His experience includes seven years as a police officer during which he served as head of the Firearms Training Division as well as being a S.W.A.T. member and precision rifleman."
@mikeymike4g63 Yea. I was corrected already. My mistake. I had never seen the word written before. And like I said, I work at a public range, so I'm not graced by real Rhodes Scholars XD
@callmepyro Actually, he said was, "Rhodes scholars," as in recpients of the Cecil Rhodes scholarship to Oxford University. I think we both appreciate the humor and sarcasm.
Great video!! I actually watched this last week for the first time and today!! I had a double feed on my springfield xd 9mm subcompact and I was like TAP-RACK, didnt work, removed mag, unload, load, tap, rack and BANG!! it was easy. I will be honest and say when i first saw the double feed i was like "OH CRAP" but then remembered this video!!! THANKS SO MUCH!!!
@fierwall5 You are either rather new to firearms, or you are making a joke. Just in case you are serious, I feel I should answer. No, it is not possible to have a triple feed, unless you know of some strange firearm I do not know.
This all makes sense, but what about the dangers of a squib load, where a round could be lodged in the barrel. Firing a new round could cause the gun to explode. Sure in emergencies this all makes sense, but at the range shouldn't you always dissasemble and check for barrel obstructions after a misfire, as your pistol manual dictates? Thoughts anyone?
This all makes sense, but what about the dangers of a squib load, where a round could be lodged in the barrel. Firing a new round could cause the gun to explode. Sure in emergencies this all makes sense, but at the range shouldn't you always dissasemble and check for barrel obstructions after a misfire, as your pistol manual dictates? Thoughts anyone?
This all makes sense, but what about the dangers of a squib load, where a round could be lodged in the barrel. Firing a new round could cause the gun to explode. Sure in emergencies this all makes sense, but at the range shouldn't you always dissasemble and check for barrel obstructions after a misfire, as your pistol manual dictates? Thoughts anyone?
Great video. These drills are as important to learn as any other aspect of gun ownership. If you carry an auto for self defense, or have one for home security, you need to learn these drills. I do these drills at home with spent brass and snap caps.
I've got a question if you have time - the weapon Failer to feed every time I fire a round down range. I go threw these exersises which is good and all, but I can't be doing this for 13 rounds or a mag full of bullets.
Magazines are good, they work in my other weapons of the same manufacture and cal. Ammo is good too, works in my other weapons by the same manufacture. Advice is appreciated.
@UncleBob556 Well you eliminate possible problems till you find the problem. If you know the mags are good and you know the ammo is good the only two things that could be left is the weapon and the shooter. It does not appear to be the shooter because only one weapon is down, so it must be that weapon. You may want to load a round slowly and see if anything is causing any hang ups. Could be the feed ramp, the recoil spring, or even the extractor. I would be interested to hear if you fix it.
well this helped me alot at the range today little .22s always jam up lol kept getting stovepipes and it became 2nd nature almost (they have dirty guns lol)
@crapper1 My Ruger Mark III is dirty as hell and might fail to eject once every 800 rounds, if that.. tighten your grip, put some oil on the bolt, brush out the ejector, and try different ammo.. maybe you're using old/underpowered loads.
I just realized this was excactly what we where tought during military training, though on a automatic carbine, but its the same. fast and easy - and it works! Very good video!
AMERICA BLESSES ALL WHO RESPONDED TO MY COMMENT!!! i wish my nation was smart enough to make guns legal. id love to even have a duplicate but even THATS illigal...thank you all for the kind and suporting comments!!! i wish that 1 day tese morons would give us the rights to own guns...id be the 1st person here to get 1
He's totally right about the "conference" One guy at the range told me he carries for self defense, he got a double feed during practice. He walked back to the bench and attempted to clear it. Is he prepared to defend himself?
@straps6661 Holland is a wonderful country with wonderful people. Sorry to hear the public there has been educated to believe that no citizen should have firearms.
You will have to find others who agree with you and start a movement to counter the anti-gun beliefs in your country. It will take a long time but at least you have hope that people will finally see logic and reason.
@Dunkleosteus3691 thx for your reply, i DO think its a shame, there are lots of reasons why we should have guns! i wish i could have a duplicate but i dont have money for it!
What about squibs? Can most guns fire "safely" with another bullet in the barrel?
Treblaine 1 week ago
Awesome, the art of simplicity.
carlitosway368 1 week ago
it was definetly the clip thanks for the info my freind. and please keep the videos coming us nra members need to learn as much as we can .
threebck 3 weeks ago
whats the idea of tapping the gun? :D
Lapinmiez 1 month ago
@Lapinmiez
To make sure the magazine is sitted correctly.
adiosalmaperdida 4 weeks ago
thanks for the tips my fourty five always jams up .
threebck 1 month ago
@threebck Could be bad Ammo or not so good Magazines.? I had the same problems with mine also &So I bought a couple of Virgil Tripps Cobra mags & No More Jams, Stove Pipes, or FTF
COYOTE165A 3 weeks ago
@threebck Is it a 1911? Older '11s are known to have problems here and there with double feeds and type-2 malfunctions (failure to eject spent brass) due to the small ejection port.
A good gunsmith can tune your pistol up and greatly increase its reliability if this is the case, and I recommend you do as reliability is VERY important especially for home defense!
aaronz101 3 weeks ago
i feel like its better to sweep out the brass instead of attacking the brass because that can cause an in-line stove pipe, inverted stove pipe, or even a double feed
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skeatez 1 month ago
how do i get out a stucked magazine frm my chinese pistol ???
zoonidon 2 months ago
@zoonidon Step one: Buy an American, German, or Austrian, Italian, or Croatian pistol.
evildude109 1 month ago
the double feed is my biggest concern with using autos, it takes a very long time to clear. i would rather carry a backup revolver and draw it in such situation.
pinoywheelgunner 2 months ago
@pinoywheelgunner Heck, if you've got a revolver at all then reliability is pretty much a non-issue, there's comparatively very little that can go wrong. Why not just make the revolver your primary?
aaronz101 3 weeks ago
@aaronz101 a revolver will be my primary, actually, i'm a revolver fan. i'm talking about a hypothetical situation IF i will be carrying an auto. but i will have a snubby over a hi-cap auto any day.
pinoywheelgunner 1 week ago
This is my favorite video. Mr. Smith is great !!
Stevelikes45 2 months ago
Thank u so much with this video. Everytime i watch your channel there is all something to learn to... Thanks a lot again.
fourthofsix26 4 months ago
When I was in the army we were taught to do the same. However I continue to believe that when a blockage occurs or the weapon won't do as it is told then the most sensible thing to do is to take the magazine out or off first to avoid making a jam worse.
alanheath3 4 months ago
Sub'd.
NaturalGroundation 4 months ago
Big Conference of Rhode Scholars: OoooI think oogadaba Boogadaba!!!
LaRueDeeko 4 months ago
@LaRueDeeko Lol best part dude is amazing.
NaturalGroundation 4 months ago
wow great vid im in the military and this taught me something. I will def use this next time i got to the shooting range. people always seem to count on sunny's days and everything going their way and don't usually practice malfunctions enough and that guy has a great way of driving that home.
ak47poppin 5 months ago
Haha, this guy reminds me A LOT of my Master Sergeant.
Z0MBIEStheyN0MBIES 5 months ago
@Z0MBIEStheyN0MBIES Read Clint's Bio a Vietnam Combat vet etc. etc. & He knows his weapons etc.
COYOTE165A 3 weeks ago
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thank you - well done
megagmandan 5 months ago
This video made me hungry....
ReservedRealist 6 months ago
I have a question, I've had the double feed a few times when ever I seemed to use cheap ammo anyway my question is this, each time I have ever had this happen in either my bera thunder 9mm or my Ket-Tec PF 9mm, I have a real hard time getting the mag out. I have never been able to get it to slide out on it's own and I have to pick at it a second with my nails to grab it pull it out forciblily, why?
Buzfreely 6 months ago
I use this video as a reference when I am instructing my friend. The only complaint is that I always get hungry when Clint starts talking about salt, pepper, fries, hamburgers, eggs and bacon...and I usually have no money to buy any of that stuff!
Damm-it!
Painkiller9013 7 months ago
Excessive waste movement on clearing a stove pipe. Just make a sweeping motion on top of the slide and that is it. You do not have to "tap it and rack it" to get it back in the fight.
inzane1973ck 7 months ago
@inzane1973ck It's not a matter wasting time. What he is teaching is a skill that when learned is automatic. For example; if 1 doesn't work you move onto 2. Simple. In a gun fight when your weapon malfunctions you don't have time for conscious thinking. Gun fights aren’t fought in seconds they are fought in fractions of a second. If you have to think horizontal (A or B or C) you have lost time that cannot be gained back.
unmik1422 6 months ago
@inzane1973ck also... if you noticed, the first one demonstrated actually had TWO malfunctions (the mag wasn't seated AND there was a stovepipe.) This method took care of both immediately. Having to "diagnose" 2 separate problems midway would have taken significantly longer and relied on a LOT of thinking under stress.
jpblackbelt 6 months ago
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He forgot to demonstrate "failure to battery". He only showed us 3 malfunctions.. failure to feed, double feed, and stovepipe.
inzane1973ck 7 months ago
He forgot to demonstrate "failure to battery". He only showed us 3 malfunctions.. failure to feed, double feed, and stovepipe.
inzane1973ck 7 months ago
On a trip to the range we took some rokies n noone was paying attention when they loaded a pistol when i went to shoot it one round was in backwards. Scarry as hell.
davidceledon 7 months ago
this guy's great!!
paikmendez 7 months ago
@paikmendez he forgot 1 malfunction. and that is "failure to battery", he also does some excessive waste movements on clearing a stovepipe. a firm sweep on top of the slide can get the gun back to sevice.
inzane1973ck 7 months ago
@inzane1973ck Failure to battery is the same drill as failure to extract. Looks the same too, so he'd just be explaining the same thing twice. And yes you can clear a stovepipe by sweeping your hand over the top, but in combat you need to keep it simple. You don't have time to think, "oh, is this a stovepipe?" If the gun doesn't go boom you tap and rack and get back in the fight. In combat if you have to think you are going to get killed.
Minatorous 7 months ago
@inzane1973ck
When you are under very high stress (i.e. gun battle) you begin to lose cognitive thinking. The less you have to “think” about the better. If you follow as he demonstrates, through repetition in training, you will be faster in clearing a malfunction than trying to decide which malfunction you have then clearing it.
unmik1422 6 months ago
@inzane1973ck I know the method you're referring to (and I know that's what they teach in the Magpul "Art of Dynamic Handgun") the problem I have with it is in the time it takes you to look at it and decide what to do I can tap the mag and I'm half-way home because I don't have to think & decide first. So the REAL problem is you have 4 options for clearing, we have 2 (Lookup "Hick's Law") AND you can't look to evaluate it quickly in low light/dark conditions.
jpblackbelt 6 months ago
how'd he get em to stovepipe like that!>!>!?!?
paikmendez 7 months ago
This video is sick.
Ghostisbulletproof 7 months ago
Great, concise, to the point.
brodericktv 8 months ago 9
you are awesome! excellent and in simple laymans terms to remember by.
thanks!
vanhustler 8 months ago in playlist 20101027
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ReggieBush420 8 months ago
whats the slide on the glock finnished with
Zaharoff25 8 months ago
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Zaharoff25 8 months ago
hell yea, keep it simply, stupid, this is perfect.
and "where was the muzzle the hole time?" between you and the threat.
berettabravo 8 months ago
Wish I saw this video many years ago. It would helped when shooting. I have learned the tap, rack and shoot. It quick and most of all it works.
DennyRec 8 months ago
Great Video
robzombie08 8 months ago
@thenorthshore09 thanks a ton! that makes sense!
cpmower 8 months ago
mrgwyor - With all the do respect the course looks like basic pistol or maybe tac pistol 1 level. Most Sigs have no safety to actuate, the weapon (pistol) will not fire from the SA mode that it is in w/o approx 4.5lbs of trigger pull. So what is your concern? That a rock may jump in the the trigger guard and pull it? I guess my point is that you guys that are overly concerned with safety make more mistakes with firearms than most. Lastly, you say "many consider that unsafe." who are they?
TheNorthshore09 8 months ago
Can someone explain, what the salt, pepper, mustard ketchup, etc thing is? Or would it make sense if I took the class?
cpmower 9 months ago
@cpmower Its a way of explaining the close relationship of immediate and remedial actions.....slap,rack and pull is basic (hamburger) clearing a double feed; remove magazine and basically reload is the "advanced" (fries)
you could use salt and pepper PB&J just about anything lol
TheNorthshore09 8 months ago
ran out of room in my last post. Wanted to add that I love this video, and I felt compelled to ask the question I did in my previous because of Clint's part on the double feed. Seeing as how there were two shells in the folder with the gun, I assumed it was used and was sent back to Glock to clear it due to fear on the previous owners part. Sorry, I'll shut up now.
TJstrong11 9 months ago
@TJstrong11 @TJstrong11 The two empty cases are from the factory where they fired the gun before shipping to the dealer to prove it left the factory in firing condition.
fmgpubs 9 months ago
@fmgpubs much appreciated
TJstrong11 9 months ago
@fmgpubs Some state require you register the shell casing.
tojkelly 9 months ago
could somebody help me out here?
just bought a glock g22. they said it was brand new, but a small manila folder came with it. Inside this sealed manila folder were two .40 shell casings. This manila folder came inside the case with it, and had a Glock technicians signature on it, along with the serial code that is also on the gun. What is this? Does this mean it is new and maybe had a malfunction or something? They never told me about the manila folder at the gun shop. Thank you for your time.
TJstrong11 9 months ago
@TJstrong11 some states require two rounds fired from every new handgun sold to go into police data bases. those two caseings you have came from those two bullets.
rclem57 9 months ago
Clint, I respect the hell out of your expertise, but at 1:11, it appears you lay down the Sig with the hammer cocked and one in the chamber - which many would consider very unsafe. Am I wrong?
mrgwyor 9 months ago
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@mrgwyor With all the do respect the course looks like basic pistol or maybe tac pistol 1 level. Most Sigs have no safety to actuate, the weapon (pistol) will not fire from the SA mode that it is in w/o approx 4.5lbs of trigger pull. So what is your concern? That a rock may jump in the the trigger guard and pull it? I guess my point is that you guys that are overly concerned with safety make more mistakes with firearms than most. Lastly, you say "many consider that unsafe." who are they?
TheNorthshore09 8 months ago
@mrgwyor
Not to beat a dead horse but If you look and listen closely, he actually drops the hammer every time he sets the Sig down. He also flips the safety on the 1911 every time he sets it down. As he places the weapons on the ground, he's taking great care to keep the muzzle facing down range. Nothing with jump in the trigger guard and pull that trigger so it's all good.
Stay safe and have fun!
xRapidDavex 6 months ago
I like this guy! I love Mr. Smith's sense of humor, too. Especially the part about the "meeting of the Rhoades scholars" at a range during a pistol malfunction. I have seen that! haha.
cpmower 9 months ago
very clear instruction..very good instructor
jakeacer 9 months ago
good teacher
CREWDOG289 9 months ago
Outstanding instruction.
spf1410 9 months ago
I found the video very informative.I only have a few semi's,and have never had to use the way's he show's,but it sure will be in my mind if I ever need it.
I much more enjoy Revolvers for that reason.
Thank you,
Henry
cowboy45longcolt 10 months ago
I have always enjoyed this video, and after watching it again enjoy it even more. I have one question. I know that many people insist on using an over-the-slide manipulation for clearing malfunctions. I personally find a "slingshot" type of grip gives me better purchase and less chance of having my hand slip off. Is there any reason other than personal preference to use the heel of your palm and your weaker fingers to do it? The muzzle can still be kept between you and the threat either way.
Derorilael 10 months ago
I wish Mr Smith could answer this:
I'm having a discussion on a forum about this vid, one person says that Mr. Smith makes a huge mistake at min. 1:18-1:28, the pistol malfunction and won't fire and you are to wait 1 min before attempting anything because it could be a misfire, I replied that this is a combat drill and you use factory ammo, when this happen to you in combat, you are not going to wait. This person says that gun safety is a must and I agree.
What's your take on this?
rustedangel666 10 months ago
If it was a squib and the "expert" knows so much about safety then they will also know a squib when they hear it. It amazes me that everyone worries alot about safety yet their gun handling is often very poor. This approach to clearing is based on real time conflict ... so I clear it and go on. At the range in forty years I have never seen a press click wait a minute and bang. I didn't say it couldn't happen I said I never saw it happen.
Regards, Clint
fmgpubs 10 months ago 21
@fmgpubs
Are you for real Clint Smith?
rustedangel666 10 months ago
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romansten9 8 months ago
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@fmgpubs But I didn't hear anything about listening for a squib load in this video. The only thing I heard was "if the gun doesn't work, I don't care" Just tap, rack and attempt to fire. The "1st part of salt and pepper" every time the gun won't work.
So what happens if a person "doesn't care" whats wrong, doesn't listen for a squib load, but simply does the "tap, rack and attempt to fire" So what do you think will happen if a bullet is in the barrel and I don't care?
romansten9 8 months ago
@rustedangel666 A bullet travels down the barrel because of the expanding gas. The slide and the chamber enclose the brass, and the bullet travels the point of least resistance. Remove the gun from the equation and you have a brass case, bullet and expanding gas The brass weighs less than the bullet and the gas cant build up pressure. So what ends up happening in "most" cases, the brass pops off the bullet the gass has no significant pressure, and if something does fly, it may not penetrait.
echo1bravo2b7m 9 months ago
@rustedangel666
A hangfire isn't an impossibility, but in my experience, if the gun didn't fire (and it wasn't a squib), that round is a dud. If you're in a fight for your life, just get the round out of the chamber, and get another one in so that you can stay in the fight. Also, and I don't know how this myth gets proliferated, a round that goes off OUTSIDE of a firearm isn't going to hurt anyone. The expanding gases need to be contained and concentrated in a barrel for bullet lethality.
opmike343 9 months ago
@rustedangel666 I agree with fmgpubs, if you are in a situation where you need to use your firearm life death situation are you going to wait the one minute before clearing the malfunction? 2nd what if you wait one minute and clear the round and it goes off at 1:06 instead, you civilian guys that get into gun/tactical training are overly concerned with safety and like fmgpubs stated you all usually have poor weapons handling skills anyways but then are quick to point out every "safety" issue.
TheNorthshore09 8 months ago
@rustedangel666 I generally refer to a squib as a case that didn't get any powder but the primer produces enough pressure to lodge the bullet in your barrel. If your hammer hits the primer and the bullet doesn't detonate, we call that a dud. In a normal range setting, you would set that bullet aside aimed downrange. What Mr. Smith is teaching here is combat shooting, in other words you couldn't care less about squibs or duds.
KipJordy1 8 months ago
Clint, awesome video but you fail to address a double feed scenario when the mag can only be dropped when the slide is pulled back. That is where trained people freeze. That's also why that mag release needs to be accessible with one hand.
KipJordy1 8 months ago
1:21 That is generally not what you get. In most 1911 failures, the slide is out of battery and the hammer cannot drop. With all due respect, I like your video but I think you're leaving some stuff out.
KipJordy1 8 months ago
Great video! Thanks!
OglarTheL337 10 months ago
This seems like a very reliable technique. But....what about a squib?
carm4450 10 months ago
Mr. Smith, Thank you for showing these videos on youtube. I am taking my CCW class this Sunday. But i want to research and study and know that i know. Your teachings on gun use is awesome. I watch people on learning then someone talking to me. Or just show and i learn quicker. You are one awesome instructor and I would love to come to Thunder Ranch and learn from you. Thank you for your time.
Jason Moon
MLMSTUDIOS1 10 months ago
5/5 Thanks.
DAILEYericCaryUSA 10 months ago
It's "Rhodes", people. Not old, not rogue, not mold.
krazykrush 10 months ago
Last year i got my first 9 MM pistol and after a few shots a bulit hang in the barrel then i try to unload it but fail. i go to local gun market in pakistan and it was close due to eid holidays. so i search the video and i find this one and after this i get my gun back normally. great video i learn a lot and now all my friends coem to me if they get a bulet jam in thie pistols.
masifk 10 months ago
Great Vid ...Thanks
Message for the Dutch guy from a Canadian. Whoever is anti gun in your government and find out who is and vote their arses out of there !
baldbollocks 11 months ago
awesome instruction. that "old scholar" thing was halairious! hahaha
manny6528197 11 months ago
good vid
BiroPrincess4 11 months ago
Awesome video
Ghostisbulletproof 11 months ago
pretty new to the gun world. But I'm curious how did you manage to make these malfunction on cue?
Aaotrom 11 months ago
Clint is most definitely the man.
mgfaxlad 11 months ago
Awesome, keep it simple! Great job
Facewest 11 months ago
This is why Clint is a god amongst men.
supaFastXCountry 1 year ago
LMFAO! @ 5:19! Clint is THE MAN!!
J1Z06 1 year ago
Clint, thanks for sharing this magnificent demonstration. Loved the part where you asked "Then I have one other subtle nuance to ask you about. Where was the muzzle the whole time?"
I guarantee, I will remember the answer.
xzmn61 1 year ago
"Don't over-engineer it, don't IBM it, don't MIT it ..."
Then it's best to KISS it. (Keep it simple, stupid).
Watcher3223 1 year ago
this dude should be in the army so if the same thing happens to soldiers he could teach them
vidioshowstutorials 1 year ago
@vidioshowstutorials "Clint Smith, President and Director of Thunder Ranch®, is a Marine Corps veteran of two infantry and Combined Action Platoon tours in Vietnam. His experience includes seven years as a police officer during which he served as head of the Firearms Training Division as well as being a S.W.A.T. member and precision rifleman."
arbormanA1 11 months ago
@arbormanA1 woooow
vidioshowstutorials 11 months ago
very simple and informative..thanks for sharing it with us mere mortal hobbyist
sweetyvash 1 year ago
This guy is a very good teacher. Thank you very much.
BrothersFreedive 1 year ago
this is the first and last video i will see on what to do when a pistol malfunctions haha. he explains it very well
AskingAA 1 year ago 8
@AskingAA I agree. This video was plain and to the point. I can now stop searching for ways to clear my handgun. Thanks a bunch!
go2nate 10 months ago
@AskingAA I agree. This video was plain and to the point. I can now stop searching for ways to clear my handgun. Thanks a bunch!
go2nate 10 months ago
Okay okay so I tap and the what?
YourFatClownAss 1 year ago
He did NOT show you how the "home boys" do it on the street! Bang,Bang....CLICK!!! Throw it down and run like hell!!! hahahahaha
HerbWalker 1 year ago
tap rack bang works every time, and if it don't, just reload.
pete5668 1 year ago 2
Hahaha, I work at a public range and the "rouge scholars" thing couldn't be more true. Fantasic demonstration!
callmepyro 1 year ago 21
@callmepyro Not "rogue scholars," Rhodes Scholars; it's a scholarship trust for those seeking advanced education at Oxford University in England.
silvermediastudio 1 year ago
@silvermediastudio Thanks for the clarification.
callmepyro 1 year ago
@callmepyro it's Rhodes Scholars but I suppose I'm being a pedant.
mikeymike4g63 9 months ago
@mikeymike4g63 Yea. I was corrected already. My mistake. I had never seen the word written before. And like I said, I work at a public range, so I'm not graced by real Rhodes Scholars XD
callmepyro 8 months ago
@callmepyro lolol its all good.
mikeymike4g63 8 months ago
@callmepyro sorry pyro ...maybe I shouldnt correct a gun owner but it is Rhodes scholar, a prestigious scholarship to Oxford.
lilnetty2 8 months ago
@callmepyro Actually, he said was, "Rhodes scholars," as in recpients of the Cecil Rhodes scholarship to Oxford University. I think we both appreciate the humor and sarcasm.
jdarling2k 7 months ago
@callmepyro I admit my ignorance, but after googling rouges scholar, I can't find out what it is. Could you tell me?
commonsense369 7 months ago
@commonsense369 Try looking up "Rhodes scholar".
R3dhans 7 months ago
@commonsense369 Try looking up "Rhodes Scholar".
R3dhans 7 months ago
Information dense just as I like presentations.
tiggerr42431 1 year ago 2
My God!... No Fluff..Just great stuff.. Simple direction...Finally...Jack
BigMoch 1 year ago
My God!... No Fluff..Just great stuff.. Simple direction...Finally...Jack
BigMoch 1 year ago
great video and skills thnks man
dilo32mia 1 year ago
i love this guys videos, but you talk fast constantly. slow up a little and teach. we all know you understand what your doing and thinking.
bmylesk 1 year ago
Great video!! I actually watched this last week for the first time and today!! I had a double feed on my springfield xd 9mm subcompact and I was like TAP-RACK, didnt work, removed mag, unload, load, tap, rack and BANG!! it was easy. I will be honest and say when i first saw the double feed i was like "OH CRAP" but then remembered this video!!! THANKS SO MUCH!!!
kryptos7799 1 year ago
can you have a triple feed or is that just not possible
fierwall5 1 year ago
@fierwall5 You are either rather new to firearms, or you are making a joke. Just in case you are serious, I feel I should answer. No, it is not possible to have a triple feed, unless you know of some strange firearm I do not know.
Jesses001 1 year ago
@fierwall5 maybe if you load .22s in your .45 by accident? I don't know :)
pete5668 1 year ago
@fierwall5 You can have a triple feed in the AR rifle platform
dmjerrywest44 1 year ago
thanks...can always learn something...
thefozmonster 1 year ago
I'm a lady and I plan to share this video with other ladies I know. Until today, I had no idea how to unjam my 9MM Bersa....now I know!
Excellent training video...thanks for sharing!
Stressed2Capacity 1 year ago
Great video Mr. Smith! very eloquent! Cheers!
lamaspanda 1 year ago
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This all makes sense, but what about the dangers of a squib load, where a round could be lodged in the barrel. Firing a new round could cause the gun to explode. Sure in emergencies this all makes sense, but at the range shouldn't you always dissasemble and check for barrel obstructions after a misfire, as your pistol manual dictates? Thoughts anyone?
gtbassguygary 1 year ago
@gtbassguygary You just can't fire a new round if there's one loaded in the barrel.. Can you load more than one round into the barrel?
tuyocuyo 1 year ago
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This all makes sense, but what about the dangers of a squib load, where a round could be lodged in the barrel. Firing a new round could cause the gun to explode. Sure in emergencies this all makes sense, but at the range shouldn't you always dissasemble and check for barrel obstructions after a misfire, as your pistol manual dictates? Thoughts anyone?
gtbassguygary 1 year ago
This all makes sense, but what about the dangers of a squib load, where a round could be lodged in the barrel. Firing a new round could cause the gun to explode. Sure in emergencies this all makes sense, but at the range shouldn't you always dissasemble and check for barrel obstructions after a misfire, as your pistol manual dictates? Thoughts anyone?
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30carbineshooter 10 months ago
excellent!!
gertielove 1 year ago
some boob...lol
bsrman36 1 year ago
Does this guy have a oxygen tank in his lungs, cos he doesn't breathe.
jimmy202500 1 year ago
I just can't get enough of this guy!
"Well I think... Ooh I dunno.... Oogedaboogada!" just about killed me. XD
888nomad 1 year ago
Great video. These drills are as important to learn as any other aspect of gun ownership. If you carry an auto for self defense, or have one for home security, you need to learn these drills. I do these drills at home with spent brass and snap caps.
EyeinTeaJay 1 year ago
@EyeinTeaJay Very true statement.
beerbrewer737 1 year ago
I've got a question if you have time - the weapon Failer to feed every time I fire a round down range. I go threw these exersises which is good and all, but I can't be doing this for 13 rounds or a mag full of bullets.
Magazines are good, they work in my other weapons of the same manufacture and cal. Ammo is good too, works in my other weapons by the same manufacture. Advice is appreciated.
Semper Fi!
Idea's if you have time.
UncleBob556 1 year ago
@UncleBob556 Well you eliminate possible problems till you find the problem. If you know the mags are good and you know the ammo is good the only two things that could be left is the weapon and the shooter. It does not appear to be the shooter because only one weapon is down, so it must be that weapon. You may want to load a round slowly and see if anything is causing any hang ups. Could be the feed ramp, the recoil spring, or even the extractor. I would be interested to hear if you fix it.
Jesses001 1 year ago
great instructional video 10/10
windofthegods 1 year ago
Is he breathin?
alexicon89 1 year ago
good demonstration, a joy to watch
Sherpaful 1 year ago
He is one of the most lovably annoying Americans Ive ever seen .... TAP .. RACK ,,, back in service....
messygoods 1 year ago
I really like this guy! knows what he is talking about
RazorCell7 1 year ago
he is making me hungry
goffy44 1 year ago
well this helped me alot at the range today little .22s always jam up lol kept getting stovepipes and it became 2nd nature almost (they have dirty guns lol)
crapper1 1 year ago
@crapper1 My Ruger Mark III is dirty as hell and might fail to eject once every 800 rounds, if that.. tighten your grip, put some oil on the bolt, brush out the ejector, and try different ammo.. maybe you're using old/underpowered loads.
silvermediastudio 1 year ago
the best adviced i've seen so far! BRAVO to you sir!!! clap clap clap........
sweetyvash 1 year ago
that was very helpful!
CHOSENMARINE 1 year ago
I just realized this was excactly what we where tought during military training, though on a automatic carbine, but its the same. fast and easy - and it works! Very good video!
bolgrats 1 year ago
Nice
gilyardk 1 year ago
Thanx for sharing
st8oftheart 1 year ago
AMERICA BLESSES ALL WHO RESPONDED TO MY COMMENT!!! i wish my nation was smart enough to make guns legal. id love to even have a duplicate but even THATS illigal...thank you all for the kind and suporting comments!!! i wish that 1 day tese morons would give us the rights to own guns...id be the 1st person here to get 1
straps6661 1 year ago
@straps6661
Thanks man, but your channel says you live in the USA!
Did you emigrate to Japan or something?
WatchRyder 1 year ago
@WatchRyder no i live in holland....im just pretty embarrest to live here so i filled in that im from the USA.
straps6661 1 year ago
@straps6661
Dude I almost did the same with my country profile too man.
Euroland is the land of socialism and it sucks, big time.
WatchRyder 1 year ago
@straps6661: Why don't you move to the USA, we don't need fucks like you in Europe!
kalasnikov47 1 year ago
ah God, i love this guy's no bullshit approach! and not to forget the "oggedaboggeda" XD
gunmaster1119 1 year ago
thank you!!
ranbo1213 1 year ago
He's totally right about the "conference" One guy at the range told me he carries for self defense, he got a double feed during practice. He walked back to the bench and attempted to clear it. Is he prepared to defend himself?
He's what I call a dreamer.
bsrman36 1 year ago
Don't over-engineer it, don't IBM it, Don't MIT it and don't all go for a road scholar convention :D
WatchRyder 1 year ago
Clint Smith 4ever:-)
MsBakky 1 year ago
Oregon! I love this State. Hoorah!
Aonexia 1 year ago
I agree: we should have instructors like this on every firing range in the country.
Dunkleosteus3691 1 year ago
I like this guy. nuff said.
fst3v0 1 year ago
I love his no-nonsense approach to handling FTF's and FTE's.
I would sign up for a class taught by this guy, regardless of what he was teaching. Cooking cupcakes or field-stripping a M249... I like his style.
2k5325i 1 year ago 2
@2k5325i Tactical Cup Cakes! with Duracoat frosting lol
marksiwel 1 year ago
im from holland i want a gun...why is it so hard to get a gun in this counrty...you americans should be feeling happy you can get 1
straps6661 1 year ago 15
@straps6661 Holland is a wonderful country with wonderful people. Sorry to hear the public there has been educated to believe that no citizen should have firearms.
You will have to find others who agree with you and start a movement to counter the anti-gun beliefs in your country. It will take a long time but at least you have hope that people will finally see logic and reason.
Dunkleosteus3691 1 year ago
@Dunkleosteus3691 thx for your reply, i DO think its a shame, there are lots of reasons why we should have guns! i wish i could have a duplicate but i dont have money for it!
straps6661 1 year ago
@straps6661
Are guns illegal in Holland?
WatchRyder 1 year ago
@WatchRyder No, you can buy them in vending machines.
marksiwel 1 year ago
@marksiwel
No need to get arsey, I asked a reasonable question.
Oh and guns aren't banned in the UK, I own one legit. :)
WatchRyder