I respect Paul Howe 110% but this reloading method is not effective. Your sight and awareness is all focus on looking down an inserting mag in magazine well. But any ways Rock on.
watching and doing are two different things. doing will provide you muscle memory. you can watch all the training videos you want but find the best that fit you. Because everybody has their own technique. So try to find your own technique not copying others because you might have a hardtime to be like them. Find the best and use it.
Excellent! Well said and validation...I / we work, train and instructor most often in the collective not the individual environment in close proximity to other operators in the interior of buildings and structures. We also work in confined spaces and similar terrain. After 25 years or so of doing this professionally I agree with Paul 100%. Hats off to Paul.
What I have taken to this video is that yes...magpul has been turned into the "standard" and they make great arguments. I in fact usually conduct that work space reload. But it is just teaching you a different way to reload. you might find yourself in tight enough quarters to where you don't have enough room to manipulate a rifle. It pays to be able to adapt is really all I'm saying here.
I don't know if i agree 100% with this method. I understand loading at the ground but if you notice his head is down the whole time. Im sure he knows how to load a magazine without looking but can the students do that? If i were him i would teach both his way and the magpul way. That way the student can know how to change a mag either way for any condition whether it be a hostage rescue or a combat situation and still learn to keep your eye on target.
There's multiple schools of thought on how to load. The course I took by Ken Hackthorn, also former Army SF, taught the same basic principle of loading in a work space so not to lose sight down range. What Paul points out is something to consider. Watch the Magpul video, they explain the reason they train that way. A young Marine is now paralyzed b/c he did this type of reload and the guy he shot, didn't die, and when he looked up from his reload the enemy fighter was right there and shot him.
@Valkyrie1911 Its seems to me hes talking more to policing or hostage rescue types of ppl instead of combat situations where you dont have to worry about where that potential round goes. Gotta keep in mind Delta was originally made for hostage rescue. Even in an urban situation in an isolated incident, you would still have to worry about where that round goes. If you arent in the miltray, every bullet you fire has a lawyer attached to it and could take an innocent life.
This seems to be in directly conflict with Magpul's Art of The tactical Carbine. If i recall correctly, they load in a high ready position so as "kataquan" pointed out, you don't lose situational awareness. It would be interesting to see a discussion from the two schools of thought.
I respect Paul Howe 110% but this reloading method is not effective. Your sight and awareness is all focus on looking down an inserting mag in magazine well. But any ways Rock on.
EPR1FILMS 5 days ago
How will I keep my situational awareness if my head is in the dirt?
IamaRifle 1 month ago
watching and doing are two different things. doing will provide you muscle memory. you can watch all the training videos you want but find the best that fit you. Because everybody has their own technique. So try to find your own technique not copying others because you might have a hardtime to be like them. Find the best and use it.
Vietboy1st 1 month ago
No one way is better then the other. Learn everything. You're toolbox doesn't just have a hammer.
ohhhlethal 1 month ago
Excellent! Well said and validation...I / we work, train and instructor most often in the collective not the individual environment in close proximity to other operators in the interior of buildings and structures. We also work in confined spaces and similar terrain. After 25 years or so of doing this professionally I agree with Paul 100%. Hats off to Paul.
IMTT 1 month ago
What I have taken to this video is that yes...magpul has been turned into the "standard" and they make great arguments. I in fact usually conduct that work space reload. But it is just teaching you a different way to reload. you might find yourself in tight enough quarters to where you don't have enough room to manipulate a rifle. It pays to be able to adapt is really all I'm saying here.
mpvasiliou 1 month ago
On the field conditions will dictate your tactics. So one can't really say what is right or wrong. It's just another tool in your box.
tech40799 2 months ago
I don't know if i agree 100% with this method. I understand loading at the ground but if you notice his head is down the whole time. Im sure he knows how to load a magazine without looking but can the students do that? If i were him i would teach both his way and the magpul way. That way the student can know how to change a mag either way for any condition whether it be a hostage rescue or a combat situation and still learn to keep your eye on target.
cpierson610 2 months ago
There's multiple schools of thought on how to load. The course I took by Ken Hackthorn, also former Army SF, taught the same basic principle of loading in a work space so not to lose sight down range. What Paul points out is something to consider. Watch the Magpul video, they explain the reason they train that way. A young Marine is now paralyzed b/c he did this type of reload and the guy he shot, didn't die, and when he looked up from his reload the enemy fighter was right there and shot him.
Valkyrie1911 3 months ago
@Valkyrie1911 Its seems to me hes talking more to policing or hostage rescue types of ppl instead of combat situations where you dont have to worry about where that potential round goes. Gotta keep in mind Delta was originally made for hostage rescue. Even in an urban situation in an isolated incident, you would still have to worry about where that round goes. If you arent in the miltray, every bullet you fire has a lawyer attached to it and could take an innocent life.
shkotay 3 months ago
@shkotay "combat situations where you dont have to worry about where that potential round goes."
This comment enabled my eyebrows to raise beyond my hairline. That's how crazy that statement is.
soulstodeny05 1 month ago
This seems to be in directly conflict with Magpul's Art of The tactical Carbine. If i recall correctly, they load in a high ready position so as "kataquan" pointed out, you don't lose situational awareness. It would be interesting to see a discussion from the two schools of thought.
lumien 3 months ago
@Kataquan I talked to Paul last year. He is ex-SF and CAG (Delta Force) with plenty of mission time. This how they train.
dsubversion 4 months ago
but then you have to look down at your magwell to load and lose situational awareness
Kataquan 4 months ago
Yes, I breath of fresh air! There is common sense out there...
IMTT 5 months ago