Clearing a Double Feed in an AR-15 - NSSF Shooting Sportscast

Double feeds happen. Learn from NSSF's Mark Thomas and Gunsite instructor Bob Whaley how to clear your gun and get it ready for action when it happens to you. (NSSF Video)

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[MasterPieceArms]

Oh gag, calling an AR by the anti gunners' lingo (at 00:19) just PISSES me off royally. It's not a "sporting" rifle it's a rifle. Stop using the terms of the gun banners. The horsesh!t of "sporting" guns vs. "non sporting" guns, is how the gun banners got their success. A fully automatic M16 can be used in "sporting" competition matches. UZIs are used in competition matches. Don't tell me what is "sporting" and what isn't. I'LL decide what sports I want to participate in.

[bcraig15]

agreed, but as a "midst of combat" type fix it should address a majority of problems that you'd encounter. If clearing the excess rounds and racking 3 times doesn't get the gun clear and ready to go, something is probably broken and there is nothing that is field expedient that can do done to fix it.

[phantomelmisj]

rack, strip mag, rack rack rack

[unwittyname25]

Might b me but I didn't hear them say put the safety on. Would b a good idea to do that once you pull back the charge handle completely. Then pull the mag and assess the issue visually. If u stick ur fingers in there make sure u don't accidentally push the bolt release.

[ArtistnCraftsman]

They forgot a really important step: LOOK IN THE FRICKIN RIFLE TO SEE WHATS WRONG. Its not a mystery, you can see what happened through the ejection port. No need to guess the problem and finger your mag well...

[Smash3x]

We need more people like you in the UK, My dads father got his firearms taken from him and burned in the 50's, ones that was passed down through generations and I have being in a country that strips us of firearms and rights.

I've always had a firm interest in firearms since I was young and I only recently got too fire one while I was over in Canada and it was the best time I've ever had.

[ilovepielee]

no

[chiggyhiggins22]

To be fair, anti gunners would call that an "assault rifle." You would be free to flip out if he called it that.

[infidel556x45]

no....