Nicoli Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 BBC news story about the latest rocket attack on israel was accompanied by this photo..... ....odd mag arrangement. I thought at first it might be 2 mags clamped together so when the first was empty it was released, spun so the 2nd mag was the right way up then re-inserted...but then wouldnt the original mag hit the trigger guard / his hand?? Link to post Share on other sites
Ubar Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Nope, one mag held horizontally, the thing in the magwell is just a holder for the magazine... so you can carry a magazine with your rifle being unloaded Link to post Share on other sites
spetsnazdave87 Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Ubar answered the question Link to post Share on other sites
Nicoli Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Nope, one mag held horizontally, the thing in the magwell is just a holder for the magazine... so you can carry a magazine with your rifle being unloaded Learn something new everyday Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
Ubar Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 http://www.zahal.org/rifle/p12.htm like that Link to post Share on other sites
T3CH Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 I've seen pics of uzi mags done like that, its so if they dive prone they don't damage the top of the mag, also lets them get lower than taping it pointing down. Link to post Share on other sites
Pilko Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Very clever Link to post Share on other sites
Robinio Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Why not use the safety and don't have a bullet in the chamber? Link to post Share on other sites
Perch Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Because of Murphy's Law. Link to post Share on other sites
ED-SKaR Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Why not use the safety and don't have a bullet in the chamber? There are levels of saftey and combat redyness. If you are about to storm a room you have your gun all locked and loaded with the saftey off. On a hostile patroll with probable contact, you have a mag in, but the gun unloaded. if you are not expecting contact, then you dont need a gun loaded. Its still a good idea to have a few mags handy, and this method keeps that saftey level, whyle keeping combat redyness quite high. Imadgine a m4/m16 with a readymag; a mag in the readymag, but not in the gun. Same thing, no chance of AD, but you can load up fairly quick. Link to post Share on other sites
sekiryu Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 ...so he has to reload before shooting a threat? Sounds a bit odd to me. *shrugs* Link to post Share on other sites
Wayneard3413 Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 There are levels of saftey and combat redyness. If you are about to storm a room you have your gun all locked and loaded with the saftey off. On a hostile patroll with probable contact, you have a mag in, but the gun unloaded. if you are not expecting contact, then you dont need a gun loaded. Its still a good idea to have a few mags handy, and this method keeps that saftey level, whyle keeping combat redyness quite high. If you are outside the wire your *suitcase* is loaded, period... This is something for when your on a FOB and can't have your weapon loaded Honestly after hearing more than a few rounds popped off into clearing barrels if they really want to cut down on AD's it is as simple as keeping your weapon loaded at all times and not messing with it... Everyone hears "treat your weapon as if it loaded", well if it is loaded I guarantee you will treat it more carefully Link to post Share on other sites
ED-SKaR Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 That is what i said, but in different words. Link to post Share on other sites
billy252 Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Nice - Thanks for the link Ubar. Never seen one of those before. Link to post Share on other sites
Pablo Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Who's the little fellow in the middle? Link to post Share on other sites
Samm Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Who's the little fellow in the middle? He's just trying to work on the scale of things. Link to post Share on other sites
ED-SKaR Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Can we do a "caption this picture" for this picture? Link to post Share on other sites
Mat Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Who's the little fellow in the middle? Father Ted: Now concentrate this time, Dougal. These [he points to some plastic cows on the table] Father Ted: are very small; those [pointing at some cows out of the window] Father Ted: are far away... Can we do a "caption this picture" for this picture? Seren (Captain) Ted: Now concentrate this time, Abraham. These [he points to some plastic soldiers in the mud] Seren Ted: are very small; he [pointing at the soldier in the middle of the picture out of the window] Seren Ted: is far away... Link to post Share on other sites
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