{"id":2569,"date":"2023-11-25T03:26:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T03:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=2569"},"modified":"2023-11-25T03:26:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T03:26:49","slug":"basic-malfunction-clearing-drill-learn-the-tap-rack-bang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=2569","title":{"rendered":"Basic Malfunction Clearing Drill: Learn the Tap, Rack, Bang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/trb-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"446\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/trb-696x446.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/trb-696x446.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/trb-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/trb-700x449.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/trb-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/trb-1536x984.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/trb-2048x1312.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/trb-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/trb-1068x684.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/trb-1920x1230.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/trb-655x420.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/trb-560x359.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"\" title=\"trb\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you have a semi-automatic pistol, you\u2019ve experienced a stoppage. If you just bought your first, give it time. It will happen. It may be a failure to fire, a failure to feed, a double feed, a failure to eject, a magazine that\u2019s not fully seated\u2026whatever. If it can go wrong, it will and anyone who carries a semi-automatic handgun or relies on one for home defense needs to know what to do if and when it happens to you.<\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of brand new gun owners out there who haven\u2019t had much time with their new pistols. Maybe they haven\u2019t even thought about the possibility of a malfunction, but they need to. No one wants to rely on a handgun to protect themselves or their family and have it fail to go bang. That can ruin your whole day.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"_5oIHI8jUOs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tactical Training Techniques: Tap Rack Bang\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_5oIHI8jUOs?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Most malfunctions are the fault of your magazine, but whatever the cause of your gun\u2019s failure, the tap-rack-bang drill will usually get you back to shooting quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Firmly <strong>tap<\/strong> \u2014 <em>smack<\/em> really \u2014 the bottom of the magazine with the heel of your support hand. Then <strong>rack<\/strong> the slide, reassess your situation and get your gun back on target with a fresh round in the chamber. Pull the trigger for the next <strong>bang<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This video provides a nice tutorial on clearing these malfunctions in clear, plain language. If you know a new gun owner, someone who hasn\u2019t had much trigger time since they bought their gun, pass this on to them. Friends don\u2019t let friends shoot unprepared.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/malfunction-clearing-drills-tap-rack-bang-and-more\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6 If you have a semi-automatic pistol, you\u2019ve experienced a stoppage. If you just bought your first, give it time. It will happen. It may be a failure to fire, a failure to feed, a double feed, a failure to eject, a magazine that\u2019s not fully seated\u2026whatever. 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