https://greyhive.com/videos/watch/88013c64-015f-456d-ba85-71f55a6491dc Do you do this? Give me 3 minutes, it probably won't be a waste of your time. I see guys with combat experience get this right and not a whole lot of anyone else, regardless of how long they've been shooting or how many times not doing this has backfired on them. That said, I very rarely eject the mag to perform the "did it strip a round out?" check. This is definitely an extra insurance double-check sort of a thing if you're going into a scenario where you absolutely, positively need to know that your rifle is ready-to-rock. However, tugging on the magazine after inserting it should 100% become an automatic, muscle memory sort of thing for effectively all shooters in all scenarios. Loading a rifle? Performing a tactical reload? Give that mag a quick pull before you let go of it to make sure it's locked in place. This isn't new. I didn't develop any of this. I've had lots of training from lots of different people from different shooting backgrounds, and these two things are often taught by certain military and SWAT types who have combat experience and by almost nobody else. Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:34:17 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://greyhive.com https://greyhive.com/lazy-static/avatars/5746210d-885d-44b2-9be0-92bf1e4d34df.webp https://greyhive.com/videos/watch/88013c64-015f-456d-ba85-71f55a6491dc All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://greyhive.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.