Caleb uses a naughty word during a multi-malf run in IDPA. The RO should have had a bar of soap ready if you ask me.
This reminds me of when I was doing my interview the other day. If you watch the video, you will see me clear a Failure to Feed. Editing makes it unapparent how long it took me to realize what had happened, but it was definitely a few seconds and not the instant that Caleb does his magic. I don’t practice failure drills enough and that’s something I should work on.
When it comes to the .22LR pistol, I’d be lucky to get through 2 magazines without a dud round or something not sliding up the feed ramp. With the 1911, it generally shoots well, but FTFs aren’t exactly uncommon. With the Glocks, until that interview, I had never had a FTF or FTE from a Glock, ever (that wasn’t directly ammo related).
The only issues I’ve ever had with my Glocks up until that video were 1) a failure to put powder in a case which shoved the bullet 1.5” down the barrel via the primer alone and one clearly underpowered round that failed to cycle. Since those happenings, I visually inspect every last round before I seat the bullet to ensure the powder is at the level where it should be. Being that my two failures were catastrophic, my brain hesitates when something does happen because I want my brain to recall everything that just happened. If there wasn’t a loud bang, I don’t want to pull the trigger again until I’m assured the barrel is clear or I can see that the current round being ejected is still intact. Even when I was shooting IDPA, it’d take a second or two before I’d act because I was busy reconstructing the series of events in my head to ensure that a simple tap & rack isn’t going to end up blowing my fingers off.
Practice is needed, to be sure.
I don’t practice failure drills enough and that’s something I should work on.