Paul Gomez
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A Stoppage Reduction Overview in Pictures & Video
In the video, I go over both the Diagnostic and NonDiagnostic approaches to dealing with a failure to fire.
Stoppage Reductions By Gomez-Training.com
The article below deals strictly with the NonDiagnostic model
Any interruption in the cycle of functioning is a ‘stoppage’. By this definition, an empty gun is a stoppage, no round in the chamber is a stoppage, a primer that fails to ignite results in a stoppage, a failure of the slide to go into battery is a stoppage, etc, etc.
Using a nondiagnostic model, all of these issues are addressed with a single skillset. Any ‘failure to go bang’ results in the gun being drawn back to a physical reference point [gun hand elbow indexed on torso, muzzle up, mag well turned in towards centerline, ejection port out], the mag base is struck to ensure that it is properly seated and the offhand continues its’ motion to end up grasping the slide, at the cocking serrations, and fully running the slide to the rear and releasing it at that point. If it is determined that the gun is at slide lock, a reload is conducted. Next, a proper two handed grip is established at Count Three of drawstroke and the weapon is driven straight to threat, shooting if needed.
In pic one, the gun is at extension, trigger has been pressed and there was no ‘bang’.
Pic Two, gun is returned to physical reference point previously described and the base of the magazine is ‘Tapped’ to ensure it is fully locked into place.
Slide is racked in the third picture.
Two handed grasp of the gun is reestablished and the gun is being driven back to appropriate extension.
In the video, I go over both the Diagnostic and NonDiagnostic approaches to dealing with a failure to fire.
Stoppage Reductions By Gomez-Training.com
The article below deals strictly with the NonDiagnostic model
Any interruption in the cycle of functioning is a ‘stoppage’. By this definition, an empty gun is a stoppage, no round in the chamber is a stoppage, a primer that fails to ignite results in a stoppage, a failure of the slide to go into battery is a stoppage, etc, etc.
Using a nondiagnostic model, all of these issues are addressed with a single skillset. Any ‘failure to go bang’ results in the gun being drawn back to a physical reference point [gun hand elbow indexed on torso, muzzle up, mag well turned in towards centerline, ejection port out], the mag base is struck to ensure that it is properly seated and the offhand continues its’ motion to end up grasping the slide, at the cocking serrations, and fully running the slide to the rear and releasing it at that point. If it is determined that the gun is at slide lock, a reload is conducted. Next, a proper two handed grip is established at Count Three of drawstroke and the weapon is driven straight to threat, shooting if needed.
In pic one, the gun is at extension, trigger has been pressed and there was no ‘bang’.
Pic Two, gun is returned to physical reference point previously described and the base of the magazine is ‘Tapped’ to ensure it is fully locked into place.
Slide is racked in the third picture.
Two handed grasp of the gun is reestablished and the gun is being driven back to appropriate extension.
