Comments on: Status Checks Are Free

By: NinaKaas

NinaKaas — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:51:40 +0000

Damn, that sound’s so easy if you think about it.

By: NutAcculk

NutAcculk — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:48:01 +0000

Great post!

By: Great Bison

Great Bison — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:34:18 +0000

Good stuff, good stuff!! Got to have those post engagement actions.

By: ToddG

ToddG — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:04:07 +0000

Rob E — I imagine there are more than two Kevin B’s. The one I mentioned in this post is not the same as KevinB from M4Carbine.net, though.

By: Rob E

Rob E — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:33:07 +0000

I can’t count the number of police officers I’ve seen show up at the range to practice, or qualify, carrying, and not having a round in the chamber. My favorite was the one member who said “but it’s dangerous to carry it loaded”. hmmm

oh, and there are two Kevin B’s??????????

By: Ruminator

Ruminator — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:55:49 +0000

My morning ritual is to retrieve my pistol from the nightstand, remove the magazine to confirm it’s charged, check the chamber, tap the slide to confirm it’s in battery, then replace the magazine with a gratuitous tap to comfirm it’s locked, and then holster for the day. I know it’s loaded, but I check anyway.

Good post.

By: VR4

VR4 — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:08:43 +0000

I’ve seen this happen before in a few IDPA match’s. I always rack the slide and look at my indicater then tap the bottom of my mag to make sure it is seated right.

By: MHCPD

MHCPD — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:50:27 +0000

Excellent point.

I was told, simply, that “Professionals Press Check” and it holds true. A buddy of mine was on the street for two days with an empty chamber. He would have gone the entire month up until we qualified but I had asked to see his pistol and we discovered it.

STRIKE Tactical has an excellent post-shooting sequence that is well thought out and is tactically sound and legally defensible. I’m sure other schools do as well, but I’ve never been trained on one as thoroughly as STRIKEs.