Reality Of The Reload: Should You Carry Spare Ammunition?

By Salvatore

I will start off by saying that I always, one hundred percent of the time, carry a reload for my handgun. Usually just a single reload, perhaps a second reload if I am spending time in the woods or some such thing, but always at least one. When carrying my usual double-stack 9mm pistol I carry a spare magazine. When carrying my small revolver in those times when I need absolute discretion I carry a speed loader as well. I also spend significant time training my reloads and can do so from concealment faster than most. But what is the reality of needing to reload our handgun in a critical situation? Is it worth carrying a reload at all? Is it worth spending significant training time on?

The bottom line is simply this: in civilian defensive gun use reloads happen damn near zero percent of the time. Sure, they happen, but if we just go with statistics than it is not unreasonable for one to consider the carry of an extra magazine unnecessary, especially if carrying a pistol that has decent capacity to begin with. Now in law enforcement gunfights reloads happen far more routinely and having spare mags on one’s …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation