GURPS Tactical Shooting

[Crakkerjakk]

Originally Posted by Icelander

Do you reload in 1 second or 3 seconds? Can you reload that fast while being shot at?

Like I said, pogue. I didn't say I trained enough to be good at it. But it is obviously a skill that is practiced, and by a fairly broad group of people. I'm just objecting to the idea that it's a rare skill.

I'd say I got it down to 2-3 seconds, usually, if the top of my mag pouch was folded back so I didn't have to pop that open too. Why would it be 1 second? Dropping the mag is one Ready, FD(ammo) eliminates the second for drawing the mag, then you have two more Ready actions to insert the mag and hit the bolt release which can be dropped to 1 sec with Familiarity with the weapon.

IME the way it goes is you drop the mag with your right hand while drawing the new one with your left, insert, then ready, but whatever. For me the FD(ammo) is training to pull the new mag (quickly) with one hand while dropping the old mag with the other.