Caught in the middle of a complex tactical problem, I made a procedural error. During a Gunsite exercise, I was using a Sig Sauer P226 in .357 Sig with full 12+1 capacity. I had already fired six of those thirteen rounds. When Rangemaster Ed Stock quietly asked if there was something else I wanted to do, I replied, “No” and continued forward with seven rounds in the gun. The next room had more targets than fleas on a hound dog and I ran dry in the middle of a complicated, multiple-target problem – Dead Wiley. I should have taken the previous hint and reloaded. Sure, I knew exactly how many rounds were left in my gun and that is an important tactical precept. But knowing how many you have left and doing the right thing with that information are two different things. A more important rule is summarized in the little mantra “Reload when you can, not when you have to.” If you find yourself in a fight and fire a couple of rounds, take any opportunity to reload.
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