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Originally Posted by Greylocks
Apart from the incredible waste of time? It's most likely from some movie-maker's imagination. That technique is not done. Swapping mags is MUCH faster.
If you happen to have two handguns (primary and backup) of usually the same caliber, one gets dropped and the other gets drawn. It would still make no sense since you are technically losing or damaging a gun. No, you dont take the time to holster it. You drop it, and at that point it probably does not matter where it's dropped.
Nobody ever teaches you to let go of your gun unless it's that or die. And when your life is on the line, you dont care about gun damage. Mags can be replaced, the gun... not so easy.
So no, apart from extreme cases, this is not based on any reality. Practically it's an enormous waste of time.
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NY reload if it was once practical is probably from the bygone revolver era. Changing out bullets from a six shooter is slow even with speed loaders, unless you're somebody working shooting shows for S&W. It certainly makes sense for cap and ball shooters, but with self loading semi autos, swapping mags is nearly as fast as drawing another gun if you don't plan to reholster the empty one.