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MojaveMan wrote:

In instructor led practice, the instructor will call out 'threat' or not. Good teaching moment when somebody goes to bang out of habit. Practicing on your own, you make the call.

Absolutely. I find "tap, rack, point in" a much more prudent response. Having "tab, rack, bang" drilled into your head will train you to shoot after a malfunction - something that has lead to at least one very bad shooting I am aware of where an unfortunate individual killed somebody while attempting to NOT shoot them. I suppose such a response is more appropriate for a combat situation, but for defensive handgun, not so much.

Reacquiring the target in "tap, rack, bang" is a given... There is more to the "tap, rack, bang" process than what is listed in the name. For example, one step would be to watch that the problem round was ejected.

I say that "Tap, Rack, Bang" is the proper procedure on a two way range (i.e. firefight). The object of the procedure is to get you back into the fight ASAP. If the weapon does not fire at that point, it is time to take cover and clear the stoppage.

On a nice sunny afternoon at the local public range though, the proper procedure would be to remove the magazine, observe the stoppage to identify, and clear... no need to hurry in that case.