BigDan wrote:Excaliber wrote:
From watching the circumstances in the video, I don't think you're looking at unreliable performance from a Glock pistol (which would be exceedingly rare - that's why a majority of the country's police carry them.)
Since the video is clearly taken in a training environment, it is highly likely that young McKenzie's pistol is loaded with magazines that have dummy rounds interspersed with live ones to help her learn to clear weapon malfunctions instinctively by making them happen unpredictably and often. Good training instructors often use this technique. The fact that the safety officer doesn't stop the scenario and inspect the weapon would tend to support this interpretation.
It also looks like McKenzie has got the hang of how to handle malfunctions whenever they pop up.
Yes, there were dummy rounds in some of the magazines in the drills. I had forgotten about those. That's not the Glock failing, it's a simulation of real-world scenario where your gun MAY fail. Failure to Feed, Failure to Fire, Piggy-back rounds, etc. They are taught to clear each of these if they happen. She does it with a cool heard and keeps on truckin'.
I agree. Those were dummy rounds - for training purposes. She did an amazing job!
