Do you mean tap, rack, asses?
NoDo you mean tap, rack, asses?
I'm going to say 50% of people I see in the range don't have any idea how to clear a jam or what might cause it. Maybe one size doesn't fit all but when you feel the student can grasp the concept mechanically of what they are trying to accomplish and why. When they have basic safe gun handling skills and manage to keep their finger off the trigger while manipulating the slide would be a good time to start working on it.
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When many adult men at the range lay the gun down and come and get help when it won't go bang. That is a clue they have no idea how to clear a malfunction.
True.
But, thanks to gods of safety that they've decided they're in over their heads.
I mean they're not sweeping themselves or everyone else, and they're not banging it on the bench to try and "make something happen" (not joking).
Of course, if anyone needs examples of "I know what I'm doing" we've got a thread for that already...