Josh,
Good feedback.
Some things i have done over the past year is to ensure that when i do grip the magazine coming out of the pouch i am doing so in a consistent and repeatable manner. Having a good grip on the mag right from the get go is pretty darned important.
The slide catch...thats a tricky one. My initial training taught me to always come over the top to release the slide via powerstroke. The methodology behind that makes sense and i agree with it however in my current outlook on shooting im more interested in getting faster for competitive purposes. I KNOW i can do both methods so they're available to me should i need to call on them.
Thumbing the catch may be a concession going just a bit too far for me right now.
Anyone have any benchmarks for reload speeds?
For example, a 4 second FAST is...lightening fast.
A 5 second FAST is pretty darned fast
A 6 second FAST seems to be attainable for the average, experienced shooter.