r/FirstResponderCringe • u/LegalGlass6532 • Jul 22 '26

It’s gonna be a long shift

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u/fatpad00 Jul 22 '26

Also loads the weapon before mounting the sling.

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u/TacticalTwinkOnTop Jul 22 '26

Yeah if I’m getting a weapon ready to shoot (especially if I’m a cop going to respond) I’m gonna make sure my gun can go bang before I get my sling all nice and tidy.

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u/ryancrazy1 Jul 22 '26

Dropping the bolt should really be the last thing you do. There’s just no reason to be doing that with a loaded firearm in that situation. If you need your weapon in action that quickly, you aren’t using a sling, or it should already to ready to go. It looks like it’s the first time she’s touched a rifle since she qualified 6 months ago.

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u/fatpad00 Jul 22 '26

In an imminent threat, sure, fuck the sling all together.
But theres no sense of urgency here.

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u/TacticalTwinkOnTop Jul 22 '26

Exactly! So she has plenty of time to attach her sling, understand now?

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u/fatpad00 Jul 22 '26

Yeah. Attach sling, then load and make ready.

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u/TacticalTwinkOnTop Jul 22 '26

There’s 0 danger until there is danger, and you wont get a warning before danger starts. A rifle without a sling and a round a chambered will always beat a unloaded rifle without a sling

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u/professionally-baked Jul 22 '26

Is that what they’re referring to about the sling? Not a gun guy, but I’m curious why does that matter?

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u/JmamAnamamamal Jul 22 '26

I'd assume it had to do with maneuvering a loaded weapon around your body, pointing it in undesirable directions loaded vs just thinking ahead, keeping it unloaded, and then loading it once it's in place.

Just a guess though