Tactical Training Techniques: Tap Rack Bang

One of the basics of any tactical training is dealing with malfunctions while operating a gun, and how that's done is the Tap Rack Bang method.

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Jason Beighley of Skeleton Key Tactical dropped in to provide some training tips.

The Tap, Rack, Bang method is a method for quickly clearing a malfunction in case of a bad round, failure to eject or failure to feed. This clears the malfunction and gets the gun back into working order in a hurry.

Always remember that gun safety is paramount. If you encounter a malfunction, always keep your gun pointed downrange or otherwise in a safe direction. Tactical training, and any handgun shooting, must be done in as safe a fashion as possible.

The procedure is simple. When a malfunction occurs, you tap the magazine, then rack the slide and then fire. This accomplishes two major objectives prior to firing the pistol again, namely ensuring the magazine is fully seated and then clearing a dud round or a round that didn't feed or eject correctly. This renders a pistol - or other magazine-fed firearm - operable again.

The first step in Tap, Rack, Bang is to tap the magazine. You don't have to slam it, but don't be shy. Slap it, and slap it hard.

To rack, the pistol stays pointed in a safe direction. Grasp the slide and pull it all the way to the rear and release it. The important thing is to let the slide return to battery on it's own; when clearing a malfunction, you don't want to ride the slide forward as that can result in short-stroking the slide and induce another malfunction.

Racking the slide clears rounds that didn't feed or eject correctly, putting a live round in the chamber.

The Bang part? Well, that's pretty obvious. Point the pistol downrange and fire.

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