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Clearing A Type 1 Malfunction With A Tap Rack Bang Drill<\/span><\/h1>\n

Someone once said that the loudest sound in a gunfight is a click when there should have been a bang. Having your gun malfunction on the range and go \u201cclick\u201d when it should have gone \u201cbang\u201d is an inconvenience, and a malfunction in a shooting match means you might lose the match. A malfunction in a gunfight, however, means you might lose something much more valuable. This is why knowing how to quickly diagnose and clear a malfunction is an essential part of learning to be a better marksman.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tap Rap Bang – For When Bang Doesn’t Happen When It Should<\/span><\/h2>\n

At their heart, guns are a mechanical device. The falling of a hammer, the movement of the firing pin, the ejection of the spent casing and loading of a new round are all mechanically based. As mechanical objects, they can wear down through use and break or suffer malfunctions. Over the next few weeks, we\u2019ll take a look at how to deal with three different types of pistol malfunctions. The first malfunction we\u2019ll look at is the failure to extract, or tap rack bang drill.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n