Can a grenade be disarmed?

Can you disarm an armed grenade before it explodes? For the majority of grenades, no you cannot. Once the grenade is armed (usually by removing the pin and releasing the spoon), it has started a pyrotechnic delay inside the grenade. Putting the pin back in or putting the spoon back in place won’t stop that process.

Do soldiers throw empty mags?

No. They’ll make you pay for them.

Do soldiers throw magazines away?

Throwing away magazines not only gives the enemy the opportunity to use them, it makes it so you can’t reload in a firefight. Some soldiers actually carry loose rounds specifically to refill magazines with. They are replaced with another full magazine once empty, as we carry multiple full magazines at all times.

Why do soldiers put tape on their guns?

Taping magazines together in order to speed up reloading became so common among troops using the M1 Carbine that the U.S. military experimented with the “Holder, Magazine T3-A1”, which came to be referred to by some infantrymen as the “Jungle Clip”.

Why do soldiers tap their magazines?

Tapping the magazine either against your helmet or any hard surface ensures that the rounds are seated correctly especially the top round. By doing this the soldier lessens the chance of a feed stoppage preventing the weapon functioning correctly. This is to ensure the bullets are seated properly in the magazine.

Why do soldiers knock on helmets?

It is meant to settle the rounds properly in the magazine to prevent a misfire. There is a chance that you can get a misfeed/stoppage if the round is too far foreward in the magazine.

Is it illegal to tape two magazines together?

Yes that’s legal. For example, look at shotguns such as the Keltec KSG and Tavor TS-12, which have multiple magazine tubes. They are CA legal because each tube holds fewer than 11 rounds.