How do you reload a handgun?

Answer 1

With most hand guns you press the magazine button, and the magazine drops out from the handle. You then pull the magazine spring down, and fit it at the bottom. All hand guns have a different way of keeping the spring down. Then you feed cartridges one by one into the lips of the magazine. Normaly, you have to hold down a button to feed them in. Now simply slide the magazine back into the handle and it will automatically release the spring again. When the magazine is in place, the button that you held down will be pushing against somethin, which will feed bullets in. Now pull the slide back and you're ready to fire.

---- There are two primary methods.

On a revolver, a handgun with a round cylinder, the revolver will have a release that allows the cylinder to either swing to the side for reloading, or allow the barrel of the gun to tip down. Empty and reload the cylinder and return it to the original position and your revolver should be ready to fire again.

A semi-auto pistol uses a clip to hold the unfired ammunition. There will be a release either at the side of the pistol (usually below and to the rear of the trigger) or at the bottom-rear of the pistol grip. Moving the clip release will let the old clip drop so a new clip can be inserted.

Once a new clip is inserted, you may need to pull the slide before the pistol can be fired.