New York reload

English Etymology From New York City Police Department officers carrying a backup revolver rather than an unwieldy speed loader. Noun New York reload The act of drawing a second handgun when the first jams or runs out of ammunition, rather than reloading the first, in order to gain a speed advantage. en 2002 Ed Lovette The Snubby Revolver: The ECQ, Backup, and Concealed Carry Standard Paladin Press 1581603827 51 The fastest revolver reload is a second revolver, a.k.a. "the New York reload." en 2004 Patrick Sweeney Gun Digest Book of Smith & Wesson Gun Digest 0873497929 eBxEBgJBG0MC 117 %22New+York+reload%22 And handling a long gun is out, so the drill is to drop or holster the first handgun, and do a New York Reload. en 2006 Patrick Sweeney The Gun Digest Book Of The 1911: A Complete Look At The Use, Care & Repair of the 1911 Pistol Volume 2, Gun Digest 0896892697 8bKqoPNWpt0C 143 %22New+York+reload%22 The fastest reload is another loaded gun: The New York Reload. en July 8 2008 Steve Denney Short, But Still Sweet: Lessons from the 'Snubby Summit,' Officer.com http://www.officer.com/publication/printer.jsp?id=27851 First, they may be the fastest reload for an empty primary gun—the so-called "New York reload." 15 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20220125205639/https://www.officer.com/publication/printer.jsp?id=27851 25 January 2022