In Borderlands for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC, there is a way to go around the reloading animation, which is especially helpful on slow reloading weapons like the sniper rifles.
After your weapon starts to reload, click the melee button. The melee animation will go faster than the reload animation will on a weapon with slow reload times, allowing you to fire again much quicker than normal.



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