Reload!

[mdms]

Is there a way to quickly reload the ammu? I run into trouble all the time with my ammu running out and the char not reloading giving the biggest target for everyone else

[KeshKettu]

There's no real way to reload faster. Just need to learn to fight at a distance suitable to your weapon, so that you are far enough away to take cover and reload when you need to.

Also learning to quickly draw your melee weapon helps when your opponent is too close to do anything. Plus sometimes narrowly bouncing side to side directly on your target while melee slashing can confuse their aim. (At least until they pull out their own melee weapon.)

There's no shame in tactical retreats, survival is more important than kills in this game.

[Ami]

As far as I know, there's only one way to manually reload your gun and that is to press the R key while staying still or walking, jumping would cancel your reload so be careful about that. Also, you can take guns from the ground if its really necessary to quickly get your hands on a full gun in difficult and rush situations like early game.
Almost forgot, the Hunting Rifle is best to be reloaded manually to have a shorter delay after shooting which feels like a faster reload