When you shoot your AR...............

Kenlguy

Kenlguy

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........from a standing position,is your right elbow up in a horizonal or vertical towards the ground.


I was taught by a "pro" that the elbow should be up but I always see guys shooting with it down. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif
 
I shoot mine "up".

Not as far up as witha standard grip rifle, because that starts to cant the straight angle of the sight plane.
 
No correct way.If you want text book probably arm horizonal.Reason I say this I was a born natural as a little boy who could just plain shoot.When it became time in the Army during basic training to shoot our weapon (M-16)I had a little DI all over me yealing at me as I was not shooting and holding my weapon correctly!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif After about 3 times or so of this he looked at my target.Then he called me by my last name and said: Forget everything I just kept telling you and KEEP SHOOTING JUST THE WAY YOU DO IT!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif I never forgot that(been quite a few years /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif) and nobody ever said nothing the rest of my 3 years!So shoot your rifle the way it feels comfortable to you as long as you hit what your aiming at.
 
Are you shooting match or cqb. IMO it matters. I started shooting with my elbow horizontal but now shoot primarily with both elbows in, but I shoot primarily cqb stuff. Whatever works for you is right in my opinion.
 
I've got a Blueforce Vickers 2-point sling very similar to the video, and when tensioned it steadies the rifle very well. The sling swivels are on the side of the ACE stock and at the front takedown pin - works like a champ and carries well. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
My elbow is pointed straight into the ground with my wrist turned slightly towards my mouth and I tilt my head back and take a sip....oh thats a beer....wrong subject
 
when i shoot mr AR, my right elbow is pretty much straight down, and my left straight out..might be because i shoot left handed?
 
I got curious & picked mine up & looked out the window through the scope at the pasture...

My right elbow isn't as far up as I thought..

It's just not locked to my side either.

Shooting the AR took some practice at first, but now that I have used it (nearly exclusively) for some time, I find I'm pretty proficient at it.

My only regret is not having the type AR's I use now 25 years ago. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
When you shoot your AR...............

it goes,

boom ,boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom,

mag change........

boom ,boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom,


sorry couldnt resist /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
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When you shoot your AR...............

it goes,

boom ,boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom,

mag change........

boom ,boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom,







I use 20rnd'rs also... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
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I use 20rnd'rs also... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif



I was waiting to see if somebody caught that! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
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The proper way to position your arms is elbows in tight. Taught by every major military in the world.



Guess I'm showing my age, but not in the '50's and early '60's. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I was with the AMU and we taught the right (RH shooter) elbow is elevated above the shoulder to help carry the weight of the weapon. Of course, that was with the M1 (and later the M14).

For the life of me, I can't do that with the AR due to the pistol grip. This is probably why they teach the low elbow today; it just works better w/pistol grips.

Regards,
hm
 
hm1996 has it right. The pistol grip changes the way you have to hold vs. the classic "elbow in the air" hold of the 1903/Garand/M-14/Model 70/Model 700 target rifles. When I shoot my offhand stages(more like "awful hand" for most shooters) in high power, I have both elbows tucked in to the jacket. It helps support the rifle.

Fast Ed
 
The reason for the high elbow is to accentuate the 'pocket' in the inside shoulder for the buttstock. A lot of people put the buttstock way out on the outer part of the shoulder (the deltoid muscle on the front upper arm). That's where those nice bruises show up when shooting something that kicks. A high trigger-hand-side elbow pushes out the deltoid a bit and forms a deeper pocket, which is closer to your neck than arm, along the collarbone.

The idea was it was better to have the buttstock in the pocket than out on the deltoid muscle. Not sure why, probably brought the stock in closer to your cheek and put the sights/scope in better alignment with your eye, compared to having the buttstock further out away from your face on the deltoid muscle.

But with pistol-grip long guns like the AR, it's hard to grip them with your elbow high like that.
 
I agree with whatever feels best. No right or wrong way. Military and close quarters combat schools teach elbow tucked in tight. Two big reasons that CQC teaches that method is because it makes you more maneuverable on the go for getting through doors and around corners. It also gets that elbow and arm down out of the way and less likely to take an unfriendly round. An round striking that elbow or forearm can disable a shooter and quick.
 
Gentlemen, Gentlemen,

There is only one way to shoot an AR...Laid across shooting sticks, and you just keep pullin the trigger till you runs outen bullets, or the Coyote falls down.

Dave
 
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