Bump on lefties using a straight arm hold?
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Bump on lefties using a straight arm hold?
I use both.
Some posters on here have modified their RVGs and AFGs into on unit. I did the same thing after I found the AFG2 wasn't aggressive enough in my hand, and the RVG was too aggressive for my hand.
I took about half of the AFG2 off from the back, making sure I did not cut the little finger rest mount slot (which I have the flat one installed) and I cut a little from the front of the RVG off to flatten it. This allowed the RVG and AFG to come together without leaving a noticeable gap that could pinch one of my fingers. This took a hack-saw and a lot of sanding (sanders from the drill press) to make the minor shavings to make the holes and the rial slots align. It took about 15 mins.
I now have a very comfortable support hand grip that is easy for transitions, and feels more natural. I also do a thumb over bore, but I generally point the thumb forward.
For all you Southpaws with getting brass shot at your arm. Learn to not lock your elbows and have slight bend with your elbow pointing towards Earth. I am a righty, but I shoot a lot of support side because stuff happens. I find the aggressive "hyper-extended" support arm forward is the general cause of getting brass thrown at you. The two ways to do this is either shorten your support arm on the fore-end, or shorten the stock. I know a lot of the schools and training is having the support arm way out there to the point of hyper-extending, but I find that this fatigues the arm while in this position for a while, and you seem to be really reaching for your contact point when switching from strong side to support side.
For those who have done martial arts, you know that when delivering a punch that you are not supposed to hyper-extend, but get to a point to where your arm nearly straightens out, but you still have a slight bend in your elbow. I use this same practice when holding my rifle (or almost any gun) with my support side. It keeps my arm from getting fatigued too quickly, and I feel I am not having to over reach for my forearm grip when doing a transition.
When I shoot support-side I guess I'm a lefty. What do you want to know? I pull the trigger, holes appear in the target. Nothing is different from how a righty would do it. I've never had brass hit my arm or face that I recall, except once shooting out of a driver's side window support-side, my arm blocked the ejection port.
Yeah, do you find your right arm getting banged up?
I use cut down Magpul RVGs on my guns. They're light, they index your hand in a consistent location, provide support and control, are unobtrusive, can brace your gun on a barricade, and are pretty cheap as well.
I tried an AFG, and it just seemed to add diameter to the handguard with very little benefit to me.
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How do you cut it?
Tape it, mark it, and use what type of saw?
Enough material for twerking?
JK.
What saw do you cut it with?
i'm a lefty and have tried various support hand positions and holds, but i don't ever recall having an issue with brass hitting my forearm with the AR15. for my elbow to be that high such that i get hit, it's uncomfortable (for me).
a little off-topic, but the only time i've really been beat up by brass was when i shot a Mk48 Mod 0 offhand. holy crap, the brass and links come out of that thing with force! my forearm was covered in red marks after a few long bursts. i'm definitely not man enough to wield that weapon.