Originally Posted by
Zack_trp1911
I was yelled at during a qualification test when I supported my issued rifle on the magazine. The instructors told me it can cause a malfunction. I laughed in my head, replied and told them I've used my magazine as a monopod every time I went prone with my personal rifles and training classes I seeked out on my own, and never had a failure. Their reply to me was that I would fail the qualification, "not responding to training". I said "yes sir I understand", and completed the qual their way.
I'm estimating maybe 450-500 rounds taken from the monopod magazine prone position...no problems.