Neither of those are unique to Costa or originated by him though. Popularized to the masses, maybe. I think it was the FLETC SSTP where I first saw the technique in the top photo, which is an outgrowth of reactive shooting/thumbs forward handgun methods. Variations of the strong and support hands in bottom photo have been taught in precision rifle courses for a long time.
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I saw a photo demonstrating the technique, like the top Costa photo in this thread, in military training materials in the 1970's. The training materials were from the late 1960's.
Edit: I just spoke with a buddy who served with me and he referred to the grip as the SHTF grip. Support Hand Thumb Forward, which we learned in 1978 with the M-14.
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I was practicing that barricade stance one time and someone (non-shooter I think) just started laughing out loud. I didn't even bother to explain.
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Strong side barricade position, strong knee up supporting strong elbow, support hand and rifle braced on the barricade.
Neckbeard in the background noting to his cohort how jacked up I was, wrong knee down, stressing my barrel and changing impact of my rounds, blah blah blah.
People are a victim of their own experience. Or lack thereof.
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