Help with two things

imacgyver

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1. I realized that I do not know how to change magazines on my AR. Can someone please tell me the reference points and how to do it quickly and properly?

2. My grip on a pistol is different from what I see on TV and the web. I cup my support hand to overlap my support hand forefinger over the middle finger on my shooting hand in parallel. I see more and more shooters who overlap the middle finger of their shooting hand upwards towards the second knuckle of the shooting trigger finger.
 
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Parallel overlap
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Angled overlap
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It seems like the second is focused on gripping the guard vs the shooting hand.
 
those pics are the same basic grip, the first pic is a quartering angle.
The second pic look like very good technique.
 
Cool - I'll focus on that thumb/meaty part placement near the slide.


any takers on mag changes?
 
no, focus on your support hand providing the majority of the strength in your grip. The thumb just lays alongside the slide, it doesnt provide any pressure.
 
I might be wrong but I try to remember it this way
your STRONG hand just there (after the draw) to do the weak part?

Pulling the trigger.
 
you have not shot since the last match (almost 2 weeks). quite your bench racing, you need trigger time.
 
1. I realized that I do not know how to change magazines on my AR. Can someone please tell me the reference points and how to do it quickly and properly?

If you're right handed, use your trigger finger to push the mag release and let the mag fall. Insert new mag and slap the bolt release then commence to firing.
 
First...AR mags are larger and more cumbersome to reload than pistol mags, so don't expect to be as fast.

The same things are important...keep the gun up, get a good index on the mag and look it into the magwell. There are a lot of different techniques. Some people grab the front like a pistol mag, others face the bullets rearward and grab it like a beer can.

I think in the last year I've done 2 reloads during 3-gun/multigun matches. Get a Nordic extension.
 
To add to the grip thing...You want to own as much real estate on your grip as possible. I don't have any trouble reaching the trigger, so I use the large backstrap on my M&P. The more contact you can have, the better. The higher you can grip it, the better.

After that it's all about applying the right pressure. They call it a "60/40" or "70/30" grip (where your weak hand provides 60%/70% of your grip strength).
 
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