Drive The Gun: How To Use The Support Hand With AR-Type Rifles

By Jason Teague

Anyone these days can post a video on firearms training and tactics and instantly become an “expert.” We all know that if it’s on the Internet, it must be true. As it relates to firearms training, there is actually some quality stuff that can be gleaned from the World Wide Web. At the same time, it can be puke.

Let’s address various techniques that are floating around regarding the use of the support hand and AR-platform rifles. I am stating in advance that this is not a definitive piece on the subject. Call it a primer, if you will. This article is based on my personal observations and experience, along with conversations and training with people more qualified than me. Understand that if a particular technique solves a specific problem for you, no matter how unorthodox it may appear, then more power to you. But we all agree that there are some methodologies out there that have been bastardized because someone watched a video on the Internet rather than having actually trained with credible instructors. Also understand that the techniques depicted are primarily applied while upright on two feet and/or moving and shooting. Although, done correctly, the C-clamp, or thumb-over-bore, technique …Read the Rest

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