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wind953 · February 17th, 2010, 13:00

Since this is milsim I'm going to talk about this as if we are handling R/S with real recoil.
What is the real correct way to hold a rifle?

I know that the buttstock needs to be completely up against the shoulder to absorb as much recoil as possible; can't have sections of the buttstock not in contact with the shoulder.
Here is what I'm confused about. This is about the main trigger arm, not the support arm. I see a lot of people point their arm out to the side, and then bend the elbow bringing the forearm in and grab the handgrip. So that the elbow is always poking out to the side.
I also see people (this is what I use) tuck their whole arm in close to the body, so that it looks like they are shrugging their shoulder. Elbow is still bent obviously, but it's up and against the side of the body instead of poking out to the side.
I find that this way it's easier to place your cheek near the cheek rest on the buttstock, since you are already minimizing the distance between your neck and the shoulder (which is approximately where the gun is aligned to, with the buttstock against the shoulder).
The first way feels more awkward, since it seems you have to crank your neck towards the buttstock, so you end up with a slant neck and not looking through the sights upright.

Which one do you guys use and which is the correct way?

February 17th, 2010, 13:00	#1
wind953 Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC	Rifle holding Since this is milsim I'm going to talk about this as if we are handling R/S with real recoil. What is the real correct way to hold a rifle? I know that the buttstock needs to be completely up against the shoulder to absorb as much recoil as possible; can't have sections of the buttstock not in contact with the shoulder. Here is what I'm confused about. This is about the main trigger arm, not the support arm. I see a lot of people point their arm out to the side, and then bend the elbow bringing the forearm in and grab the handgrip. So that the elbow is always poking out to the side. I also see people (this is what I use) tuck their whole arm in close to the body, so that it looks like they are shrugging their shoulder. Elbow is still bent obviously, but it's up and against the side of the body instead of poking out to the side. I find that this way it's easier to place your cheek near the cheek rest on the buttstock, since you are already minimizing the distance between your neck and the shoulder (which is approximately where the gun is aligned to, with the buttstock against the shoulder). The first way feels more awkward, since it seems you have to crank your neck towards the buttstock, so you end up with a slant neck and not looking through the sights upright. Which one do you guys use and which is the correct way?