Re: Death grip on AR???
You're loading the bipod by leaning into the rifle? as you extend your body flat along the ground the final bit as your shoulder approaches applies forward pressure to the buttstock? Body's pretty much enitrely in contact with the ground? Will the rifle stay put in your shoulder with nothing under it when you take your hand away? No offense, just checking. If so then there is no reason to to be pulling it into the shoulder at all. Relax your grip, make sure to only squeeze with your trigger finger, not your whole hand, its a common problem, an already tight grip would mitigate its influence, already extremely tense muscles could also possibly prevent or lessen a flinch. I used to hold mine tight, now I use just enough pressure to keep my hand from falling off the grip, accuracy improved slightly when I learned to relax, shooting became more pleasant. I don't buy all the squeeze thru the recoil stuff, the bullet's already gone, its just mental clutter, unless of course it helps you to focus. Don't overwhelm yourself worrying over doing things how everyone says is right, expecially anything that happens after the bullet's left the bore, get comfortable behind the gun in a manner that gives a stable, repeatable, sight picture/cheekweld, and trigger finger orientation, everything should feel and look the same everytime, and you should be able to remain in position for a good amount of time without fatigue. Focus on pull let the rifle recoil, and it should come to rest in virtually the same spot as it was before you fired.
