07-31-2011, 02:50 AM
stanc Wrote:Yeah, I've been thinking seriously about it in the last few days, although it remains to be seen if I'm actually up to it. At the gun shop today, I shouldered an HK416 and then an M4 clone. I really shook very badly for several seconds until I got the gun locked into firing position. And of course it didn't help matters any that I'm right-handed, but was holding it to my left shoulder.
It'd be interesting to have read the minds of onlookers. I bet they were all wondering, "Why the heck is this guy allowed to have a rifle in his hands?" LOL :o
Don't worry about it Stan, I only have one arm and I get along OK. I get a kick out of scaring the bejesus out of guys at the gun club when I announce loudly that I'm going to go shoot a round of skeet and pick up a buddy's shotgun.
If you can shoot off a bench or prone get a PRS stock and mount a monopod on the rail on the bottom of the stock (it's covered by a slide off cap, so you don't see it in pictures). Having the butt supported takes all the muscle out of it and makes changing magazines a lot easier. I use the BT01QK, just press the button and move up or down for rough adjustment, then twist it for fine adjust.
They also make them with stud mounts for stocks without a rail.
http://www.botachtactical.com/acprecmon.html
Of course bags work too but the weight might be a little much for you.
Carry a card table to the range and set it up to shoot from if need be.