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Achilles11B · May 28, 2013, 02:26 PM

The reason thumb-over-bore technique is catching on so quick is how much more speed and control it gives the user. Your support hand is only moving a small portion of the barrel, which allows the user to drive the firearm from target to target quicker. I used the 'traditional' method of firing from the prone but would use the thumb-over-bore for CQB in the Army. That wasn't from the FM but it worked for me.

May 28, 2013, 02:26 PM	#6
Achilles11B Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2010 Posts: 595	The reason thumb-over-bore technique is catching on so quick is how much more speed and control it gives the user. Your support hand is only moving a small portion of the barrel, which allows the user to drive the firearm from target to target quicker. I used the 'traditional' method of firing from the prone but would use the thumb-over-bore for CQB in the Army. That wasn't from the FM but it worked for me. __________________ Good equipment will never be a substitute for good training.