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Art Eatman · January 22, 2011, 09:09 PM

I'm long-armed and fairly slender-built, so the modified Weaver came easily. Early on, it seemed to me that my right arm was like a rifle stock, and I've been a rifleman for eons.

I particularly like the recoil control aspect. I used to shoot a lot of full-house .44 Maggie, and the Weaver made life better.

Motion has alway seemed easy, whether dropping down behind cover or pushing off sideways out of sight. To me, it was much like a boxer's stance, or as earlier said, martial arts.

Not being an LEO, I doubt that room-clearing or clearing a building will be part of my deal. I'm far more likely to be retreating than advancing. Yellow racing stripe and all that.

January 22, 2011, 09:09 PM	#21
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	I'm long-armed and fairly slender-built, so the modified Weaver came easily. Early on, it seemed to me that my right arm was like a rifle stock, and I've been a rifleman for eons. I particularly like the recoil control aspect. I used to shoot a lot of full-house .44 Maggie, and the Weaver made life better. Motion has alway seemed easy, whether dropping down behind cover or pushing off sideways out of sight. To me, it was much like a boxer's stance, or as earlier said, martial arts. Not being an LEO, I doubt that room-clearing or clearing a building will be part of my deal. I'm far more likely to be retreating than advancing. Yellow racing stripe and all that.