Speed Racer
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Last night I picked up a 2004 Guns & Ammo special annual magazine titled "Surefire Presents Combat Tactics". It's a 164 page book with several "ads" for Surefire, as you would imagine, but there are also some very interesting tactical articles. In this little gem, there is a story written by Rob Haught (with excellent photography by Ichiro Nagata) wherein he details his "Push-Pull" technique for handling a tactical/combat shotgun.
The title of this post (which is the title of the article) gives away the twist to Rob's story as his Push-Pull technique asks the user to "use only enough rearward pressure to hold the shotgun level on target. The support arm is exerting muscle tension forward, away from the shoulder. In effect, the Push-Pull technique acts as a shock absorber which soaks up recoil energy before it hits the shoulder. Students tell me it diminishes felt recoil by 50 percent or more."
Rob goes on to describe that his students shoot over 300 rounds a day in his 3-day classes with no injury.
I was shocked when I read this with the realization of the logical use of apposing energy to absorb the recoil. While I'm a rookie shotgunner to most of you here, I was always instructed by my father and his more experienced shotgunning friends to pull the gun right into the pocket of my shoulder - with both hands.
I guess I'm posting this to see what you folks think. I tried a search on this message board, but I could find no reference to Rob Haught or his technique. Do others here employ this technique either after being so instructed or perhaps on their own? I can't wait to get to the range to try this.
Thoughts ...
The title of this post (which is the title of the article) gives away the twist to Rob's story as his Push-Pull technique asks the user to "use only enough rearward pressure to hold the shotgun level on target. The support arm is exerting muscle tension forward, away from the shoulder. In effect, the Push-Pull technique acts as a shock absorber which soaks up recoil energy before it hits the shoulder. Students tell me it diminishes felt recoil by 50 percent or more."
Rob goes on to describe that his students shoot over 300 rounds a day in his 3-day classes with no injury.
I was shocked when I read this with the realization of the logical use of apposing energy to absorb the recoil. While I'm a rookie shotgunner to most of you here, I was always instructed by my father and his more experienced shotgunning friends to pull the gun right into the pocket of my shoulder - with both hands.
I guess I'm posting this to see what you folks think. I tried a search on this message board, but I could find no reference to Rob Haught or his technique. Do others here employ this technique either after being so instructed or perhaps on their own? I can't wait to get to the range to try this.
Thoughts ...