African Carry

The snippet of Gunsite video on sling use doesn't cover how to get back out of African Carry. This short video picks up where that one leaves off.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Shotgun
• sling
• use
• African
• carry

[GlockPunisher1]

Nice video, love the transition. When you aim the shotty and when draw your weapon you lower your head to your sights instead of raising the firearm up to your eyesight for aiming. I have heard this is called turtlenecking and is discouraged by some firearms instructors (I know one but am never into believeing one mans opinion until I hear several to form my own) Does this application work for you for aiming, keeping your head low or both? Your input would be appreciated. Thanks you sir!

[EfEmDee]

@GlockPunisher1 While I appreciate the love, double check your perspective. In a squared/isosceles stance with elbows locked, the hip bends and the shoulders come up to the ears. Compare my head position with both pistol and gun. Watch my head. I bend at the waist, not at the neck (In fairness, I was just a bit lazy and dipped my head an inch or so on the initial transition).

Being locked in that way is very effective at soaking up recoil, allowing for faster followup shots.

[Proaconstructor]

Seems like a good way to cover the lower leg with the muzzle.

[EfEmDee]

@Proaconstructor At no point does the muzzle cover any part of the body, including while scanning.

[MrDanedward]

nice and graceful move

[GlockPunisher1]

@EfEmDee Ahhh squared is the issue I think. I dont usually shoot that way. Ok thanks for the input. To me lit looks like your stance is good , that is why I had to ask. I need to try different stances to include the isoceles one. Thanks you for responding. PS love the african carry transition. I will be applying it out at the range!

[torchss]

I've carried long guns this way for years because it just made sense to me. But I didn't know there was a name for it.

[168gr]

Resurrecting a very old comment thread here, but I have reconsidered. In the fall, I managed to get ahold of some advanced shotgun training, and have since come to the conclusion that a hasty-hasty sling is all but useless for proper shotgun technique.

My reasoning is irrelevant, and is mostly related to recoil mitigation techniques. But I try to maintain some semblance of integrity, and a key component of that is if I learn that I have been wrong, admit it.

So there you have it. :)

[168gr]

@EfEmDee It may well have some movement limitations. I haven't tried using this method running and gunning. My next trip to the range with a shotty, I'll see how it works out for reloads, transitions, etc. As far as I can tell, it doesn't slow down transitions in any way. But you may be correct regarding squared off shooting.

Next time you're at the range, give it a whirl, let me know how it works out for you. I'll do the same.

[EfEmDee]

@168gr Just saw the video, and it's sitting as a response. Awesome, thank you. I think the method has some limitations for squared up shooting/shooting on the move, but I now see what you were trying to describe.