I’m not a marksman by any means, but shouldn’t the buttstock be in the pocket of his shoulder? It looks like the recoil from the next shot will send that thing flying backwards
If he were shooting something bigger than 5.56, then you’d want to try to seat it more firmly in your shoulder. An AR-15 generates pretty negligible recoil, so it’s fine. I used to do target shooting back in the day, and I’d have the butt even higher up in my shooting coat’s shoulder if I needed to do so.
You can shoot an AR-15 pattern rifle, including the military versions, with the stock up against your nuts and it won’t hurt. The recoil is very low because the power is very low and the system of operation absorbs a lot of the energy, combined with the weight of the rifle means it is soft shooting. The stock doesn’t need to touch your shoulder for you to be accurate with effect out to 50 yards or more so long as you do your part.
Honestly, just having it pulled against any part of your body with a decent view of the sight is enough to ring steel or put holes in paper.
I’m not a marksman by any means, but shouldn’t the buttstock be in the pocket of his shoulder? It looks like the recoil from the next shot will send that thing flying backwards
If he were shooting something bigger than 5.56, then you’d want to try to seat it more firmly in your shoulder. An AR-15 generates pretty negligible recoil, so it’s fine. I used to do target shooting back in the day, and I’d have the butt even higher up in my shooting coat’s shoulder if I needed to do so.
You can shoot an AR-15 pattern rifle, including the military versions, with the stock up against your nuts and it won’t hurt. The recoil is very low because the power is very low and the system of operation absorbs a lot of the energy, combined with the weight of the rifle means it is soft shooting. The stock doesn’t need to touch your shoulder for you to be accurate with effect out to 50 yards or more so long as you do your part.
Honestly, just having it pulled against any part of your body with a decent view of the sight is enough to ring steel or put holes in paper.