Reload With Weak Hand Transfer
It may be necessary to engage targets using only your weak hand after a reload. When you practice this you will begin in the same manner as you would for freestyle using your normal stance.
- Start with the firearm up on target as if you were going to engage it.
- Simultaneously:
- Release your grip on the firearm with weak hand.
- Move trigger finger outside of the trigger guard.
- Press the magazine release with your strong hand thumb.
- Your weak hand is moving to the magazine pouch on your belt.
- Keep the firearm at eye level and canted so that you can see the magwell opening. This creates a natural angle for the new magazine to follow straight up into the magwell.
- Your weak hand, with the magazine, is moving toward the magwell opening.
- Insert the magazine into the magwell opening.
- Press the magazine firmly into the firearm.
- At the point where you would normally join your hands, begin to transfer the firearm to the open weak hand. (This is now the same as if you were transferring without an ambidextrous safety.)
- Once your weak hand thumb and fingers have wrapped around the butt of the firearm, you can release your strong hand.
- Your arm begins to extend the firearm forward towards the target.
- Your trigger finger can now move inside the trigger guard.
- It is important to lean into the recoil and keep your strong hand tucked close to your body.
