Holding Firearm

[tonymcluthes]

Treat every gun as though it can fire at any time. The “safety” on any gun is a mechanical device which, like any such device, can become inoperable at the worst possible time. Besides, by mistake, the safety may be “off” when you think it is “on.” The safety serves as a supplement to proper gun handling but cannot possibly serve as a substitute for common sense. You should never handle a gun carelessly and assume that the gun won’t fire just because the “safety is on.”

[jcleathes]

Holding your body perfectly still in the correct posture for a shot also works your abdominal and back muscles. The movement of your arms and body to track a clay pigeon target, for example, isn’t too dissimilar to working with a medicine ball to work your abdominal muscles in the gym. Plus, it’s arguably much more fun.