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Posted: 8/5/2026 5:30:04 PM EDT
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So, it is my understanding that I should be engaging the safety when the gun is lowered and releasing when I raise the gun to line of sight. Then, when I need rapid fire, I would rotate to frt position. So, how should I be manipulating the lever that requires the least hand displacement, is fast and smooth? How do you do it. Fumbling around in dry fire, it seems like thumb off, trigger finger on, both to frt mode. Thoughts? Is there a right way? |
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Originally Posted By M15A2CLE: I wonder what the original intention was for the m16? Not very ergonomic, but better than others. Well, the original AR-15 had the lever forward for "FIRE", aft for "AUTO", and vertical for "SAFE" . . . . It was found that if the rifle was dragged on the left side, the vertical SAFE position could be rotated to the aft FIRE position. Since they only wanted one click between SAFE and FIRE, the order was rearranged to what we have today. |
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Ambi-selector. Right handed. Thumb the left lever down when bringing rifle up. When rifle is coming down, with a lift of the wrist, curl the index finger back against the right lever. I have yet to use FRT, but my grip includes resting the thumb on the left lever, so just rotate the wrist toward the left side and ride the lever forward. To bring back to non-FR or safe, index finger the right lever down and back. |
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Well, I basically have devolved thumb off, trigger finger knuckle on, trigger finger for position 3. Honestly, the ergos of this aren’t great, is why I asked. To thumb on age, I have to rotate the rifle which is a pita and slow. This is driven by my recent change in safety protocol. In the past, I was like rifle in hands and downrange, off safe. Put it down, release hands, on safe. After my change, I’m more like up and in line of sight is off safe. Not in line of sight, on safe. Pistol is basically the same. I think this is more aggressive than comp shooters, I believe as I think if they get finder out, they will move without going on safe. I guess safetyless shooters just don’t ever place a gun on safe when pulling gun away from line of sight and just hope for the best. |
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For a right hander... With a 90 degree safety on one side you sweep thumb down as you raise rifle. You have to adjust grip to a pinch style to get the thumb to flip up. With a 45 degree safety on one side I can still flip down as I raise but can maintain grip with an awkward but doable thumb flip under and up. With an ambi safety, I point the trigger finger and use the middle knuckle to rake back the safety and raise my thumb and loosen my grip. It is faster and easier with either a 90 or 45 throw safety to go on safe this way. I just hate the ambi lever in the way of my trigger finger when on fire. For the auto position on 90 degree it just sucks... and is slow. And you REALLY have to move the grip around to get a thumb up front to activate or go to safe. 45 degree is much easier. It is just much easier to accidentally flip past 45 to 90 degree auto accidentally. Coming off safe is same as semi with ambi lever. Thumb is awkward and index knuckle is much easier. You should not train your muscle memory to leave it on fire when moving. A trip and fall is an easy AD. At various times and locations the Army taught to also close the port door between shots when going on safe and moving. I think that is excessive, personally. I close the port door when taking hands off the gun / moving long distance. |
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Originally Posted By BlackLion: https://www.asiaairsoft.com/cdn/shop/products/11855_this_is_my_safety_1_1024x1024.jpg?v=1627359675 This. My hardcore buddy's say if you aint policing then safety off until threat is neutralized or an AO is cleared. |
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