Ten firing positions that will make you cringe

The "problem" with the chicken wing is that it sticks your elbow out too far and from behind cover could be a liability. Better to tuck it under where it is still stable but a smaller target. But by far the least problematic of them.

I don't disagree, I tucked in everything I could. I once shot an NVA soldier in the foot because that's all I had for a Target. I shot several in extended arms when that's what there was. But as Chuck shows, That was how the military trained for 200 years Plus. I taught LEO for years and tried to keep as slim a profile as possible. It would not always be as slim as we would like. I have the AMTU training manual from the 1970's and they teach the arm at 90 degrees or higher. Weapons with pistol grips help you tuck in but that only started with the M-16. I was in the Army when they transitioned from the M14 to the M16 and I have to say it took some time to change to a more modern weapon system.

It was also a huge SWAT thing in the 90's. Now the thing is to tuck your arm in closer so you keep your profile as slim as possible.

It takes the muscle shake out if the arm is down. Extended like that causes muscle strain fast. Hold a sandbag away from the body then hold it close to the body. You can hold it close all day.

MCPO (Join to see) Your "office space" is from the thigh to the shoulder. It is where everything you need in a firefight is kept. The "chicken wing" is like sitting on your back porch trying to get drunk, but you have to run to the garage each time you run out of a can of beer.