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I haven't had the training some of you have had, but I think that low or high ready is a variable technique depending on the circumstances at the time and place, and upon what kind of weapon you're using. A couple of years ago, I watched a video presentation by Sean Ryan (former SEAL and CIA contractor) and Mike Glover (former Green Beret and CIA contractor) on the differences between clearing a room/house with an AR, when carried at the low ready versus the high ready. They both talked about the reasoning behind why they used either the high or low ready. In both cases, the bottom line was that they used one or the other method because that's how they were trained in their respective service branches.

It seemed like both methods had their advantages and disadvantages. The one thing I recall from the SEAL "high port" method was that it made it easier to use the muzzle of the gun as a striking weapon. The SF low ready method taught by the Army was marginally safer in shoot-house training. The conclusion I drew from that difference is that whichever method you should use is very dependent on your situation. Just maybe...at least for me...which I would use would depend on whether I'm alone or working with someone else.