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Originally Posted by shep854
A lot of military training varies with the trainer. In the Marine Corps, I was trained to use the left thumb to release the bolt carrier. That is the method illustrated in the ‘Guidebook For Marines’.
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Actually the pictures in the referenced book show using the right thumb by reaching over the top. It's a mystery to me why they would pick this pic to show that. The narrative doesn't specify any particular way. It just says to press the bolt release after inserting the magazine. I don't think I would ever use this method, but like I said, there are many ways to do this.