Quote Originally Posted by jethro View Post
The key to keeping your toes and your dog alive in a layout is to ensure the muzzle is always outside the blind. keep your gun's barrel on the gun rest with the tip of the barrel pointing outside the doors. It seems like common sense but I guess some people can't figure it out.
The best gun position for layout blind or boat is laying across your chest with the barrel sticking out over your left shoulder (for righties) with left hand around the forearm and right hand on the pistol grip---gives you the best control of the muzzle and where its pointing and lets you get on the bird as you sit up much more quickly and instinctively