Do as schwen suggests, he’s pretty much on the money. Club shooting is only as competitive as you make it, there will be old hands around to help you out. Just remember that some guns just won’t...
Liked On: 22-02-2025, 12:19 AM
"Ive been interested in going to a clay target club anyway, but im put off by the competitiveness of the sport, I only care about shooting them for the fun of it, it seems its all about competition...
Liked On: 22-02-2025, 12:18 AM
I second woods223-get yourself down to the local clay target club and introduce yourself to some experienced shooters .let them see you shoot and hopefully theyllguide you on how to do things...
Liked On: 20-02-2025, 09:03 PM
You found it patterned too low= your head is too low.or you putting bead under target.blot target out with bead and try again. As we have all said in different ways you need to lift your "rear sight"...
Liked On: 20-02-2025, 08:56 PM
Butt pad looks fine.leave it alone for now.
Liked On: 20-02-2025, 02:20 PM
Yip as i mentioned earlier, a mid bead is superfluous and really only there to establish your eye is looking in the right place ie in the middle. Once proper fit is established it's muscle memory...
Liked On: 20-02-2025, 10:48 AM
Yeah and no re rear sight. On all my older singles there is a notch in rear of action that I've used by default...it really ensures head position it the same every time on bakails with the ramp...
Liked On: 20-02-2025, 10:47 AM
I wonder if people are thinking of a mid rib bead when saying rear sight. That sort of functions to ensure your eyes are in line down the rib and gives some idea of elevation hold, ie figure 8 the...
Liked On: 20-02-2025, 10:46 AM
I'll add my 2 cents worth, Shotguns don't have a rear sight, the theory is that you face sitting on the stock in the same place every time, with your eye looking down the rib is your rear sight....
Liked On: 20-02-2025, 10:44 AM
The pads a couple of mm high but looks to fit the stock correctly, just put on slightly off. I doubt it's the problem though
Liked On: 19-02-2025, 02:10 PM
if youre shooting clays ,mount your gun "pull" now in a single movement swing the gun through the clays path -barrel will blot clay out at some point -keep going and touch trigger-ya should see an...
Liked On: 18-02-2025, 10:50 PM
I have summarised Mr ducks quacking. Without patterning you will go in ever decreasing circles till you disappear. Only when you know where can you look at changing things like lop, height of cheek...
Liked On: 18-02-2025, 10:49 PM
Too long = maybe makes you shoot low. Head down too low does same thing. Your looking to use shotgun,like a rifle to shoot stationary object ....so this length and fit thing doesn't matter a flying...
Liked On: 18-02-2025, 10:47 PM
I am not sure what 'spotters' means but I have a set of those blued steel rings you mention, well the ring tops are steel by the start of corrosion on them, the bottoms seem steel to me, they have...
Liked On: 18-02-2025, 12:25 AM
no you have misread what i meant .tape it to the top of the butt -in effect a temporary cheekpiece and see if it assists in you beiing able to see /use the rib correctly as was mentioned...
Liked On: 18-02-2025, 12:19 AM