Visual Alignment   "When I mount my shotgun, should the beads be lined up one behind the other or should I see some rib? I hear different opinions."   Since we point a shotgun rather than aim it, a conscious awareness of bead alignment as we focus on a target is a bad thing. A better question might be, “When I mount my shotgun naturally, if I were to peek at the rib, what should I see as far as my alignment with the rib?” One of the steadfast principles of shotgunning is that the better the visual connection we have with the target at the break point, the higher the … [Read more...]