Move-Mount-Shoot "I have read a lot about the move-mount-shoot technique, which my instructor advocates and teaches. I sometimes find that when I try to mount and shoot at the same time, I don’t see the target as clearly as when I ride the target a little bit before I pull the trigger. Can you explain?" The phrase “Move, Mount, Shoot” was first coined by John Bidwell, a champion British shooter in the 1980s and 1990s. There are many aspects of his writings and technique that I wholeheartedly endorse. There are, however, three points of difference I take with “Move, Mount, … [Read more...]
Barrel Length
Barrel Length "I’m a new shooter. I’m fairly athletic and shoot almost entirely American skeet. What barrel length should I buy for my next gun? 26, 28 or 30 inches? How do you choose?" Although you are a skeet shooter, I am often asked this question by sporting clays shooters. There are three big factors I takeinto account before recommending a barrel length. First, I need to know the discipline you shoot. For walk-up hunting, skeet, or any other discipline that requires a lot of horizontal gun movement, I recommend a relatively shorter barrel (relative to the second … [Read more...]
Float And Fit
Float And Fit "I’ve noticed that some top shooters mount firmly to the comb of the stock and others are very loose on the comb. It doesn’t even look like their cheek ever touches the stock. How can these shooters hit targets without their heads on the gun?" If you mount your shot- gun naturally, then peek at the rib, you should see a slight bit of rib. How much rib should you see? That depends. The classic sight picture, assuming you have both a mid-rib bead and a muzzle bead on your shot- gun, is the “snowman” — the muzzle bead will be stacked immediately atop the mid-rib … [Read more...]
Visual Alignment
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...]
The Z
The Z "I’ve heard you talk about a ‘Z.’ What is the Z, and how should we plan for a target pair?" One fundamental principle of shotgunning is that gun movement between hold points and break points should always be straight lines. We plan these straight-line movements during pre-shot planning. When shooting pairs, the movement of our shotgun should be three straight lines between four points — like a Z. As you call for the target pair, you initiate your move from your initial hold point. You move to the break point of target #1,then to the hold point of target #2 and … [Read more...]
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