"I've considered becoming a Life Member, but how do I know that 20 years from now you won't have used up all my money and won't be asking me for more?" Life Membership fees are managed and invested so that the money will be there to service your membership for the rest of your life, no matter how long that is. When a person becomes a Life Member and pays the applicable fee, we only withhold the amount of money that is needed immediately, i.e., for the first year's magazine subscription and new member materials. The rest goes into an investment account, where the principal continues to … [Read more...]
Ask The Instructor: Reasonable Gun Fit
Reasonable Gun Fit I’d like your opinion on a “reasonable gun fit,” what it is and what it lacks, and whether or not anything more than that is required for most shooters. A shooter’s performance on the sporting clays course depends greatly on gun fit; however, the tolerances are much more forgiving for a beginner trying to break into the 60s versus an experienced shooter trying to break into the 90s. While the dimensions of a shotgun can be quite involved, there are four primary dimensions that we gun fitters evaluate: 1) cast, or “bend,” of the back stock; 2) drop at … [Read more...]
Question of the Week: NSCA Penalty Class
"What is an NSCA penalty class?" To be eligible for class prizes, monies, and/or awards at State Championships, Regional Championships, the U.S. Open, or National Sporting Clays Championship, a shooter must have met his/her target minimums in the current shooting year: for State or Regional Championships - 300 targets, for U.S. Open or Nationals - 500. Otherwise, they are placed in a penalty class, which is one class higher than their current class, for all events. Following the event, all shooters who were placed in a penalty class as a result of their failure to meet the 300 or 500 … [Read more...]
Sights
Sights Recently, I noticed I have a tendency to look at my sights when shooting sporting clays. A friend told me that many shooters have started taking the sights off of their guns. I haven’t heard of this and am hesitant to make alterations on my gun. Your opinion? Perhaps the most important phrase in your question was, “recently I noticed I have a tendency to look at my sights.” Clearly something has happened to make you more barrel conscious than you were before, and the possible causes are numerous. 1) Have you changed shotguns or your setup? If you changed your … [Read more...]
Ask the Instructor: Long Barrels
Long Barrels Last month I bought a sporting clays gun with 32-inch barrels, and as a result, my scores have fallen sharply. I started out with 28-inch barrels then moved up to 30-inch, and now, with the longer barrels, I can’t seem to catch up to the target. I’m 6’5” and 250 pounds so the gun does not seem too big to me, but any tips for improving my scores would help. Answering your question is sort of like trying to conduct a gun fitting by email or Skype. It’s impossible! But allow me to speculate. First of all, I seriously doubt that a two-inch difference in barrel … [Read more...]
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