Barrel Rise When you shoot the upper barrel of an over-under shotgun for your first shot, there is a possibility of having to recover from a recoil-induced barrel rise before shooting your second shot. If you shoot the bottom barrel first, there is a possibility of having straight-line recoil, which makes it possible to shoot the second shot without any barrel rise. If you're currently shooting your top barrel first, try changing to your bottom barrel first; you should like it. Stay safe, Barry Hartmann is an NSSA Master Level and NRA Certified shotgun instructor who can … [Read more...]
Ask the Instructor: The Best Instructors
The Best Instructors Who’s better, pro instructors or certified instructors? Making general statements about either group is a bit dangerous, as there is a variety of experience and skill among instructors in both camps. There are also a number of great shots who are certified instructors. With that said, pro shooters who instruct have a great deal of shooting and competitive experience and bring that experience to their teaching. Pro shooters who instruct also tend to teach a single technique that has proven most effective for them in competition. Most of the pro … [Read more...]
Ask the Instructor: Winter Butt Pads
Winter Butt Pads If you wear heavy clothes or add a spacer to your gunstock to lengthen the LOP, it would seem to change the point of impact, as your face would be lower on the stock. So would sporting clay shotguns be better off using a parallel stock? The short answer is “no.” For shooters who initiate the gun mount to the cheek and shoulder after the bird becomes visible (game shooting, FITASC, International skeet), a sloped comb makes for a more successful mount and more consistent cheek/stock connection. Since the process of mounting a shotgun is dynamic rather than … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #30: Carrying Your Shotgun
Carrying your shotgun while shooting the clay target games When you're at the shooting range you'll observe several methods of carrying shotguns. Break-open shotguns are normally broken open and carried with the barrel pointed in front of the person holding it. I say normally, as you see the occasional shooter with the barrel backwards over their shoulder. I don't think I've ever been hit by a barrel carried in this fashion, but others I've spoken with have, and they said it hurt. If we carry a break-open shotgun over our shoulder, we should keep the barrel in front of us so we … [Read more...]
Ask the Instructor: Shooting Vests
Shooting Vests What should I look for in a shooting vest? First is fit. Not only must your vest look good, but it also has to provide you with unrestricted movement. Test your vest on crossing targets, overhead/tower targets and targets below your feet. A vest that fits well length-wise will also tend to have the front pockets at the correct height. A roomy vest with a drawstring comes in handy when adding winter clothes as under-layers. This adjustability also comes in handy immediately following overindulgences at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Then there is function. … [Read more...]
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