CHRIS_WNC
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My in-laws sponsor have been running a charity shoot and I haven't shot in it because I'm a total noob with shotguns and moving targets. Just never got in to it for some reason. Anyway, there was a trainer coming up to the local club and my MIL signed me up for an hour lesson. It was so much fun. I busted more clays today that I have my entire 41 year life!
My FIL brought a loaner gun and ammo for me to use. A 12 ga Browning O/U that's marked Sporter Ultra Plus. Long ported barrel with extended chokes. The instructor had me mount the gun a couple times as I would normally. He asked questions about eye dominance and such, then had me take a few shots at some clays. Misses, of course. He noticed some things and we discussed eye dominance again. I'm right handed but have a stronger left eye, so I've always shot long guns on my left shoulder. It works well for rifles. He said that I was central eye dominant and proved it by doing the pointing test. Ok. I'd never heard of that. He had me switch the shotgun over to my right shoulder and put a small sticker/tab thing on the left lens of my shooting glasses. Then he had me shoot several more clays. I was actually busting them this time. Huge smile on my face. The tab obscures my left eye just enough that my right eye kind of takes over. Peripheral vision is all there but I don't see the side of the barrel with my left eye when I mount the gun. Pretty cool.
We also worked on mounting the gun, feet placement, break point, and some other terms that I forgot. It was a good time. I was expecting to be sore from recoil, but that isn't the case. My left shoulder is freaking sore from holding the shotgun for an hour. Pretty embarrassing but I haven't shot much from my right shoulder and that side isn't used to holding weight that long. lol. I have some goals and training to do to get ready for the charity shoot, but I'll be ready for it.
I think this will be a fun little hobby. My inlaws (Father, Mother, and Brother) all shoot a lot. They do family shoots and such pretty often. They've been trying to get me to come and I always passed it up. Not anymore.
Oh, at the end of the lesson. My father-in-law was talking to me about the loaner shotgun and how he's busted a ton of clays and won a bunch of prizes with it. But, that he's moved on to a auto-loader Beretta and that he wasn't going to be using that O/U any more. He told me to keep it. My in-laws are pretty cool.
So...
I guess I have a question. Do you guys wear a shooting vest and dump shells into the pockets or strap on a belt/pouch thingy?
CHRIS
My FIL brought a loaner gun and ammo for me to use. A 12 ga Browning O/U that's marked Sporter Ultra Plus. Long ported barrel with extended chokes. The instructor had me mount the gun a couple times as I would normally. He asked questions about eye dominance and such, then had me take a few shots at some clays. Misses, of course. He noticed some things and we discussed eye dominance again. I'm right handed but have a stronger left eye, so I've always shot long guns on my left shoulder. It works well for rifles. He said that I was central eye dominant and proved it by doing the pointing test. Ok. I'd never heard of that. He had me switch the shotgun over to my right shoulder and put a small sticker/tab thing on the left lens of my shooting glasses. Then he had me shoot several more clays. I was actually busting them this time. Huge smile on my face. The tab obscures my left eye just enough that my right eye kind of takes over. Peripheral vision is all there but I don't see the side of the barrel with my left eye when I mount the gun. Pretty cool.
We also worked on mounting the gun, feet placement, break point, and some other terms that I forgot. It was a good time. I was expecting to be sore from recoil, but that isn't the case. My left shoulder is freaking sore from holding the shotgun for an hour. Pretty embarrassing but I haven't shot much from my right shoulder and that side isn't used to holding weight that long. lol. I have some goals and training to do to get ready for the charity shoot, but I'll be ready for it.
I think this will be a fun little hobby. My inlaws (Father, Mother, and Brother) all shoot a lot. They do family shoots and such pretty often. They've been trying to get me to come and I always passed it up. Not anymore.
Oh, at the end of the lesson. My father-in-law was talking to me about the loaner shotgun and how he's busted a ton of clays and won a bunch of prizes with it. But, that he's moved on to a auto-loader Beretta and that he wasn't going to be using that O/U any more. He told me to keep it. My in-laws are pretty cool.
So...
I guess I have a question. Do you guys wear a shooting vest and dump shells into the pockets or strap on a belt/pouch thingy?
CHRIS
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