Invector Plus Choke tubes-switch to?

Everyone needs a good pair of range finder binoculars ...( just for fun ) ...not legal in competitions !!
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Actually, Jim, that very question came up on another forum about using one during either sporting or FITASC, and the general consensus was that it was NOT specifically prohibited, especially if you were NOT on station......so............who knows - that might become the next gizmo sporting shooters will be carrying in their range bags!

One of my courses is owned by a CE land surveyor. he set up a two trap practice field with a high trap shot and a high-arcing chondelle R2L. He placed measured stakes at 20,30,40,50,60 and 70 yards. He's a M class shooter and he couldn't hit either at 60 or 70 yards. It DID give you a real-time exposure though to distance and how often when someone says the targets were 55 yards, you look and they are really about 35 or 40.

Once you get past 35 or so for me, my one distance eye has enough trouble seeing the damn thing, let alone figuring how far away it is.......:D
 
I think you're probably right OneOunce ...but to me, it sort of falls in the "unsportsman like conduct" area ....to use a range finder at sporting clays or 5 stand.

I'll have to go over the rule book - again - since my memory is so sharp :rolleyes: ( its good reading / its a light book / so when it hits you in the face, when you fall asleep ...it doesn't bruise much ) ....
 
If your shooting the close ones with a full choke and missing the distance shots with a full choke its not the choke. My guess would be incorrect leed.

CB
 
I use the same choke for every thing from shooting skeet to trap to ducks and pheasants. I use an Improved

The only time I ever switch chokes is when I am hunting deer then I not only switch chokes but barrels too.
 
when I shot clays(I never made it past A),, I rarely changed chokes.. I changed shot sized... I'd carry 8's and 7 1/2's.. It was probably more mental, but I'd use Improved Cylinder, and alternate shot sizes for the distances..

I was a low 90's shooter,, and I found the choke swapping was more of something less confident shooters did..
 
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Well, I shot a round yesterday with my new light modified chokes. Early results were not that impressive and I immediately got discouraged, which didn't help. I made some changes to my shooting technique, some intentional and some that were unintentional though.

By the second half of the round, I was hitting at about 85%. Even though I've been shooting my entire life, I THINK I noticed a slight flinch during the first few shots. It was affecting my follow through badly. It was something that i never thought would ever be a problem, but once I noticed what I was doing wrong, the hits increased dramatically. It was pretty strange and embarrassing, even though I was the only one that noticed. I guess the important thing is that I did notice and was able to work on correcting the problem. Obviously practice is invaluable, but it also helps to keep an open mind and look at all the possible factors that might be affecting your shooting.
 
I have been using 1 oz. loads, mainly because I can't find anything smaller around here.

I don't think my flinching was really anything more then just the "jitters" at the first couple of stations. It was more of a total lapse of the basic fundamentals then it was a jerking action. I tried to focus on doing some new things the correct way and I think I got so involved with that that I kind of neglected the things I do right. It was a good learning experience, just keeping an open mind and not being so stubborn.
 
I think 1oz loads are very versatile - and since you don't apparently reload - its a good shell. I shoot 1 oz for Skeet, Sporting and 16 yard Trap ...and I prefer 1oz of 8's ...

New shooters are a little different / but with experienced shotgunners like yourself developeing a flinch - it is often related to vision issues or looking back at the barrel. When you change guns /the handling characteristics are a little different - and it causes issues too. I'd suggest a couple of drills you can do at home:

1. gun mount ---get 20 or 30 feet from a light swith ( in a room or long hall way ). Focus hard on the light switch - then close your eyes ( mount the gun - empty of course) - then open your eyes and see if you are still looking right at the switch. Do this 15 - 25 times in a session / once or twice a nite / until that gun comes up real smooth and in line. The classic gun mount - is like a " rectangle " - gun goes straight out, straight up, straight back and to your face and shoulder ( don't drop your face into the gun ) ...mount it clean.

2. empty gun again .... snap cap...stand in the middle of a room. Mount gun and swing along the seam between the wall and ceiling ---as you pass the seam in the corner, pull trigger, and keep the gun moving along the seam between ceiling and wall. Go to right / then to left. Focus on seam / and follow thru ....
 
Kemen has come out with a 7/8 oz load at 1200 fps instead of the normal version for bunker at 1300 - should be soft shooting. If you go to Kemen USA, you can see if there is a distributor near you. I have one near me and he delivers to one local club at their regular monthly sporting clays shoot - he is typically delivering about 100 flats a month to a bunch of folks, and his prices are running around $55/flat - which is about the same as the cheap wally world promo junk
 
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