Sometimes Conventional Wisdom Isn't Correct.....

Jim, I used to keep a journal when I did 3 gun and benchrest. Now, it seems like too much work and I do this for fun. I still have to keep myself from obsessing about stuff,so it's a constant struggle.

I will do some more testing,including seeing how close I can take the targets with either gun and see if that effects things. Right now, I take them somewhere around 33 yards, going by eyeball.

FYI,Zippy, the wobble is set up with 1 and 5 at ground level, and the others forming a pyramid. Station 3 with low birds is really a nice challenge if one hasn't shot birds that low before. Speed is more like American trap than bunker, but I may try to get the trapper to wind things up a bit next time I'm shooting alone. I may also try bribing them to throw simo pairs.

An aside, this setup is new to PGC, and the veteran trap and skeet shooters pretty much ignore it. SC fanatics and newer shooters crowd it along with GP shotgunners like me.

Sarge, more proof this is more art than science.

1 oz, my hunch is there's a couple minor factors, including fit and a fine trigger, than squeezes out a hit or two per round here.

In any case, I'm having fun. Major fun.....
 
and as long as you're having fun ....very little else matters...

( I tend to be a little obsessive myself ...can't help it ....and pretty sure I don't want to change ....even if I could ....) :D
 
In any case, I'm having fun. Major fun.....
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If you're not, then it's time to change hobbies.......

Took my S&W Elite SxS 20 gauge out today for some fun 5-stand. That gun, with my 3/4oz reloads was smoking targets when yours truly did his part. Any of the few misses were not the gun or ammo. It was a lot of fun......for me, there's something about a classic-looking SxS with DT and English and splinter that says "Let's have some fun"

When it stops being fun, I'll try golf or bowling
 
Dave McC said:
I used to keep a journal…
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A daily journal is a great idea for developing shooters. Listing your misses and probable cause/cure can help you avoid repeating the same errors:
  • Missed straight away -- lifted head off of stock.
  • Missed straight away -- dead gun.
  • Missed crossing shot -- hold point too high, bird got below barrel.
  • Missed crossing shot -- raised head for a better look, lower hold point.
  • Ran out of swing, missed target -- verify foot position.
  • Lead looked good, but missed target -- head down and follow through.
  • Couldn't see my leads -- look at the target not the front bead.
After the basics become second nature, the journal's benefits wane as all the entries tend to be references to between-the-ear functions:
  • Missed target -- brain phart.
  • Missed target -- didn't concentrate.
  • Missed target -- mind drifted.
  • Missed target -- was thinking about something else.
  • Missed target -- distracted.
 
Yup, major fun. I miss shooting with the Geezers because of that. Watching dignified older men turn into small boys is a real giggle inducer. Being one is even more so.

1 oz, any decent SxS has fun built in. So does this SKB. I just wish the inertia trigger would allow using 3/4 oz loads I have run some through using them in the second barrel at wobble and 5 stand. Busts targets well, when I do my part.

With the exception of the ones I can blame on Arthur, my misses are mentally induced. Flinching is most common.

That's Arthur Itis, BTW. An old acquaintance who has moved in for a good while and is unlikely to leave.
 
Cranky old buzzards ...are always fun,

my "older" buddy shot a 99 on Tue ...and was so crabby he missed that one target on station 6, I'm not sure he's settled down yet ...../ I suggested he take that old Krieghoff and tie it to his bumper and drag it thru the gravel parking lot to teach it a lesson .... :D
 
So be it,Zippy. At 64, I'm entitled. And Grumpiness is my wont. Ask WW.

Jim,let me know when he pitches that K gun in the dumpster. Since you're a Brwning man I know you won't be interested....

410, it may come to that, but I'm looking around locally first.
 
Sixty-four is nothing -- at sixty-five the world's opinion of you changes drastically. Enjoy life while you can! :D


The truth be told, I've seen Jim enviously eying his buddy's fancy K-gun. I think he'd easily be converted from B to K if his shoulder allows him to shoot with heavy O/U's again.
 
The truth be told, I've seen Jim enviously eying his buddy's fancy K-gun. I think he'd easily be converted from B to K if his shoulder allows him to shoot with heavy O/U's again.
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I agree - he'll get down to one gun with separate barrels and be a happy gunner..... ;)

(although a friend who has a 10# Kolar feels the same way)
 
If he shoots another 99 in the snow and ice tomorrow ....I'll drag my Brownings behind my car ....

Ok, Ok ....I've only added 4 new handguns to the safe last year ...( and its a new year ) ....so there might be room for a K gun in there somewhere...or a Beretta UGB .... or something .....

( never know what might follow me home..)...

but this winter .... the cold and wet have not been too kind to the new shoulder. I can actually feel the 2 screws in my arm bone ...where he reattached the torn bicep - half way down my arm ( or I think I can ...) ...after he cut it loose from the upper end ...and there seems to be more "grinding" and stuff going on in there ...than I'd like .../ but only wimps wait for warm, dry weather to go shooting ...
 
Young Trapper at PGC,"Mr Dave, why aren't you grumpy all the time like those guys over on Range 8?"

Me," Because I'm a shotgunner, not a trapshooter"...

Seriously,it's more about mileage than a number.

Jim, I hope things work out. If not, get yourself a nice used SKB 20 gauge and enjoy.

Speaking of Kolars, I've never handled one that went under 9 lbs, but they all handled well, great even. I wonder how they do that.....
 
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