Went to do a little target shooting with my 12 ga trying to get my wife into shooting a little bit. Was explaining a pattern to her and everything. I noticed my wife's pattern was a little high, so I thought I'd give it a shot. My pattern was also high. How do you fix that on a shotgun? Surely we don't both have the same glitch in our shot? Any help would be appreciated!
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Went to do a little target shooting with my 12 ga trying to get my wife into shooting a little bit. Was explaining a pattern to
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You have to hug the stock and keep that eye low enough to line it up straight. Pretty common for new shooters to want to raise their head up a little high. It is a good thing you were patterning it so you could see the effect. I've seen people miss for a year before they discovered it.
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Keep in mind that a European shotgun will print high naturally, or at least that was what I was told. I just put the bird on top of my bead, rather that covering it. Works like a charm for my Beretta.
Keep in mind that I am only a part-time shotgunner, as compared to rifles and handguns, so I am not the best person to answer this question. Maybe Phil will chime in?
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I hate to be the one to point this out, but it sounds like you are the one teaching her to shoot and she has little or no experience. In my experience, this virtually guarantees that if you have a glitch in your shot, your student will have the same glitch. While all of the above is reasonably good advice, do not overlook the possibility of an error in your own form.
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