Left Barrel syndrome

[Smoothebore]

There is another thread in the "Off Topic" forum, titled "Corrective Shooting Glasses". Some good ideas there.

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by Dan Hatton

I don’t know if there is such a thing, but I hit more often and harder with the left barrel than I do the right barrel. I can hit most of the targets at skeet with the let barrel even without the spreaders.

I noticed the other day that if I took 2 shots at a target, I always hit it with the second shot. I started focusing on keeping my eye in the center of the receiver, but I’ve noticed that I tend to tilt the gun slightly to the right, so the left barrel is higher than the right. This happens on my Parker and with my CZ Upland .410 (dual trigger, English stock IC/Mod)

I’ve noticed that if I do low gun, I seem to hit about 50/50.

Am I over thinking this, or am I shooting a SXS wrong?

There is about a 1 inch difference in the length of pull between the front and back triggers. Perhaps the LOP of the back trigger is a better fit for you. When I shoot trap I always use the back trigger and most of my trap configured Parker's are full and full. I do it because it feels like a more natural hand position when I am shooting with a mounted gun.

[Garth Gustafson]

Dan,
Although you have this issue with both guns, I still think it would be helpful to pattern both barrels and compare the center of your patterns to your point of aim. I recently did this with my VH and also found that the left barrel (full choke) consistently patterns closer to the POA than my right barrel (modified). The difference between the centers of the patterns was about 4" which surprised me. I also saw a noticeable difference in pattern spread and accuracy between different manufacturers, particularly their spreader loads.

[Bill Murphy]

If you require a prescription, you should have shooting glasses with a prescription, and not a progressive prescription. Proper shooting glasses do no allow you to see the top of the frame. That is part of the design. The Brownings you tried are obviously not designed well, or your nose pieces are not adjusted right. Shooting glasses should sit high on your face. Look up Randolph Ranger shooting glasses. They are just as good and less expensive than the Decot frames and like the Decots, they allow you to remove the lenses. Have the lenses made to your distance prescription in a conservative color, like very light target sun, a purple color that is just a tad darker than white. Don't spend a lot of money on more than one set of lenses. You are not making your living at this, after all. Good luck.

[Dean Romig]

Excellent advice from Mr. Murphy. He should know - he's been a registered shooter for many decades.





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[Spin Drift]

I had bifocal shooting glasses made. What the hell for was the question from the eye doctor. I said so it was I could see what type of shell I was putting in the gun and not pee on my feet in the club bathroom. By the way don't put tape on your glass lenses getting it off later is gonna suck big time. Use a piece of cardboard affixed to the front.

[Landy67]

This is the patterning I did with the gun. Each target was shot with two 1oz shots. These are the normal load I use for trap without spreaders.
This is the right barrel

This is the left

[William Davis]

Hitting on the 2nd shot after a miss is pretty common. Generally due to gun speed increasing and increasing lead.

Eyesight another issue and reason I miss many targets probably the number one reason for misses older shooters. Many different solutions . I don't know of any way to figure it out except trial and error.

My latest answer is single vision prescription glasses. Look at the target with my gun low out of sight. Lock on it bring the gun up and shoot soon as possible. Before my left eye takes over. Trap type shot straight out lot of barrel visible I have to squint left eye. Full round of trap I use tape on the left lens. Clays it's a disavantage to block the left eye so I go for the squint instead

But everybody's solution is different and my scores don't justify giving advice.

William

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by Dan Hatton

This is the patterning I did with the gun. Each target was shot with two 1oz shots. These are the normal load I use for trap without spreaders.
This is the right barrel

This is the left

Are those patterns at 40 yards? If so that gun is very tight and pretty much dead on. There is no flaw in the right barrel that would allow a centered target to escape.

[Quigley97]

I have had progressive lens for the last ten years. I have no problem shooting with them. I have always, since I started way back when, shot with my left eye closed. Go figure.
tom