What's wrong???

[Tom Jay]

On Saturday took my newly purchased 28 ga Parker Repro w/26" IC/M barrels sporting clay shooting and could not bust a damn clay if my life depended on it. Went out today with the 20 ga Repro w/28" 16 ga barrel and hit my normal 50-60% as well as with my Win 21 with 26" skeet barrels. Ran into a Class 3 instructor in the parking lot and lamented my woes to him. He seemed to focus, not on barrel length or gauge, but on gun weight. Said the 28 ga at 5.5 lbs may be to whippy leading to too much barrel movement thus poor shots. My 16 ga PR weighs a pound more than the 28 ga and the Win 21 almost 2 lbs more. Have others heard the same reasoning?

Getting ready for grouse season so I'll guess I'll be taking a few lessons this summer.

[Dean Romig]

People who are used to shooting a heavier gun in games like SC and Skeet find it difficult to shoot such a light gun with any consistency... it's all what you're used to.

Some of the Repro 28's are stocked very high and you might be shooting over the tops of the clays... or maybe it's cast, or lack of cast, isn't right for you.

My Repro 28's weigh about the same and the one I had with the straight grip was stocked very high... but I got used to it and usually shot 90+% at Skeet with it.






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[Stephen Hodges]

As Dean has alluded to nothing is necessarily "wrong" with either your shooting or the gun. You are just not used to shooting that particular gun and need to shoot it more. You will get used to each other and it will be fine. My buddy purchased a fairly high stocked Ithaca this past summer and had a hard time the first few times out shooting it to the point he was considering having the stock bent, but the more he shot it the better it was and he now shoots it very well. Be patient and shoot the gun more.

[Bob Jurewicz]

It is much harder to keep a light gun moving as is required for clays. Many shooters track the bird and stop when they have the right lead. The result is you shoot behind. Keep the gun moving and watch them break!
Bob Jurewicz

[Jerry Harlow]

I disagree with the instructor. Clearly it is a defective gun from the factory, only worth 50% of what you paid for it. It is the gun's fault. Since it needs repair and I am close to you, I can pick it up and pay you in cash so you will be relieved of that frustrating piece. :)

[charlie cleveland]

j a that made me smile...charlie

[John Allen]

Shoot some pattern sheets with it to see where it is throwing the pattern.You can learn a lot by putting a gun on paper before going to the field or range with it.

[Eric Eis]

Shoot some pattern sheets with it to see where it is throwing the pattern.You can learn a lot by putting a gun on paper before going to the field or range with it.

Agree with John, also if you shoot low gun (which you would be when hunting), then throw up the gun and shoot at those pattern sheets and see where you are hitting. I would shoot around five or ten shots so you can get a good idea of where the you and the gun are hitting.

[Rick Losey]

Pattern vs Point of impact are different tests best done at different distances

Poi at 16 yards -mount and shoot

Pattern at 40 yards. Aim

Both have value to the shooter

[charlie cleveland]

the throw up and shooting the paper targets are something i have never done but will do shortly.....never to old to learn some thing new....charlie