Pete
The problem is when you are swinging on a right to left crosser and then have to stop the momentum to swing on that left to right crosser.... :eek: I really don't know how he does that, 14+ pounds swinging one direction and then stopping it to swing the other way...... That's good shooting.

I agree what Pete, Eric, and Bill have said. The presentation of targets were quick crossing shots and most of the second clay targets for the true pairs the shooter needed to react quickly for a score or you lost the clay in the trees and brush. Not an easy feat to do hefting up a 15 lb gun and what was it....? 36" barrels? I think Mark shot the 8 gauge all weekend. Every time I saw him he was carrying the 8 gauge. He got a nice work out carrying that gun up and down those hills....

Mark let me shoot his 8 gauge I never shot before that scratched one more thing on my "bucket list". 1 3/4 oz of lead on a gun that massive had minimal recoil.

Thanks Mark!

Mark's 8 gauge DH weighs 14 pounds plus some ounces and he was shooting the equivalent of. bob-white quail and ruffed grouse targets.

I wish Mr. Dunkle had a 'genuflecting' emoticon :bowdown:

He IS the guy to follow....far less foliage to deal with:rotf: :rotf:

One 8ga shell is equivalent to almost two of my 3/40z 20ga loads.

I'm not sure he was shooting 1 3/4 ounce loads. Junior Charlie Brooks loads his eight gauge with 1 1/8 ounces and shot an 8X10 in last year's Bo Whoop.

I shot 1 3/4 oz of 7 1/2's which trimmed a few tree limbs that got between me and those clay targets.

Shooting those loads from low gun even my 14 1/2 pound DH with 36" barrels would thump me good if I didn't get her square in my shoulder! That happened more than once...

I was also fortunate enough to shoot with Mark during his round of 38, and he let me shoot a few rounds with the 8ga as well. If you knew the work that goes into even loading these industrial shells, you'd be even more impressed. Mark, thanks again for letting me shoot the gun, it was also my first time shooting an 8ga.

Mike

"That's nothing"...I shot a 7 x 10 on the Bo Whoop this year using a 10 lb. HE Super-Fox I'd never even loaded before, using Wally World "Petite Kaolin Grinder" 7/8 oz. 1125 fps training loads! Perfect for that No. 3 bird - the shot and the target hit the ground at the same time!