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Originally Posted by Kirk Potter
I've been out 3 times now this season. 20 woodcock flushes and 4 grouse flushes.. And so far I've only shot 1 woodcock.. Not my best shooting. After 4 years of hunting with an O/U and never having hunted with a SXS, I can't seem to hit the broad side of a barn with this thing. Lots of season left though.
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a simple question- does the Parker fit you? (there is a slight difference in fit for a SxS compared to an OU
it might be worth a trip to few big sheets of paper and testing the fit
put a one inch aim point on the paper and with the target 16 yards from your eye (not the muzzle)
mount and shoot (don't aim) as if it is a straight away bird
fire a couple rounds and measure the distance from the aim point to the center of the pattern
every inch off the aim point is a 1/16th of an inch off in the fit- so 4 inches is a 1/4 inch adjustment
below target is too much drop - above is of course too little
to the left calls for cast off
this is designed to bring the gun to point of aim- you can make adjustments if you like to the pattern a hair higher for rising birds by changing where you measure to