I am new here and new to crow hunting and shotguns really. I am not having any trouble calling them in that part is working great I just can't hit them flying
I am using a beretta A300 mod choke and 1 and 1 1/8 oz 7.5 shot not sure if I am leading too much or not enough
I am new here and new to crow hunting and shotguns really. I am not having any trouble calling them in that part is working great I just can't hit them flying
I am using a beretta A300 mod choke and 1 and 1 1/8 oz 7.5 shot not sure if I am leading too much or not enough
anyway thanks for any tips you can offer
Jim
in side of 30 yds just keep the gun moving a little faster than the bird than shoot. tell your self this , the 4 B's ,butt, body, beak, bang
Welcome, fairly new here myself and from Alabama. Can't help on shooting but others can. If you don't mind what area of the State,
I am in the Anniston area.
Nice town. Have you patterned your gun? My gun shoots 80% pattern above point of aim at 30yds with mod. choke. Other chokes similar. I have seen them shoot left and right , high and low. The way you hold and mount the gun to your shoulder and the way the stock is tuned.has a lot to do with the way your gun shoots. If you have patterned your gun and know how it performs on paper, a lot of times it's just not following thru with your shots. One other thing to check is which is your master eye, my son shoots righty but His master eye is His left eye, He had to adjust to this and has done well. I am no expert and hope the way I explained these few things were correct if not others on here will correct them and possible add more.
Understand completely , 56 here and started crow hunting Feb. 2013. Had and still have a lot to learn but these guys on this forum are very helpful and will save you a lot of trial and error. Good luck tomorrow !
10 gauge gave you some good advise but it is up to you to get in the groove. That is much easier said than done when it comes to shooting live birds. It makes it even tougher when you only have a hand full of opportunities when you go a field, you don't get enough birds put in front of you to really start to build in that muscle memory.
If you have a gun club in your area with a skeet layout (regulation skeet field) ask to go to a practice range where it's just you and the bird boy (better yet a top shooter) and start out at station # 1; and just shoot at the low house birds coming at you, this resembles ( a little) a crow flying at you head on. If the pro stands in back of you he can tell right away if you are stopping your swing, raising your head, not facing the shot, shooting high or low or just a poor gun mount. It takes time and plenty of ammo to get good, if it were easy we would have all lost interest by now. Next go to station 7 and shoot high house birds coming at you, this way you can begin to get a feel for your shotgun where you can build some confidence.
Perhaps late next week Gordon will have some new film clips up on the Home Page. Some of these are shot with the camera man directly in back of me where you can see how "follow through" is put into action on live birds.
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Now that was good advice. Hit the skeet range and seek help.
I am right handed and I shoot right handed but I am left eye dominate. I can't hit squat with a pistol but I do pretty well with everything else. It just takes practice.
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Good range in Trussville, they have skeet ,trap and a 5 shot station that I like to use, We just throw and do not tell the
Shooter which target is coming. It somewhat simulates hunting situations for us. They have folks that I am sure would
Be glad to help.
Congrats on the hunt, looks like you are well on your way
