3 Gun Tips and Tricks

I have a loading practice scheme at home and a scheme at the range.

At home I usually start like I would on a stage - gun low ready or port arms. I mount it, get a sight picture and take off the safety, and then I load it up and mount it again. Then unload the tube.

At the range I usually do similar except I'll start with two rounds in the gun. I'll mount it, get a sight picture and take off the safety, take one shot on a steel target, then load it and take one more shot. Then unload. This way it uses less ammo but still get to practice most of the action. Sometimes I'll mix it up by adding movement. Do it a few times left, few times right, few times forward, few times backwards.
 
Stevo said:
Your twins loads look good. What's with loading out of your side saddle first?

I rarely shoot my shotgun when I practice with it. It's just hours of loading and unloading.
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Dunno, I figured it was either load out of a box or out of the saddle and figured the later was more useful. I wanted some stress in there before the load twos. It worked too...dropped a couple.
 
grimreefer said:
Dunno, I figured it was either load out of a box or out of the saddle and figured the later was more useful. I wanted some stress in there before the load twos. It worked too...dropped a couple.
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I rarely use my side saddle any more. I might slap it on to hold a slug or two, but that's about it. Otherwise it's all off my belt or twins chest rig.
 
Oh I see what you're getting at. To start out with I just have the 8 shell carrier, and I had the saddle already. I expect that for my local matches I will rarely have to load from the saddle (assuming usually starting loaded), but extra shells will live there. I have another one on the buttstock too.
 
grimreefer said:
Oh I see what you're getting at. To start out with I just have the 8 shell carrier, and I had the saddle already. I expect that for my local matches I will rarely have to load from the saddle (assuming usually starting loaded), but extra shells will live there. I have another one on the buttstock too.
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We can get over 25 rounds pretty easy here as 3 of the clubs have "shotgun only" areas. Your shotgun round counts don't get that high?
 
TIP: Taking a load off.

I would recommend going to Canadian Tire and picking up a folding stool. They are about $10-15 in the camping / hunting section.

After standing, running, kneeling, going prone and back up, and generally being on your feet for hours at a time carrying lots of gear, the body gets tired.
When, you have some time (not patching or resetting targets or getting ready for your turn) it can be a real benefit to take your belt off and sit down for a few minutes.
It will recharge the battery....

As far as shotgun stages go, they can vary wildly from match to match. For me, I plan to have at least 20 shot shells ready for a stage and more if required.
 
My folding chair is a "must have" piece of match gear.
It doesn't always come out of the back of the truck, but man... I'd hate to not have it.
 
TIP: Shoot the stage your way...

Sometimes you will come across stages that allow for multiple options in how to shoot a stage.
For example, a stage may have several steel plates that you may shoot with either pistol or shotgun.

After you have walked the stage and made a plan to shoot it, you may watch someone that shoots it completely different to your plan.
9 times out of 10 you will be better off shooting it the way you had originally planned and not changing to someone else's plan.
Changing plans when you are "on deck" or "in the hole" may cause you to second guess yourself, slow way down or even miss targets.
 
Tip: You should definitely change your plan.

If you see someone shoot a stage a better way, you should definitely shoot it that way. Shooting a stage the better way is the better way to shoot the stage. because its better.
 
sly mantis said:
Tip: You should definitely change your plan.

If you see someone shoot a stage a better way, you should definitely shoot it that way. Shooting a stage the better way is the better way to shoot the stage. because its better.
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It's more betterer...

I usually change my plan immediately after the "beep" of the shot timer.
Once I'm done the stage I'm usually met with praise and comments such as "what the hell was that..?"
 
The best approach is to tell everyone how you plan to shoot the stage and let them formulate their plan based on that.... And then shoot it a different way.

Its all about the mind games
 
IMHO the best plan is no plan.
Just shoot.

"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the face.
 
Face punching....so 2015.
Its too much effort, and greatly increases one's chance of being the recipient of said face punch.
Plus you could tweak a shoulder if your form is bad.

PRO pro tip:
When no one is looking, walk by the gun rack and play with everyone's elevation and windage knobs.
It loosens up your fingers so you can rip off super fast double tapz, and helps out your odds of winning rifle stages.
 
pauls said:
Face punching....so 2015.
Its too much effort, and greatly increases one's chance of being the recipient of said face punch.
Plus you could tweak a shoulder if your form is bad.

PRO pro tip:
When no one is looking, walk by the gun rack and play with everyone's elevation and windage knobs.
It loosens up your fingers so you can rip off super fast double tapz, and helps out your odds of winning rifle stages.
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Elevation and windage....pfft. Real pros just go to the match and walk in their shots on the first stage.....
 
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