Shotgun shooting technique *Pistol Grip*

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Well, I've been a recoil junkie the past few years, but have reached a new unfamiliarity that I figured I should ask some advice on.

About a year ago, I bought an ATI pistol grip to put onto my 18.5" barreled Remington 870. What is advisable for shooting precisely aside from work progressions up?

When I was first shooting retarded loads with a buttstock, I was always told to pull the stock into your shoulder with your trigger arm while pulling away from you with your forestock grip...to lock your back and absorb recoil better.

Any little techniques or tips for doing this without a shoulder stock?

Getting very poor Precision with slugs...

Thanks all,
 
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Just to be clear - your issue is how to shoot more accurately right?

Just out of curiosity, how are you with other rifles? Like, you can be fairly accurate with a 22lr for example? Or have you always just shot shotguns?

And describe your 'inaccuracy' - are you throwing open patterns, or stringing your shots? Is it consistantly inaccurate or do you find you get 3 good ones and a flier?

And last question - has anyone else that's a better shot tried your gun for you to see how it does? (To rule out the firearm itself?)
 
Hey Foxer, I guess you're right...gave a far too poor description to analyze.

I've also dinged myself with the vocabulary. My concern is precision, not necessarily accuracy (though I'm still at the point where they intertwine at the moment).

I've definitely put in my time with .22's and can shoot them precisely (mainly open sights @ open .22 range)

The shotgun itself shoots good slug groupings when benched, standing, or anchored against a stick @ ~65yards with myself and other shooters (our conveniently close makeshift block range couldn't make further in the direction of backstop). That was with the shoulder stock and same barrel.

Shoulder stock off, pistol grip on, and I'm throwing open grouping with no particular favor to any direction @ 40-50 yards. Sprinkles milk jugs fine with target and bird shot @ varying distances.
 
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Shoulder stock off, pistol grip on, and I'm throwing open grouping with no particular favor to any direction @ 40-50 yards. Sprinkles milk jugs fine with target and bird shot @ varying distances.
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I'd take a look at where the pistol grip attaches to the gun as the first 'suspect'. If the bolt there is loose at all, it'll throw like that, even if the stock doesn't feel like it's loose.
 
Sounds good, there'll be a good tightening right before next session.

I'm also curious about arm position. I've been more or less trying to emulate the shotgun's position from where it would be w/ a shoulder stock except a touch further forwards (to keep pistol grip wrist channeling straight) and a tough more angled so that the recoil will roll through the shoulder. Is that kosher?
 
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I doubt there is an accurate method of shooting a PG Shotty, unless the mechanics are aided by rests and supports.
Best maybe to use a laser sight, and hold the gun low and as close to the hip as possible, for stability. Follow the wandering dot.
 
Awesome tootall :p. I just had to try that single handed as well at some point back. My texan cousin also demonstrated how straight a full length Winchester 1200 shoots backwards if you don't hold it tight enough...still waiting to get that stock to face video.
 
Dukeoflawnchair said:
Well, I've been a recoil junkie the past few years, but have reached a new unfamiliarity that I figured I should ask some advice on.

About a year ago, I bought an ATI pistol grip to put onto my 18.5" barreled Remington 870. What is advisable for shooting precisely aside from work progressions up?

When I was first shooting retarded loads with a buttstock, I was always told to pull the stock into your shoulder with your trigger arm while pulling away from you with your forestock grip...to lock your back and absorb recoil better.

Any little techniques or tips for doing this without a shoulder stock?

Getting very poor Precision with slugs...

Thanks all,
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I 've put in maybe 150-200 rounds ( including about 60 slugs) with a pistol gripped 8 1/2 inch barrelled Dlask special.

I've found that the technique you describe works best for me also - push forward with the foreend , and pull back on the pistol grip. I found I had to exert a fair bit of force for it to work properly - and then it seemed to spread the recoil between both arms and was way easier than with both hands on the pistol grip. It took a few rounds to get the hang of controlling it but after I found I could do reasonably well- especially with a red dot.
 
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