Shot gun pattern
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In case of the first one `6 inches to the right is not that big of a concerne. but shooting low is. suggest straighten the stock in orther to increase the point of impact. any stock maker can help you there with some shimming. do the same thing in case of the second shot gun too. as for the 16 inches to the right, make sure that when you are shooting targets passing to the left to increase the lead "slightly". and use lower size shot that will increase the spread and probability of a hit. regards
I recently aquired 2 870 wingmaster 20 gauge shotguns. One with a screw in choke the other bored to modified. I pattern shot the one with the modified screw-in choke . At 35 yards there were eight pellets in the 30 in area. The main pattern was 16in low and 16in to the right. What can I do about this. The other gun shot 10in low at 35 yards. Shell were Federal 3 in mag no 2 shot steel Any suggestions. — Thanks Michael Oberle Minnesota The state where absolutely nothing is allowed. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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Your guns may well pattern QUITE differently with different loadings and shot sizes. Your 10" low gun doesn’t seem like a problem – - – you may just have to do a little stock fitting. Also, are you shooting from a rest or ? ? ? ? ? ? The 16 low / 16 right pattern doesn’t sound promising. Briley installs eccentric chokes all to the time to correct this. Best regards, >I pattern shot the one with the modified screw-in choke . At 35 yards >there were eight pellets in the 30 in area. The main pattern was 16in >low and 16in to the right. What can I do about this. >The other gun shot 10in low at 35 yards. >Shell were Federal 3 in mag no 2 shot steel
Randy Wakeman Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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In order of desperation: Change Shells i.e manufacturer, shot size, etc… Have someone else shoot them to check on your shots. Been burned by that one myself, it just didn’t fit no matter how hard I forced it. Check the stock tightness, remove it and re-install it. Pack them in a box and send them to me as a last resort. john g. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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I’ve read about shotguns that didn’t shoot straight but never heard anyone who actually had one that was so far off. Make sure that the barrel is tightly screwed on. Also make sure that your head is in the same position. You may also want to try some other loads just to cross check your results. Make sure of your claim and then call the Remmington factory. I think they have a web site at: www.reminton.com Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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Mike, assuming that you are right-handed, you need to something that will raise the height of your eye and also move it to the left. There are two ways to do this. The expensive way is to take your gun to a gunsmith who knows how to fit shotguns and get him to adjust the stock either by bending it or adding material to it. The inexpensive way is to buy a stockguard and a set of cheekplates of various sizes. I have a set made by Beartooth that are very inexpensive. It came with cheek plates that range from 1/8 inch to 5/8 inch. There are also other brands available. What you need to do is to raise the height of the comb and also move your eye to the left. Slip the stockguard on the stock of your gun and experiment with various sizes of cheek plates and see how your gun patterns with each. Another thing to remember when you are patterning your gun is to simply raise the gun to firing position and fire. Do not take any time to aim as this can give you false readings on the alignment of your gun. 30 yards is a good distance to do this from. Raise and fire the gun several times at the target. There should be a large hole at the center of the pattern. Use this hole as your guide to where the gun is shooting. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I recently aquired 2 870 wingmaster 20 gauge shotguns. One with a screw > in choke the other bored to modified. > I pattern shot the one with the modified screw-in choke . At 35 yards > there were eight pellets in the 30 in area. The main pattern was 16in > low and 16in to the right. What can I do about this. > The other gun shot 10in low at 35 yards. > Shell were Federal 3 in mag no 2 shot steel > Any suggestions. > — > Thanks > Michael Oberle > Minnesota The state where absolutely nothing is allowed.
> Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: > http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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I recently aquired 2 870 wingmaster 20 gauge shotguns. One with a screw in choke the other bored to modified. I pattern shot the one with the modified screw-in choke . At 35 yards there were eight pellets in the 30 in area. The main pattern was 16in low and 16in to the right. What can I do about this. The other gun shot 10in low at 35 yards. Shell were Federal 3 in mag no 2 shot steel Any suggestions. — Thanks Michael Oberle Minnesota The state where absolutely nothing is allowed. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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>I recently aquired 2 870 wingmaster 20 gauge shotguns. One with a screw >in choke the other bored to modified. >I pattern shot the one with the modified screw-in choke . At 35 yards >there were eight pellets in the 30 in area. The main pattern was 16in >low and 16in to the right. What can I do about this. >The other gun shot 10in low at 35 yards. >Shell were Federal 3 in mag no 2 shot steel >Any suggestions.
Your eye acts like the rear sight on a rifle. To raise shotgun patterns pad the comb of the stock to raise your eye (moleskin works great for this). To move the pattern left you can pad the left side of the stock (assuming a right handed shooter) to move the eye left. Then there’s always the custom stockmaker option, if you don’t mind the expense. As far as your pattern percentages go with steel shot, I’d try a smaller shot size like steel 4’s in 20ga and/or open up the choke. Large pellets generally don’t pattern well thru smaller bores. Since the 20 ga is pretty much an "over the decoys" type of gun anyway you don’t really need the large pellets. 4’s should work fine out to 35 yards, assuming you can get decent patterns. Bill I. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
