Slightly bruised shoulder....

[goldeneye243]

I am in my first year of shooting and been enjoying some clay pigeon shooting.

 

I started off with a Lanber and did not notice any recoil and never got bruised.

 

I then changed for a miroku, which fits me better in terms of sight picture, but I now get a slightly bruised shoulder when I shoot.

 

The bruising is in the pocket and on the bony area on the outside edge of the pocket.

 

I have changed the solid butt plate for a recoil pad, but it still gets me when I shoot.

 

I guess it could be that the gun is too long, is that a possibility?

[mattslaptop247]

I am in my first year of shooting and been enjoying some clay pigeon shooting.

 

I started off with a Lanber and did not notice any recoil and never got bruised.

 

I then changed for a miroku, which fits me better in terms of sight picture, but I now get a slightly bruised shoulder when I shoot.

 

The bruising is in the pocket and on the bony area on the outside edge of the pocket.

 

I have changed the solid butt plate for a recoil pad, but it still gets me when I shoot.

 

I guess it could be that the gun is too long, is that a possibility?

 

 

Get down the gunsmiths and get him to check the fit. He'll tell you if its too long or short etc. If it's too short its easy enough to fix with a slip on recoil pad or by adding or removing a spacer.