wader74 Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 hi everyone in need of some advice,i got given a shotgun last saturday we went out on some clays i fired 50 carts through the gun,afterwards my shoulder was bruised and i had split the inside of my cheek was split,it never happened years ago when i was shooting, my mate said that i should try putting a recoil pad on the end of the stock to see if that would help, any advice is the stock to long or to short or was i not holding it tight enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Firing lots of shots in a short space of time, as in clay shooting needs very careful thought if you are to avoid bruising. You really need to tell us a bit more about you, your build and experience and the actual gun (and shells used) before we could work out what to do but I would hazzard a guess that the gun is too light, too short, probably the wrong comb height and pitch and hasn`t got a decent recoil pad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Kelly Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 If you put the gun in your hand with the end of the stock in the crook of your elbow, your finger should just be touching the trigger. Pretty general rule of thumb for stock length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 (edited) hi everyone in need of some advice,i got given a shotgun last saturday we went out on some clays i fired 50 carts through the gun,afterwards my shoulder was bruised and i had split the inside of my cheek was split,it never happened years ago when i was shooting, my mate said that i should try putting a recoil pad on the end of the stock to see if that would help, any advice is the stock to long or to short or was i not holding it tight enough? First time I did a round, my arms were like lead the next day and shoulder bruised.just an idea but why not take it along to your friendly local rfd, ask him/her to have a look at the fit, if it might be too short then for less than a £10 you can get a slip on butt pad extension in various thicknesses that you can slip on/off easily to make an adjustment to the length of pull. Once you find the right one (if needed) you can see wether its worth having replaced/altered. I've heard that about putting the butt in the crook of yer elbow and been told its rubbish, you don't shoot with the gun like that ? (mind if youve seen me shoot you might wonder ) Edited May 5, 2011 by TaxiDriver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COACH Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 What were the cartridges and what was the gun Please don`t say Claybusters or English Sporters and a Baikal.....Generally a very bad combination those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeker Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Somewhere around here there's thread on starting out ... it suggests a session with a proper COACH to sort out the basics ... gunfit, hold, mount, and all the etcs ... and someone also suggested it might save you money, bruises and frustration .... anyone remember it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wader74 Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 What were the cartridges and what was the gun Please don`t say Claybusters or English Sporters and a Baikal.....Generally a very bad combination those. the clays were 28grm eley first the gun is a spanish thing,its only been lent to me,mind its the first time ive fired a gun that many carts in about 15 yrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Get a lesson and get the gun fit checked out if the gun is one your likely to use again. Also save your shoulder and buy some Hull CompX (21g are ideal and kill birds just as well as 28g just dont kill your shoulder) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 as suggested it might be faults in your tecnique, that said some guns just beat you up a bit if you put too many through them. Used to shoot my beretta real well and it fit ok but still bruised me after 50 shells or more, tried allsorts but it was just a fairly lightweight thing that kicked like a donkey. In the end i sold it and bought an auto- problem solved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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