MG6065 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 On thursday I bought a Morgan folding 410. It's a lovely little gun! I've been having problems shooting anything though, I've shot one rabbit but missed MANY MANY more! I've put up some wood panels and shot them for 25-30 yards, it's seems to be shooting very very low! Anyone else experience their folding 410 hard to shoot with?? It's annoying because I can nail rabbits at a good 30 yards with my uncles 410! Pain in the back side! I'm using layvales, the blue ones? I've always used eley four longs in the past with great success, surely cartridges cant vary that much?? Help needed! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedwards1966 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Has your gun got a moderator on? Many seem to find they have to blot out the target when using a moderator. I have a folding gun (not moderated) and I too struggle to hit anything with it, you have to get used to shooting above your target. Strange that they seem to shoot low, looking at mine I'd have said the opposite, but like you I find it to be very low. The only thing I can suggest is to either learn to shoot high, or perhaps you can change your mount so that you are seeing more barrel/rib? Perhaps something to raise your head a bit on the stock could achieve this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Is your stock a little long for you? Demepnding how low your shooting, you can try shortening your stock slightly if you can remove shims or butt pad spacer. If you don't have spacers, try taking off the bit pad and shoot without it to see if the guns shoots higher. Only after trying should you consider shortening the stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deershooter Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Never seen a .410 with a stock too long for any one other than a child, the problem is the comb is too low buy a stick on pad (kick easy do them )from the gunshop I did with my Yelditz and shot 22 at skeet yesterday Deershooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Never seen a .410 with a stock too long for any one other than a child, the problem is the comb is too low buy a stick on pad (kick easy do them )from the gunshop I did with my Yelditz and shot 22 at skeet yesterday Deershooter In that case I stand corrected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG6065 Posted June 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Yeah mine is weird , the barrel is set half a cm lower than the rest of the gun not flush like most shotguns, I will try shooting above it, hopefully this works! What ammunition do you lot reccomend for rabbits and squirrels? The stock certainly isn't to long, I'm almost 6 ft 6 so it could be longer if anything , cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter.123 Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Eley fourlongs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Fourlongs for me too unless it's 3" magnum proofed. In which case I'd go for Extra Longs. Eley do fibre wad, that matters to me in the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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