Lg1 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Hand on hart I'm a 50% type of guy, for every 100 shots ill drop 50 pigeons give or take! Plenty of room for improvement and ironing out silly mistakes. Question is what's your ratio ? Interesting to see what level you guys shoot at! Lets have look!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 On a good day decoying 1 for 1.5 shots and on a bad day 1 for 3. Strangely for clays on a good day 90% and on a bad day 70% Clays seem far easier for some reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lg1 Posted July 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Yea! I have a better ratio at clays! Usually bust around 35/50 Predictable tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Its a subjective question in some ways. I would like to think I'm generally around the same ballpark as Sitsinhedges. I do stack the odds in my favour by waiting for the optimum time before pulling the trigger, especially if they are decoying well, so the average goes up. Less when roost shooting high birds with a tail wind. On a good day decoying 1 for 1.5 shots and on a bad day 1 for 3. Strangely for clays on a good day 90% and on a bad day 70% Clays seem far easier for some reason Probably because they don't bleed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyg Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 currently averaging one in four and for some reason hitting more pigeons with the 2nd shot.. Improving though and more importantly really enjoying it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 currently averaging one in four and for some reason hitting more pigeons with the 2nd shot.. Improving though and more importantly really enjoying it... I think that's because you shoot behind for the first shot then swing thru quicker as the pigeon disappears so you end up giving more lead and nailing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyg Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 CHEERS.. will try to follow what my footer says..if you miss,miss in front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lg1 Posted July 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 It's good your enjoying it steveyg! I think that a few people miss that first shot by been over excited. It's when you then try and shoot a flaring bird with the second that causes a worse ratio. If you miss the first try not to make a super shot with the second! Just let the bird go and wait for the next. You'll probably find you'll drop a shot of that ratio pretty fast. Well done anyway, nice and honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyg Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 It's good your enjoying it steveyg! I think that a few people miss that first shot by been over excited. It's when you then try and shoot a flaring bird with the second that causes a worse ratio. If you miss the first try not to make a super shot with the second! Just let the bird go and wait for the next. You'll probably find you'll drop a shot of that ratio pretty fast. Well done anyway, nice and honest Cheers Lg1 No point in telling porkies..I have had limited opportunities with large numbers of birds so have been chasing the bird with the 2nd shot. Things are improving though..bring on the harvest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 I am usually somewhere around the 2 for 3 mark , better or worse depending on lots of variables . The other week I was shooting like a plank then my auto started to play up ( just some dirt in the magazine tube) and it reduced me to one shot at a time , from then on I was more focused and hardly missed a thing ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor1971 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 on todays evidence a 1 in 3 / 4 shot but have had days where i've had a 1 in 2 hit ratio but in my defence this is my first season on the pigeon and SG, but it beats been indoors and DIY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 On a good day decoying 1 for 1.5 shots and on a bad day 1 for 3. Strangely for clays on a good day 90% and on a bad day 70% Clays seem far easier for some reason I'm the opposite, I find clay very stressful, I run about a 1/3 for clay which is terrible, 1/2 on a good day on pigeon, but have bad days mostly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lg1 Posted July 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 People think because a shell fires hundred of balls out its easy, it just goes to show that weather your on the clay ground or in the hide our sport defo ain't easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePestControllers Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 ime at 2.4 per bird at the moment but steadily improving then going backwards again. better on crows than pigeons. i am hitting pigeons in the backside a lot and crows bang on. is it because pigeons are faster Daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lg1 Posted July 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Easier to say but got to get through that bird! Still a fair ratio tho Daz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePestControllers Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 yes your right i need to concentrate more because i did notice on a few occasions i was stopping early. thats the beauty of the video camera it shows how inconsistent i am with the swing. What i need is someone behind me with a big stick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 IMO 2/1 ratio on any live quarry is good going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePestControllers Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 i guess your right because we are out in the real world and if people are like me which i suspect they are if i wing a bird then i fire another shot to kill it i dont like to see any animal suffer i will always use another shot if i have to or if i have my air rifle with me i will use that if the bird as landed on the ground to make sure its not suffering. Daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lg1 Posted July 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Lmao you go well equipt Daz, Who are you? Tackleberry haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePestControllers Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 yep i look like a hill billy on my quad with all the equipment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Seems i am a very poor shot compared to most on here haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePestControllers Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 tj91 were do you shoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 I won't pretend i'm the best shot in the world, but i get really annoyed with myself if my ratio gets anywhere near 2:1 over decoys. If i shoot 75 - 80 pigeons per 100 shots, then i'm fairly happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 currently averaging one in four and for some reason hitting more pigeons with the 2nd shot.. Improving though and more importantly really enjoying it... I reckon you're perhaps trying too hard to kill the first bird - perhaps aiming a bit too much. Instinct takes over more on the second shot. I used to shoot a bit like that. And don't think,'if i miss,miss in front', - that's a bad way to look at things. If you're missing behind too much, spend a few hours on some crossing targets - maybe stand 4 on skeet. That will sharpen you up no end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyg Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 I reckon you're perhaps trying too hard to kill the first bird - perhaps aiming a bit too much. Instinct takes over more on the second shot. I used to shoot a bit like that. And don't think,'if i miss,miss in front', - that's a bad way to look at things. If you're missing behind too much, spend a few hours on some crossing targets - maybe stand 4 on skeet. That will sharpen you up no end. cheers motty, I think you are right...I am trying to hard. The miss in front strap line is to help me try to hit the bird where its going not where its been... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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