timb Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 So, after a few years of bitching and whining to the wife about needing a new, better, more expensive gun, she eventually gave in (they all do eventually apparantly) and told me to go out and buy one. Can't hit a bloody thing with it What should I do, keep on trying with the new one or go back to the old faithful ? Don't think it's a matter of gun fit, they both feel ok. Might it just be confidence ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Feeling ok and being ok are two seperate things , go have a lesson and get the coach to check fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westward Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Might be able to comment further if you tell us what both the guns are. Like fenboy says, feeling ok in the shop and fitting properly in use aren't necessarily the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 get it fitted, some european (beretta / benelli) stocks are for conventional / smaller statue, browning MKxx are slightly larger in stock. it just depends....being fitted is one thing, but then seating the fitting is another.... if you can try shooting a flat away target, unfortunately that would only tell you when the shot is ON or OFF. it wont say where the shot is going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Go and see a gun fitter I see lots of people that's guns feel ok and it's about the same as my old gun that's guns are not fitting at all it's normally easily fixed and will improve your shooting and confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remimax Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 So, after a few years of bitching and whining to the wife about needing a new, better, more expensive gun, she eventually gave in (they all do eventually apparantly) and told me to go out and buy one. Can't hit a bloody thing with it What should I do, keep on trying with the new one or go back to the old faithful ? Don't think it's a matter of gun fit, they both feel ok. Might it just be confidence ? don't listen to a word that come's out of mine . think another change of gun and wife might improve your shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzerG Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 For some instant feedback, shoot both on a pattern plate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sishyplops Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 don't make the common mistake of aiming the gun at the pattern plate by adjusting yourself to look down the rib straight at the centre, shoulder as normal and pull the trigger, you would be gobsmaked to hear people at our club say " i pattern plated it and it shoots flat and straight" all that is doing is telling you what you already know that the gun itself shoots where its pointing, what you need to find out is where it points when you hold it. if you still have your old gun take it to a gunsmith and ask him to match them on stock measurements for lop, pitch. comb heights etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 For some instant feedback, shoot both on a pattern plate Now we are talking sense.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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